Ivan Miroshnichenko has been a healthy scratch for all six Capitals games since his recall: 'I don't like a guy sitting this long, especially being a young player'

"I've felt it's been a little bit disappointing that we haven't been able to get him in yet. I just feel like, with the health of our forward group, I would have liked to have seen him in the amount of time that he's been up. I don't like a guy sitting this long, especially being a young player. So, that is on the horizon and on my mind."

"Miroshnichenko, who has 10 points (3g, 7a) in 43 career NHL games, has gone without a point in the four games he has played this season. In the AHL with the Hershey Bears, he has recorded 31 points (12g, 19a) in 38 games, receiving heavy minutes from Bears head coach Derek King."

The Washington Capitals recalled 2022 first-round pick Ivan Miroshnichenko on March 6, but the 22-year-old Russian winger has been a healthy scratch in all six subsequent games. Head coach Spencer Carbery expressed disappointment about Miroshnichenko's extended absence from the lineup, stating he wants to get the young player into a game soon. Miroshnichenko has 10 points in 43 career NHL games and is pointless in four games this season. With the Hershey Bears in the AHL, he has recorded 31 points in 38 games. Miroshnichenko signed a two-year contract extension with the Capitals and represents part of the team's emerging youth movement alongside prospects like Cole Hutson.

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