Mykola Kukharevych tried to be the Hibs hero the last time he was injured and learned a valuable lesson.The Ukrainian striker is an Edinburgh derby doubt after hurting himself in the warm-up prior to the Hibees’ midweek defeat at home to Celtic.
That made things tricky for Lee Johnson, with the coaching staff having to be careful with fit again Kevin Nisbet after his own lengthy injury layoff.
Nisbet will likely start against Hearts at Tynecastle on Monday, but 90 minutes may be a step too far given his lack of playing time in 2022.
That means reinforcements will be needed from the bench, but Kukharevych might not be on it after pulling up before kick-off on Wednesday night.
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