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These throwback pictures to a younger Evgeny Kuznetsov at Traktor Ice Arena are giving us life

On Wednesday, second round hero Evgeny Kuznetsov, hosted his day with the Stanley Cup in Chelyabinsk. He visited the arena of his former Russian team, Traktor Chelyabinsk, to share the experience with fans and the Traktor Children’s Sports School.

But the kids from Traktor’s sports school weren’t the only baby faces at the arena for Kuzy’s Cup day. The Capitals posted a couple of photographs of someone very familiar to their social media.

Photos: @Capitals

We’re kind of obsessed with Kuzy’s model-like pose in the first photo.

Kuznetsov also took a moment to stop by his framed picture at Traktor’s Wall of Fame, giving us a much better side-by-side comparison. That smile, paired with the Stanley Cup? We’d call that one heck of a glow up.

Headline photo: @Capitals

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