Hey Avs fans....Are you going to give Nichushkin a second chance?

[centipede2233]

Historically, players who have entered the player assistance program was the beginning of the end, Carey Price, Bobby Ryan, Kuznetsov. Laine was just in the PAP and couldn’t even make it to opening night. The PAP is really the last mile in a players nhl journey unfortunately.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Given the Avs start to the season and how talented Nichushkin is, there's not much choice. Would be hard to get good value back in a trade considering his baggage. Might as well keep him and cross the fingers that this is the chance where he defeats his demons.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

He looked painfully sober, but I'm sure he finds his old speed. Sooner or later.

first game of the season and everyone is getting warmed up now, I bet he's sluggish for a month+ then back to his self

 

[WarriorofTime]

What did he do anyway?

Hookers and Blow

 

[piqued]

Not really. He had his second chance and he blew it. He's on the team and not going anywhere so I'll hope he does well for the team, but he's now screwed up back to back playoff runs. The Avs give him an eight year deal and this is what he does? This team's window is limited, they kinda went all-in last season, and then he f-ing pops again on a playoff game day. And he shows zero remorse, either. Instead, for the second summer in a row after he popped, we got offseason pictures of him partying and having a good time in Europe.

Basically have no choice but to hope he does well, but I have no liking or respect for him.

And this is Val's third chance on the Avalanche. There were more "chances" before.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Given the Avs start to the season and how talented Nichushkin is, there's not much choice. Would be hard to get good value back in a trade considering his baggage. Might as well keep him and cross the fingers that this is the chance where he defeats his demons.

It’s this. But it was always this without Lehkonen, Drouin, and Landeskog. Between Landeskog and Nichushkin, the Avs had two lines in the water. With Landeskog’s setback, Nichushkin has elevated importance. And trading him for pennies on the dollar doesn’t really help this. They’re better off rolling the dice with his upside.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

They were very angry at him last spring I remember. They/l be good till next time.

 

[the valiant effort]

They really left that story in the lobby to die.

The story may have thrown itself out a window

 

[benfranklin]

I’d bet it’s not even that close to 1/2 players who have ever even tried it, let alone who have an active dependence on it

Yikes



Wow, you’re on a roll…didn’t he miss an important playoff game that day? Not a normal or healthy situation

What!?

there’s probably less than 10 NHL players who have done or are doing drugs. (And I’m being generous)

I know more than 10 personally. Hell I smoked weed before it was legal with a current player on Team Canada's past and likely future Olympic teams. Only weed, yes, but you both are wayyyyyyyy underestimating what athletes with a lot of money do.