Pretty wild (translated) interview from Evgeny Kuznetsov with an outlet called "Slippery Ice". I've linked to articles from "Russian Machine Never Breaks" that have the translations.

This link is to him discussing Laviolette including the quote below: https://russianmachineneverbreaks.co...ette-downturn/

“This is where everything went wrong in general, because we should each have our own role, everyone should fulfill their role, and everyone will be in demand from this role,” he said. “And when you carry a piano, and then they say to you: ‘No, no, let’s play the piano today.’ And the person has never played the piano, and they say to him: ‘Come on, play!'”
Here's a link to post aggregating the various topics he discussed: https://russianmachineneverbreaks.co...n/#more-461862

And here's him talking about his back injury from last season: https://russianmachineneverbreaks.co...s-last-season/

Some juicy stuff here. If he didn't have a massive deal in a flat cap world I suspect he would have been dealt long ago.

A part of my wants to bet on him bouncing back with a fury now that he's healthy and may have more freedom under a new coach.