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Prospect Info: #69(nice)OA - Hurricanes select LHD Alexander Nikishin (Spartak - KHL)

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Anton Dubinchuk said:
These are always so funny.

“Look, he’s deadlifting! What a BEAST in the gym!”

Assuming there’s nothing funny about those weights, that’s a set of touch-and-go 225lb deadlifts that I would expect any even moderately trained person to be able to do, let alone a pro athlete.

So basically all this video shows is “this kid works out during the summer”, which is like, “well… yeah.”
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I much prefer this to seeing him hanging out on Ovechkins boat with a pot belly.
 
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I'm excited to hear this news but I'm not celebrating just yet.

If I'm Dundon, I'm writing SKA a blank check as compensation now so the organization can start getting him acclimated to life and the different ice here in the States. Personally I'm hoping this news "upsets" SKA and they release him of his contract (am I wrong or is something similar happening with Mickov?)

Getting him here would be a huge W.
 
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HisIceness said:
I'm excited to hear this news but I'm not celebrating just yet.

If I'm Dundon, I'm writing SKA a blank check as compensation now so the organization can start getting him acclimated to life and the different ice here in the States. Personally I'm hoping this news "upsets" SKA and they release him of his contract (am I wrong or is something similar happening with Mickov?)

Getting him here would be a huge W.
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I keep harping on this, but has any NHL team made a transfer payment to Russia since the Ukraine invasion sanctions? And especially as SKA is owned by Gazprom, I suspect direct transfer payments are running into some gray zones of legality at best right now.

Our options outside of just waiting for him to finish his contract have just seemed like they've been severely limited.

I'm really glad he's saying he wants to come over to North America, though. I don't think we've ever heard him say that before.
 
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cptjeff said:
I keep harping on this, but has any NHL team made a transfer payment to Russia since the Ukraine invasion sanctions? And especially as SKA is owned by Gazprom, I suspect direct transfer payments are running into some gray zones of legality at best right now.

Our options outside of just waiting for him to finish his contract have just seem like they've been severely limited.

I'm really glad he's saying he wants to come over to North America, though. I don't think we've ever heard him say that before.
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Yup, that’s the first peep we’ve heard that even suggests he wants to be here.
 
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HisIceness said:
I'm excited to hear this news but I'm not celebrating just yet.

If I'm Dundon, I'm writing SKA a blank check as compensation now so the organization can start getting him acclimated to life and the different ice here in the States. Personally I'm hoping this news "upsets" SKA and they release him of his contract (am I wrong or is something similar happening with Mickov?)

Getting him here would be a huge W.
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He's the best defenseman in the league and SKA's goal every year is title or bust. Letting Nikishin leave isn't going to help them accomplish that. He was never coming over this year.

As others have said, it's positive that it looks like he's got interest in coming to NA though.
 
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cptjeff said:
I keep harping on this, but has any NHL team made a transfer payment to Russia since the Ukraine invasion sanctions? And especially as SKA is owned by Gazprom, I suspect direct transfer payments are running into some gray zones of legality at best right now.

Our options outside of just waiting for him to finish his contract have just seemed like they've been severely limited.

I'm really glad he's saying he wants to come over to North America, though. I don't think we've ever heard him say that before.
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Might be illegal to make a payment given the sanctions.
 
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I realized just how serious those sanctions when Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was forced into a near immediate sale of Chelsea football club over in England. By far the quickest sale of a sports team I’ve ever seen.
 
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Someone on the Canes reddit page posted this and translated it.

-Kid wants to play in the NHL (good to hear it from his mouth) but wants to finish his SKA contract.

-Is surprised Canes fans haven't messaged him on social media yet, thinks it's because he's not a high draft pick

-Has had contact with Waddell

-Watched the Hurricanes last year because he's a fan of Orlov and Svech.

-Has talked to fellow countrymen about transition from KHL to NHL.
 
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HisIceness said:


Someone on the Canes reddit page posted this and translated it.

-Kid wants to play in the NHL (good to hear it from his mouth) but wants to finish his SKA contract.

-Is surprised Canes fans haven't messaged him on social media yet, thinks it's because he's not a high draft pick

-Has had contact with Waddell

-Watched the Hurricanes last year because he's a fan of Orlov and Svech.

-Has talked to fellow countrymen about transition from KHL to NHL.
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Actually we just don’t want to scare him off until he’s here and can’t escape.
 
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HisIceness said:


Someone on the Canes reddit page posted this and translated it.

-Kid wants to play in the NHL (good to hear it from his mouth) but wants to finish his SKA contract.

-Is surprised Canes fans haven't messaged him on social media yet, thinks it's because he's not a high draft pick

-Has had contact with Waddell

-Watched the Hurricanes last year because he's a fan of Orlov and Svech.

-Has talked to fellow countrymen about transition from KHL to NHL.
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Saw the Reddit post and there was a funny bit about the call he received from Waddell. Apparently, Nikishin just said “I don’t speak English” and hung up :laugh:
 
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HisIceness said:


Someone on the Canes reddit page posted this and translated it.

-Kid wants to play in the NHL (good to hear it from his mouth) but wants to finish his SKA contract.

-Is surprised Canes fans haven't messaged him on social media yet, thinks it's because he's not a high draft pick

-Has had contact with Waddell

-Watched the Hurricanes last year because he's a fan of Orlov and Svech.

-Has talked to fellow countrymen about transition from KHL to NHL.
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Hello comrade

Welcome to the team.

Please bring some of grandma's borscht when you come to NA.

Ps. Please crush Rongos bones to dust and their hearts

Sincerely,

Canes fans.

Twitterati Please confer the message 🙏
 
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