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

[Daeavorn]

Hockey athletes need stamina so lifting his body weight for more reps makes sense to me.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Hockey athletes need stamina so lifting his body weight for more reps makes sense to me.

Yea, he doesn't need to be able to lift 500lbs once, he needs to be able to lift 200lbs x 20 times or something. Hockey is way more marathon than sprint

 

[Stickpucker]

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.”

I much prefer this to seeing him hanging out on Ovechkins boat with a pot belly.

 

[CandyCanes]

 

[wolfofthesteppes]

‘There will be no authority for him.’

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

I bet that he had a good relationship with Waddell.

 

[Svechhammer]

Certainly sounds like he'll be a Cane the minute he's legally allowed to bail on the KHL and come over. Knowing this, kind of surprised we couldnt come up with a transfer payment that SKA could work with

 

[HisIceness]

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.

 

[cptjeff]

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.

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.

 

[bleedgreen]

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.

Yup, that’s the first peep we’ve heard that even suggests he wants to be here.

 

[A Star is Burns]

It'd be nice to get him over now, but it's no big deal to me if it's next season as was pretty much always expected.

 

[Brock Anton]

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.

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.

 

[chaz4hockey]

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.

Might be illegal to make a payment given the sanctions.

 

[hblueridgegal]

 

[Highest Boss]

How did he hit that guys ass with his ass?

 

[CandyCanes]

How did he hit that guys ass with his ass?

Ass on ass checking

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Ass on ass checking

Don’t write checks your ass can’t cash.

 

[cptjeff]

Might be illegal to make a payment given the sanctions.

Yes, that's my point. We offered the million dollar transfer payment before the invasion and sanctions in response. I don't think that's an option anymore.

 

[robbieberns]

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.

 

[Zine]

Most likely, but March 22 is when Nikishin Watch will really get going, because he would potentially be be a week or so away from coming over.

Nikishin’s KHL contract officially ends 25 May, 2025

 

[HisIceness]

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.

 

[Wolfpuck]

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.

Actually we just don’t want to scare him off until he’s here and can’t escape.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

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.

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

 

[Stickpucker]

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.

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.

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[bleedgreen]

You know I’m frankly a little surprised. I assumed some of y’all been stalking this dude for years! No one has even said hi to him?!?