Washington Capitals’ centre Evgeny Kuznetsov is eager to get back on the ice.

While he won’t be playing in a game until October, Kuznetsov can at least live vicariously through former teammates by watching the KHL regular season after it got underway this week.

Kuznetsov was watching his former team, Traktor Chelyabinsk, and reacted to their 2-1 loss on Instagram by letting the team know he wished he could’ve helped them on the ice.

 

@hc_traktor вот кого вам не хватило сегодня для победы👍#isitoctoberyet🏒

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We’re not sure why he had to dress up the way he did, but it makes for quite the hilarious Instagram image.

Kuznetsov will get a chance to help a team soon, when he takes the ice with the Capitals this fall. And trust us, Kuznetsov; we’re also counting down the days!

(H/T RMNB)