I like the idea but I would prefer a single-worded verb.

Reasons why "barely scratches" isn't the best for this:
1) not very accurate description of zero damage. "scratches" assumes some damage even it's just "barely". Strictly speaking, for zero damage "misses" was better.
2) It is not conforming with the single-worded style for nearly all other damage verbs (except the unspeak). I don't think that breaking this trend was necessary as there are other verbs that could describe zero damage better and in a single word.
3) Minor issue: highlights needs an update. They would need an update anyway, but for a single verb it's more regular/easier.

About highlights:
Yes, sure, I'm able to update my highlights (which are open sourced, btw, and other people use them too). I know regex well enough for that (but many don't). But I honestly don't understand this attitude: "we ####ed your highlights? We don't care!". Normally, people use clients to play CF, so why don't "support" players by not breaking their setups while it takes nearly zero efforts on the server side?