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

[Avs_19]

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[The Shermanator]

There's Landeskog's money for next season.

 

[avalanche_country]

Whrn does this start? Today or ends 6 months after the regular season starts? Got to try and terminate that contract

 

[BoxOfChocolates]

Drouin extension incoming

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Ya no defending or benefit of the doubt on this one.


I dunno if this is grounds for contract termination but that's what the Avs need to be exploring this summer.

 

[The Pwnerer]

I'm so sad. Such a big fan of him only to get the rug kicked underneath twice now. We chose this guy over Kadri. So frustrating.

 

[Mighty Makar]

I can’t stand this BS. I hope he is done with this team.

 

[redandyellowcametobe]

Man this is likely all she wrote for the playoffs. Huge fan of his game but have to find a way to terminate his contract?

As an addict with over ten years drug free - I understand not being able to stop, but this is a business. I deserved all the negative things that happened to me (and then some) during my addiction.

 

[avalanche_country]

I wouldn’t want to be him walking back in that locker whenever or if that happens again

 

[AvsRuleU]

Man, great player, having fantastic playoff run, but if you can't trust him to be professional and not selfish, you have to cut bait.

 

[Alex Jones]

Oh boy not good.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Yeah, have to believe the Avs will try and terminate his contract for cause now.

I hate this. Really like Nuke, but this feels like a guy that gets blackballed from the NHL and ends up in KHL for the rest of his career

 

[dahrougem2]

Love the player, but f*** his lack of accountability.

Whatever personal demons he has I hope he overcomes them. I also hope he has played his final game in Denver

 

[JWK]

He really is our Ja Morant

 

[Seattle King]

Oof

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

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

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yeah, have to believe the Avs will try and terminate his contract for cause now.

I hate this. Really like Nuke, but this feels like a guy that gets blackballed from the NHL and ends up in KHL for the rest of his career

Man I dunno. He's so damn good I'd bet someone else will give him a chance.


But I also doubt he's able to stop getting in the way of himself and so he's probably in the KHL soon enough.

 

[Avs_19]

Sucks all around. No idea what the substance was, whether it was PEDs or something else. Yeah, he kinda screwed them over again but I still hope he keeps getting help if he needs it on a human level.

It's all very vague. Six months starting now? Meaning he could be eligible to play again in November-ish?

 

[niwotsblessing]

I hope for Nuke's sake he can get the help he needs to get himself healthy.

As for the impact on the team- well fvck.

The worst part is now we'll sign Moose to contract he does not deserve.

 

[Avs44]

Yeah i think that's the playoff run cooked, just like last season. What the hell, Nuke.

 

[Chiarelli]

Love ya Nuke get well brother

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

Incredible that someone can be relapsing on whatever it may be and still have 9 goals in 8 games in the NHL playoffs... What a f***ing loss and a shame.

 

[The Merchant]

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.

 

[RampoSanta]

I am blown away right now... what a let down

 

[avalanche_country]

Can’t trust him and can’t keep him on this team. He’s pretty much irreplaceable though on and also off the ice it seems.