Speculation: Valeri Nichushkin

[lionsDen]

I imagine Avs keep him as they'll get pesos on the dollar for him given the circumstance.

Don’t worry we won’t trade him to Edmonton. He’ll come back and play with the acs

 

[McJedi]

Not being able to prove something criminal happened doesn't mean something criminal didn't happen. Not really arguing that he should be criminally charged, but the incident is very sketchy and raises eyebrows regardless.

Nuke has had three stints on AWOL since the 2023 playoffs. He’s very obviously sketchy off the ice. It’s odd because he’s such a gentleman on the ice. I say that sincerely. He’s a very clean and low profile player.

They need him.

He’s our 4th best player. And we have three of the NHLs best 10 players according to Sportsnet.

Nuke is Significantly better than Toews, Lex and Mitts. He’s invaluable. Agree.

 

[McJedi]

Coke only stays in your system for a few days. You don’t get caught through testing usually you get caught in the act. I’d take every cent I own and put it on Nuke never getting caught again if i could double my money. To think she gets caught again is crazy to me with what he has on the line

He had all that on the line last time too.

 

[Leafshater67]

QFT but I’d say ridding yourself of the people you did coke with is even more important then not drinking, although not drinking more than a few to the point of losing judgement is also a pretty big trigger. Even then, if you don’t have easy access you’re probably fine (unfortunately, probably a millionaire athlete will always have easy access).


I find it hard to believe most coke dealers want fetenyl addicts as clients. Also, the mixing issue already mentioned.

Nobody is mixing coke with fentanyl on purpose. Nobody.

It’s a byproduct of cross contamination. A small amount of fentanyl on the surface of an area where cocaine is being cut is all it takes to cause cross contamination deaths. It takes so little fentanyl to kill someone.

 

[Alienblood]

why are you so sure its just coke? nowadays, (i hear) many mix in trace amounts of more physically addictive agents (like Fentanyl) to really hook you both ways.... as the others noted, he has 6+ million to quit, but can't, ....maybe its more than just coke?

maybe it has nothing to do with coke at all

 

[Unbiased Fan]

He had all that on the line last time too.

He didn’t tho. He got a slap on the wrist

 

[nightonthesun]

Whatever. Betting on him like the team is. We’ll see.

Fun necro potential in this thread if he tears it up without incident for a full season

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Such a fun player to watch. Fingers crossed he can stay clean. Would be big for the Avs if he does that

 

[Unspecified]

They need him.

They really dont

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

They really dont

You don’t throw away a player like him when you’re all in.

 

[Jixer19]

They really dont

Nuke without the off ice issues, 100% we need that. The Nuke we got the past 2 playoffs though, rather 6M going elsewhere, but it is what it is

 

[McJedi]

He didn’t tho. He got a slap on the wrist

Six month suspension is a slap on the wrist?

 

[Brett44]

Nuke a été absent trois fois depuis les séries éliminatoires de 2023. Il est très visiblement louche en dehors de la glace. C'est étrange parce qu'il est un tel gentleman sur la glace. Je le dis sincèrement. C'est un joueur très propre et discret.


C'est notre quatrième meilleur joueur. Et nous avons trois des dix meilleurs joueurs de la LNH selon Sportsnet.

Nuke est bien meilleur que Toews, Lex et Mitts. Il est inestimable. Je suis d'accord.

third best players

 

[TruePowerSlave]

They really dont

One of the best players on the team plus the Avs are a small team and very much need a power forward like Nuke

 

[Unbiased Fan]

Six month suspension is a slap on the wrist?

Kinda. Compared 10 years

 

[macbowes]

Healthy Nuke is one of the best power forwards in the NHL. Even though he's as dependable as a city bus in winter, he's so damn good when he's on, that the Avs just have to hope he's in a good place at some point during the season.

 

[joestevens29]

Healthy Nuke is one of the best power forwards in the NHL. Even though he's as dependable as a city bus in winter, he's so damn good when he's on, that the Avs just have to hope he's in a good place at some point during the season.

In the winter? Heck we spent millions on battery powered ones that don't work in the summer

 

[Gruyeriev]

Six month suspension is a slap on the wrist?

For a supposed 6 month suspension he is only going to miss 6-8 weeks of actual pay due to the timing of his suspension. In that sense, yes it’s a slap on the wrist.