I know nichuskin has let us down but I'm hoping he rehabs and comes back at 100%. I'll just throw the link in here for what I was just reading. It's pretty clear the avs are not able to buy out but hopefully they can move forward.(https://coloradohockeynow.com/2024/08/22/russian-national-team-scout-nichushkin-will-be-back-with-avalanche-in-november/)
by tjohnAK
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I hope he comes back 100% and the avs trade him to a bottom dwelling team like Columbus.
2 playoff runs ruined in our window. Cofs and Parise last year. No, get whatever you can and move on.
Not to disparage you from sharing resources but a lot of ink has already been spilt on this topic and this doesn’t necessarily add anything new that hasn’t been (thoroughly) covered.
Anyone actively rooting against Nichushkin can fuck off in my opinion. Minus the human being aspect, a healthy Nuke is nothing but pure gold for the Avs.
Yea the dude has fucked up. Yea he has a lot to prove to the boys in the locker room. However, when healthy and his head is right? He’s one of the best supporting players in the entire freaking league
Seems unlikely at this point. As this year taught us
I want him gone.
There is no solving this, he’s a massive liability, and seriously, anyone that says we can give him a chance, has NEVER played in team sports….
He’s broken the trust… but worse… TWICE…
That’s unforgiveable.
As a person, I hope he gets help, as a player, I want him to fucking disappear and never appear on my feed again. F**k him 1000 ways to Sunday.
Dude needs to get clean before anything happens
It doesn’t seem right that his suspension isn’t during the actual season. It feels like it makes the suspension way less significant since he was going to be off most of those months anyway.
No more chances at rehab. Dude’s a selfish fucking prick
By biggest issue right now (aside from the fact that he fucked his team two playoff years in a row) is that I’ve heard no mention of rehabbing whatsoever. That, plus no public apology. He needs to rebuild trust and I don’t see any efforts resembling that so far.
Trade him for a bucket of pucks and a roll of tape. That’s how useful he has been to us in the last two playoffs. Less so.
‘Let us down’ is an understatement.
At this point all we can do is root for him. Can’t terminate him. Can’t trade him. If he comes back and dominates and wins another Cup he’s redeemed. Until then be pissed, but rooting against him is rooting against what’s best for the team.
He already had his second chance.
If someone shows you who they really are – twice – believe them.
Hope he goes home and plays the rest of his career in obscurity in the khl.
I’m rooting for him as a person, outside the rink, to get his shit together. But the Avalanche have given him enough chances as a player and I think it’s time to set that boundary that as a business, only so much can be tolerated before its time to cut ties; and as a fan, I’m done with him letting my team down.
A cloud like that smothers a dressing room. Hope Nuke figures it out, but give him a fresh start with a room full of optimism. He’s let these guys down twice now