Rumor: 2022-2023 Trade Rumors and Free Agency (Mod Warning in OP)

[Tommy Shelby]

Hold up, someone remind me why MacKinnon deserves to be the highest paid player in the NHL? He's not even the best payer on his own team.

 

[UncleRisto]

Hold up, someone remind me why MacKinnon deserves to be the highest paid player in the NHL? He's not even the best payer on his own team.

Because... his agent did a bad job last time?

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Because... his agent did a bad job last time?

No he did not. Even Mack made a comment after breaking out that at the time he signed that contract he was starting to have concerns about how well he would do in this league. That contract was fair at the time as it was also paying for potential.

 

[UncleRisto]

No he did not. Even Mack made a comment after breaking out that at the time he signed that contract he was starting to have concerns about how well he would do in this league. That contract was fair at the time as it was also paying for potential.

Then why has he been severely underpaid for several seasons?

 

[The Abusement Park]

Hold up, someone remind me why MacKinnon deserves to be the highest paid player in the NHL? He's not even the best payer on his own team.

UFA years are more expensive the RFA years.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Then why has he been severely underpaid for several seasons?

Went with the safety of a 6.3M long-term contract when it was far from sure Mack would ever truly have his breakout. At the time the contract wasn't a discount in any way.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Then why has he been severely underpaid for several seasons?

Because he was 50pt player when he signed his contract.

 

[dahrougem2]

No he did not. Even Mack made a comment after breaking out that at the time he signed that contract he was starting to have concerns about how well he would do in this league. That contract was fair at the time as it was also paying for potential.

His agent absolutely did a bad job last time. Even if the contract was "fair" at the time for what he was producing, the agent had Nate go long term instead of shorter and betting on himself.

If Nate signs a 2 year deal for example and then goes insane the way he did, it would have been a lot better for him and his agent.

The agent did a poor job. Now in saying that it's not like anyone had a crystal ball and could predict MacKinnon getting to this level. Almost everyone on here if not everyone was certain MacKinnon would be a very low-end 1C based on his level of play until that point. Nobody saw top-5 player in the world coming.

 

[Raucherhusten]

UFA years are more expensive the RFA years.

Not anymore they are.

 

[UncleRisto]

Because he was 50pt player when he signed his contract.

That doesn't negate what I said.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Not anymore they are.

Sure they are. I think it’s changing a bit but it’s clear this past off-season that UFA years are still expensive .

 

[Raucherhusten]

Sure they are. I think it’s changing a bit but it’s clear this past off-season that UFA years are still expensive .

It depends on the player. For me, that UFA > RFA died when Marner & Matthews signed their deals and it's blurry every since. It doesn't matter much anymore if you are an RFA or UFA - IF you are good, you get paid. Period!

 

[AvsMakar08]

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Valeri Nichushkin​

Right Wing -- shoots L
Born Mar 4 1995 -- Chelyabinsk, Russia
[27 yrs. ago]
Height 6.04 -- Weight 210 [193 cm/95 kg]
Drafted by Dallas Stars
- round 1 #10 overall 2013 NHL Entry Draft

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	Regular Season	Playoffs
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011-12	Chelyabinsk Belye Medvedi	Rus-MHL	38	4	6	10	6	-10
2012-13	Chelyabinsk Traktor	KHL	18	4	2	6	0	6	25	6	3	9	0
2013-14	Dallas Stars	NHL	79	14	20	34	8	20	6	1	1	2	2
2014-15	Dallas Stars	NHL	8	0	1	1	2	-5	--	--	--	--	--
2014-15	Texas Stars	AHL	5	0	4	4	12	-6	--	--	--	--	--
2015-16	Dallas Stars	NHL	79	9	20	29	12	2	10	0	1	1	2
2016-17	CSKA Moscow	KHL	36	11	13	24	9	25	9	1	4	5	4
2017-18	CSKA Moscow	KHL	50	16	11	27	14	11	19	3	6	9	12
2018-19	Dallas Stars	NHL	57	0	10	10	0	-4	1	0	0	0	0
2019-20	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	65	13	14	27	14	26	15	2	1	3	2
2020-21	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	55	10	11	21	4	9	10	1	2	3	10
2021-22	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	62	25	27	52	14	21	20	9	6	15	8
	NHL Totals		405	71	103	174	54		62	13	11	24	24

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Tournaments

Year	Tournament	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-
2013	World Junior U-20 Championships	Russia U-20	6	1	1	2	25	5

Contract Status​

Cap Hit of $2,500,000 to 2021-22
Cap Hit of $6,125,000 to 2029-30 (UFA)
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Related Information​

League Information​

Valeri Nichushkin played in four leagues over the course of his career. Learn more about them from these League History pages.
Russian Junior Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
National Hockey League
American Hockey League

Team Information​

If you would like to know more about any of the six teams that Valeri Nichushkin played for during his career, visit these Team History pages.
Chelyabinsk Belye Medvedi
Chelyabinsk Traktor
Dallas Stars
Texas Stars
CSKA Moscow
Colorado Avalanche

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Nuke looks really focused. I still cannot believe this mistake that Dallas Stars made.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Then why has he been severely underpaid for several seasons?

Being underpaid for several seasons does not mean his agent did a bad job at the time.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

His agent absolutely did a bad job last time. Even if the contract was "fair" at the time for what he was producing, the agent had Nate go long term instead of shorter and betting on himself.

If Nate signs a 2 year deal for example and then goes insane the way he did, it would have been a lot better for him and his agent.

The agent did a poor job. Now in saying that it's not like anyone had a crystal ball and could predict MacKinnon getting to this level. Almost everyone on here if not everyone was certain MacKinnon would be a very low-end 1C based on his level of play until that point. Nobody saw top-5 player in the world coming.

If we go by Mack's comment after he broke out it certainly looks like it is on Mack not his agent. The agent can try all he wants to convince a player to bet on himself with a bridge contract but if the player has doubts on himself (just like a lot of people did at that time as you said) the player will tell his agent he is taking the sure money. The agent can't force his player to sign a bridge contract.

 

[Balthazar]

His agent absolutely did a bad job last time. Even if the contract was "fair" at the time for what he was producing, the agent had Nate go long term instead of shorter and betting on himself.

If Nate signs a 2 year deal for example and then goes insane the way he did, it would have been a lot better for him and his agent.

The agent did a poor job. Now in saying that it's not like anyone had a crystal ball and could predict MacKinnon getting to this level. Almost everyone on here if not everyone was certain MacKinnon would be a very low-end 1C based on his level of play until that point. Nobody saw top-5 player in the world coming.

Not like his agent is the most successful agent in hockey history or anything.

 

[UncleRisto]

Not like his agent is the most successful agent in hockey history or anything.

So?