Confirmed Trade: [CBJ/COL] Valeri Nichushkin for 2026 2nd, 2027 3rd, 2028 5th

[sxvnert]

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

… the consensus from virtually everyone seems to be that CBJ got him cheap?

Ya it’s been a crazy mix of reaction forsure.. lots of people think it’s a huge return for Avs and a lot feel it was a cheap pickup for CBJ.. must mean that it’s an even trade!

Avs fans happy to see him go and cbj fans happy to get him

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Robertson was my first thought.

Trading Dallas what exactly?

 

[Ncit3]

Trading Dallas what exactly?

He's going to Carolina first and then to Colorado.

 

[Zbynek]

I woulda paid that

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I woulda paid that

Ya I’m sure Avs let the league know what they want in return and CBJ stepped up matching their demand.. both sides happy

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Quite the robbery for Columbus, I bet a few teams are frustrated to see him dealt for so cheap.

Colorado had to dump him. Expected low price + the mental issues he has.

 

[Ncit3]

Colorado had to dump him. Expected low price + the mental issues he has.

Normally I'm apprehensive about losing players. Honestly more concerned about losing Drury. Val has been invisible for the amount of ice time he gets. Especially near the end of the year and the playoffs. Not exactly sure why everyone thinks this was a robbery. I'd be very surprised if he breaks 40 points next season.

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

Not very excited to hear this, his "character issues" are a bit of a tough pill to swallow. The only hope is that the other Russians can keep him in line, Columbus might be one of the few teams where that could work out. Play wise I haven't seen enough in recent years, he was obviously really good some years ago but he didn't show up in the scoresheet much in the latest playoff runs so I fear he's gonna have a hard time finding the groove again.

 

[LokiDog]

Normally I'm apprehensive about losing players. Honestly more concerned about losing Drury. Val has been invisible for the amount of ice time he gets. Especially near the end of the year and the playoffs. Not exactly sure why everyone thinks this was a robbery. I'd be very surprised if he breaks 40 points next season.

I’ll admit, I was surprised to see Colorado move Drury. He was more than satisfactory in the role he had and I thought was actually a nice valuable depth piece.

 

[McJedi]

Very disappointing as an Avs fan. But realistically, the Avs window closed with the disgraceful butt-kicking at the hands of Vegas and the Avs organization's decision to stick with Bednar as their coach given he's the common denominator in all their poor playoff performances.

Columbus just rail-roaded Sakic on this deal.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I’ll admit, I was surprised to see Colorado move Drury. He was more than satisfactory in the role he had and I thought was actually a nice valuable depth piece.

Ya i was more shocked about Drury being dealt than Nichushkin. I quite liked Drury but maybe he’s pushing for a contract that Avs didn’t wanna give… pretty much the new norm this offseason for why young guys are being dealt

 

[Riptide]

Trading Dallas what exactly?

They can talk to him for free in a week. That said, after making that comment, I went and had a look at their cap situation. Even after moving Drury and Nichushkin, I'm not sure they can make it work. They have 5 open spots on their roster, even using depth players, that'll eat up a decent chunk of their 11m in cap space. And while I could see Robertson taking 10m to play on a top team, I don't see him taking significantly less than that. So short of moving out Nelson or Lehkonen (both of whom had decent seasons for their contracts) I'm not sure how that works.

Landeskog had a crap ES but a good playoffs, and after the time off he had, not really unexpected. I'm also doubtful that they'd move their captain given the situation.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

They can talk to him for free in a week. That said, after making that comment, I went and had a look at their cap situation. Even after moving Drury and Nichushkin, I'm not sure they can make it work. They have 5 open spots on their roster, even using depth players, that'll eat up a decent chunk of their 11m in cap space. And while I could see Robertson taking 10m to play on a top team, I don't see him taking significantly less than that. So short of moving out Nelson or Lehkonen (both of whom had decent seasons for their contracts) I'm not sure how that works.

Landeskog had a crap ES but a good playoffs, and after the time off he had, not really unexpected. I'm also doubtful that they'd move their captain given the situation.

Yeah, I think Dallas might have an issue with that.

 

[Figgzfood]

How about something along the lines of Johnson, Voronkov, 14OA for an actual impact piece.

Still can.....

 

[Riptide]

Very disappointing as an Avs fan. But realistically, the Avs window closed with the disgraceful butt-kicking at the hands of Vegas and the Avs organization's decision to stick with Bednar as their coach given he's the common denominator in all their poor playoff performances.

Columbus just rail-roaded Sakic on this deal.

Why is it closed? Other than Nuke, the core is still there. I think the real change will be next season when Roy and Makar need new deals.

 

[Ncit3]

Yeah, I think Dallas might have an issue with that.

It'd never happen, he's not going to Colorado. But the thing I think both Avs front office and Avs fans have to say is that we give absolutely zero shits what Dallas cares about.

 

[Riptide]

Yeah, I think Dallas might have an issue with that.

Yeah my bad. For some reason I thought he was a UFA this offseason with how all the talk around him as been.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

It'd never happen, he's not going to Colorado. But the thing I think both Avs front office and Avs fans have to say is that we give absolutely zero shits what Dallas cares about.

I'm sure you'll care about the tampering penalties.

 

[luiginb]

Columbus should get Adam Ruzicka from the KHL too so Nichuskin doesn´t feel too lonely

 

[Venzio X]

It'd never happen, he's not going to Colorado. But the thing I think both Avs front office and Avs fans have to say is that we give absolutely zero shits what Dallas cares about.

In this case you kind of have to, Robertson is RFA.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Nichushkin is basically a 2 way beast when healthy, Avs sold low here and 6 mil for 4 seasons these days is not bad at all unless he completely implodes. The likelihood of any of those draft picks becoming as good a player as Nichushkin is low, and probably wouldn't be truly impactful for 4-5+years even if they hit. Avs could parlay these picks into something else so there's that, but I'm still a bit surprised by the return.

There are some red flags with him obviously but I think Avs could have done better here. They basically needed the cap space and decided to forego a premium asset coming the other way.

There are some red flags? He "might" implode? He imploded already, few times.

We got bad return, because his problems. Thats it.

 

[Linds]

I’ll admit, I was surprised to see Colorado move Drury. He was more than satisfactory in the role he had and I thought was actually a nice valuable depth piece.

Can't be paying over 3m for a 4th line C on a contender

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Why is it closed? Other than Nuke, the core is still there. I think the real change will be next season when Roy and Makar need new deals.

Our fans can be a little melodramatic

 

[Indy18]

This deal has a chance to work if CBJ can arrange the closure of every liquor store in central Ohio.

YOU ARE IN LUCK WE HAVE BLUE LAWS HERE (not in Franklin which is where Columbus is at but in most of the state we take weed/liquor control extremely seriously)