Rumor: 2023-2024 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Offseason Edition

[Alienblood]

Well since the Nuke thread is closed there is now speculation the woman might have been drugged. Something in her drink

Article won't post here sorry

 

[henchman21]

Here's the article:

911 call provides new details on Seattle hotel incident with Avalanche star Nichushkin, woman

A 911 call to request assistance for a woman found in a Seattle hotel room after Avalanche employees checked on forward Valeri Nichushkin states that she had likely overdosed on alcohol or “something got mixed in a drink.”

www.seattletimes.com

There is some more murkiness here. No reason given to being moved from the room (not really a smart move medically) and an 'unidentified' third party asking for the call to be made.

Frankly, this reeks to the team fixer doing some work...

 

[LOFIN]

Well since the Nuke thread is closed there is now speculation the woman might have been drugged. Something in her drink

The fact that she might have been messed up by mixing alcohol and drugs, doesn't mean that she was actually drugged. Nor does the article even speculate that.

Nothing new in that article TBH.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

The Avs staff managed to remove Nuke completely from this incident as far as any police/emt reports are concerned. It’s actually quite impressive. They got him the hell out of there and the team doctor took control it seems.

 

[henchman21]

The fact that she might have been messed up by mixing alcohol and drugs, doesn't mean that she was actually drugged. Nor does the article even speculate that.

Nothing new in that article TBH.

There has been many saying that the woman wasn't even in Nuke's room as a way he could be innocent from even knowing her. This confirms she was in his room and moved from his room. This also confirms that the team doctor was asked by another party to call 911, not on the doctor finding the woman and calling on his own. It potentially gives an illumination to it not just being alcohol. This provides some clarification details. Now logically, we knew this by adding things together.

The moving from the room is very likely fixing the scene.

The Avs staff managed to remove Nuke completely from any police/emt reports. It’s actually quite impressive.

The Avs' fixer is good.

 

[Balthazar]

Here's the article:

911 call provides new details on Seattle hotel incident with Avalanche star Nichushkin, woman

A 911 call to request assistance for a woman found in a Seattle hotel room after Avalanche employees checked on forward Valeri Nichushkin states that she had likely overdosed on alcohol or “something got mixed in a drink.”

www.seattletimes.com

There is some more murkiness here. No reason given to being moved from the room (not really a smart move medically) and an 'unidentified' third party asking for the call to be made.

Frankly, this reeks to the team fixer doing some work...

One more thing: Nuke missed morning skate that day for "maintenance".

 

[Balthazar]

This provides some clarification details. Now logically, we knew this by adding things together.

Yes.

He was in his hotel room with the woman who looked like she was about to OD, he panicked and called the team's doctor/fixer. They then moved the woman to the lobby, the Dr called 911 and Nuke disappeared.

 

[henchman21]

Yes.

He was in his hotel room with the woman who looked like she was about to OD, he panicked and called the team's doctor/fixer. They then moved the woman to the lobby, the Dr called 911 and Nuke disappeared.

Careful we can't speculate to what clearly happened! Plus that is wrong... he was a white knight saving her from the Russian Mob!

 

[Avs_19]

Is CMac also in hiding so he doesn't have to discuss this terrible season and Nichushkin?

 

[Balthazar]

Is CMac also in hiding so he doesn't have to discuss this terrible season and Nichushkin?

I find it crazy that the Avs don't do a post-mortem presser. Lack of local interest I guess.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Is CMac also in hiding so he doesn't have to discuss this terrible season and Nichushkin?

The fact he hasn’t addressed the Nuke situation at all is insanity.

But I guess with the small details we got today it makes sense. The cover up they were going for seems to becoming unraveled.

 

[Alienblood]

The fact that she might have been messed up by mixing alcohol and drugs, doesn't mean that she was actually drugged. Nor does the article even speculate that.

Nothing new in that article TBH.

The one I saw sad that was a possibility based in something from the 911 call and not being able to get her words out even with a translator .

I'm just saying what was in the article.but I agree with you

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Why did we close the Nichushkin thread?

@forsbergavs32

It’s certainly a big enough story to warrant its own thread as the situation develops.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Why did we close the Nichushkin thread?

@forsbergavs32

It’s certainly a big enough story to warrant its own thread as the situation develops.

As mentioned in the thread. There hadn’t been much news and the thread was going way off topic on top of wild speculation, which this new story is adding to (the speculation part).

 

[Pokecheque]

As mentioned in the thread. There hadn’t been much news and the thread was going way off topic on top of wild speculation, which this new story is adding to (the speculation part).

But it's news regardless of how much speculation. I don't think it's a big deal if an offseason thread veers off-topic but you do you.

I'm not here to tell you what to do and I do not envy your job one iota, but if you don't contain the speculation in one thread it's just gonna go into another (case in point).

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

As mentioned in the thread. There hadn’t been much news and the thread was going way off topic on top of wild speculation, which this new story is adding to (the speculation part).

It’s a news article from the Seattle Times. That’s not speculation, that’s a reputable media outlet.

I don’t see what’s wrong in having a thread to circle back to as information comes out, tbh.

I dunno… I think this is a huge story. It involves a core player for this team and is literally the reason the Colorado Avalanche lost their 1st round playoff series.

I’ll go along with whatever mods decide though, just my 2 cents.

 

[Chiarelli]

If speculation isn’t allowed you can axe 98% of the content on this site

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Careful we can't speculate to what clearly happened! Plus that is wrong... he was a white knight saving her from the Russian Mob!

 

[henchman21]

To me, this clearly added some confirmation on details. Now those details continue to fit into a pretty natural line of speculation, and they may not paint the best picture... but that shouldn't stop the conversation.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Who would have thought an unidentified man would take your passport and never give it back?

Oh well. Lesson learned. Nothing left to talk about. Time to turn the page.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I dunno… I think this is a huge story. It involves a core player for this team and is literally the reason the Colorado Avalanche lost their 1st round playoff series.

It's not "huge". To some Av fans they think it's "huge". He's not the reason they lost that series. Not scoring on Gru and playing all together like shit for 3 of the 7 games is why they lost.

 

[henchman21]

It's not "huge". To some Av fans they think it's "huge". He's not the reason they lost that series. Not scoring on Gru and playing all together like shit for 3 of the 7 games is why they lost.

Nuke is not the reason the Avs lost, but he played a role. More of the issue is this is a core player, a player just finishing his first year on an 8 year contract... who just had to stop playing due to this off the ice issue or at least this was the impetus of him stopping playing. To me, this is as big of issue, if not more than Landeskog's injury.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

It's not "huge". To some Av fans they think it's "huge". He's not the reason they lost that series. Not scoring on Gru and playing all together like shit for 3 of the 7 games is why they lost.

How is it not a big story when a core player mysteriously vanishes from the team at the most important time? Especially considering the details that have already been released.

Yes, the Avs could have won without Nichushkin, but they almost certainly do win if they had him, considering they found their mojo a little more as the series went on. Nichushkin would’ve only added to that success.

 

[henchman21]

Confirmed overage penalty for the Avs.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Confirmed overage penalty for the Avs.

250k too much