Around the League | No lead is safe in Round 2!

[Flik]

Holy shit, wow

 

[timw33]

So he has an addiction but it’s to performance enhancing drugs?

Why would you be placed in assistance for drug testing that would only be testing for PEDS. Pretty sure if they had a coke test before games teams wouldn’t be able to field rosters.

 

[Nuckles]

That's a huge blow to the Avs, he had 9 goals in 8 playoff games while logging 20-23 mins a night.

He scored in 7 of those 8 games too

 

[Britton]

Yeah the thing from last year wasn't just gonna disappear forever despite how well he was playing, so I'm not surprised at this. Dude obviously has some major issues and it couldn't just be swept under the rug forever.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

You the thing from last year wasn't just gonna disappear forever despite how well he was playing, so I'm not surprised at this. Dude obviously has some major issues and it couldn't just be swept under the rug forever.

The fact that that situation was buried as quickly as it was is baffling.

Like - police are called to his room, find team staff already there and a distressed Ukrainian prostitute who is possibly a victim of human trafficking, and Nichushkin was heavily inebriated.


Aaaaaand we never hear anything about it again other than Nichushkin missing time while in the player assistance program - and then again now, when he appears to have violated its terms.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Shitty for Nuke.

Shitty for Colorado.

Hope he gets the actual help he needs.

 

[Vector]

The NHL is very good at sweeping things under the rug but the players are very bad at not lifting the rug back up.

 

[StickShift]

This will be a mess for Colorado. Even with a PA suspension, would they have the right to terminate his contract? To me it seems like player protection is part of the reason the program exists.

 

[EpochLink]

And he was having such a great playoff run too, that’s a massive blow to the Avs

 

[Red]

Nichushkin has had a very good playoffs, big loss for them.

 

[valkynax]

Wait, what happened to Nichushkin?

I thought he got his shit together and is focused on hockey?

 

[Deeds26]

Kuznetsov got word of Nichushkin's suspension and has scored a goal in honor of him.

Just a great guy.

 

[Red]

rangers arena dead as a doornail

3-1 carolina now, looks like this is going at least 6

 

[rypper]

rangers arena dead as a doornail

3-1 carolina now, looks like this is going at least 6

Felt like that one was going to be a sweep too.

 

[deadinthewater992]

Glad to see it. Rangers were in need of some humbling.

 

[mossey3535]

I don't know much about Nichuskin but I feel for anyone living with addiction.

Basically he must have shown up to a team thing in a state that forced someone to report him in violation of the terms of the player assistance program.

 

[valkynax]

I find it mildly amusing that, our series with Oilers had united some Canadian hockey fans from various other teams to support...us?

I mean it's not that much support but still, it's something I was not quite expecting.

 

[Bgav]

avs might be cooked

 

[Flik]

I find it mildly amusing that, our series with Oilers had united some Canadian hockey fans from various other teams to support...us?

I mean it's not that much support but still, it's something I was not quite expecting.

Enjoy it while it lasts, we're still the plucky underdogs, but if Allvin does his job properly, we'll be hated by everyone in a season or two.

 

[valkynax]

Enjoy it while it lasts, we're still the plucky underdogs, but if Allvin does his job properly, we'll be hated by everyone in a season or two.

I'm fulling embracing the "enemy of my enemy" vibe.

I shall remember these kindness, and pay it forward to those fans and teams, to the best of my ability.

 

[Vector]

 

[valkynax]

illness, you think this has anything to do with the high hit from Benn earlier in the series?

 

[EpochLink]

Addiction can ruin someone, I've known someone who went through that.
It ruins your loved ones, I hope he gets help.

 

[canuckking1]

Illness seem to be a lingo to hide injury

 

[alternate]

Avs are cooked.