Confirmed with Link: Nichushkin back in assistance program; suspended a minimum of six months

[Colorado Avalanche]

He basically blew our playoff chances again. We are finished without him.

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[RoyIsALegend]

So a team takes takes a chance on you, helps turn you into an elite two-way forward, rewards you with a max-term deal and this is how you repay them. Not once, but TWICE. If not even more times that we haven't even heard about. Time to terminate the contract and say good f***ing riddance.

^^

The Avs have done everything possible to shelter him and hide his antics, so perhaps the organization is also to blame here.

Dude is an absolute mess.

 

[Drury_Sakic]

Time for Joe to work the Lou magic and get the contract terminated by mutual agreement of some sort with no cap ramifications.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Well, contending was fun.

I expect similar faith to Kraken without Nuke. Too big player to lose like this. ****** insane. So annoyed.

 

[dahrougem2]

And this dude wonders why he's been shunned from the entire hockey community.

I'd pay money to watch Dater get shit on by a dog

 

[henchman21]

And this dude wonders why he's been shunned from the entire hockey community.

What's funny is somebody had it first, but had respect.

 

[Ararana]

Well… there’s Drouin’s money.

f*** you Nuke. You could have been amazing in Colorado, instead you tanked two postseasons in a row.

 

[Frenchy]

2 years straight this guy has disappeared in the playoffs because he can't handle his business. Can't be trusted. Scramble the lawyers, cut him and move on.

I don't care if another team picks him up for a bag of pucks.

That's the solution , but it's easier said than done . I dont recal any team who were able to void a contract.

 

[henchman21]

^^

The Avs have done everything possible to shelter him and hide his antics, so perhaps the organization is also to blame here.

Dude is an absolute mess.

Yup... you can't let him skirt responsibility over and over and over and expect it to end well.

It is time to move on from Nuke. Terminate, fight the NHLPA, accept the 2m cap hit (likely for 5 years) and 10m payment to never rely on him for a playoff run again.

 

[AvsWraith]

Hope it was worth it...

Contract gone, teammates gone, fans gone. KHL is calling.

 

[AslanRH]

Can't even be selfish about this as a fan. Just hope he gets things sorted.

Those demons are stubborn and never completely go away.

 

[Drury_Sakic]

^^

The Avs have done everything possible to shelter him and hide his antics, so perhaps the organization is also to blame here.

Dude is an absolute mess.

The small grace I will give the Avs is if he actually has been legitimately remorseful and wanting help, but has been failing and failing back to addictions /bad influences.

We may never know what fully has gone on. But I have to imagine if it was purely an ego driven ass of an athlete who was on drugs and liked to party, they would have aired everything and gotten away from him.

But if they were just standing by and hiding things because of his play/impact…

 

[henchman21]

That's the solution , but it's easier said than done . I dont recal any team who were able to void a contract.

Mike Richards and Corey Perry were for substance abuse issues. Both had cap hits, but able to get out of the contract.

 

[TheGrimReaper]

i must have missed the episode whereby a gypsy put a curse on the colorado avalanche

 

[niwotsblessing]

Not to worry, he'll get picked up by the Las Vegas Raiders, er, um, I mean the Golden Showers. There's always a shit franchise, and in this case two of them in one town, started by the Mafia.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I guess this means we get to see Drouin and MacKinnon next season as well.

 

[JLo217]

Time to move on. Also this oils the season

 

[dahrougem2]

I guess this means we get to see Drouin and MacKinnon next season as well.

Not so fast. This is Landeskog's money.

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

So is this his second stint in the program, or third?

 

[jabubenice]

Yeah, terminate the contract with cause. He’s embarrassed this organization twice now.

its not the organisation he is embarrassing... he is sick. its now more of a life and death situation for him... Wish him and his family all the best

 

[The Merchant]

So his compliance has already resulted in multiple violations.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Pretty impressive his timing f***ed us over in the playoffs 2 years in a row. I hope he gets the help he needs, but he’s unfortunately a liability.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I try to never be the overreactive type and hopefully that’s what’s happening to me here, but I feel like this day marks the end of so much for this Avs group.

They’ll be good. They’ll make some damage here and there and maybe even go on another decent run at some point. But Kadri, Landy and now Nuke? They aren’t really replaceable guys unfortunately.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Can't even be selfish about this as a fan. Just hope he gets things sorted.

Those demons are stubborn and never completely go away.

Is it wrong of me to say I don’t even care about Nuke “getting better?”

He doesn’t want to get better.

I’m an Avalanche fan and this guy has repeatedly f***ed over my teams chances of winning.

I couldn’t care less if he’s in Minsk snorting rocks out of a straw next year.

 

[jabubenice]

Honestly it doesn't sound like he's interested in the help.

people fall off the wagon, it happens