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

[henchman21]

And you know this ? How??


Listen to the lawyer. He knows what he is talking about......

I know of a few things that have happened.

 

[avalanche_country]

I prefer my sports teams to bury bad things unless it’s predatory type stuff

 

[henchman21]

Wrong. I'll leave it at that.

They escorted a hooker who was high AF out of his room and snuck Nuke away as quickly as possible... this was done by an off duty police officer who is around for this exact purpose. Then the wink wink happened to not investigate his room.

 

[missionAvs]

Wtf are you serious with this shit? I'm sorry but this should mark the end of his tenure with the Avs. f*** man. Love the player but availability is his biggest asset to the team. Hope Nuke, the person, gets the help he needs.

On second thought, f*** this guy. Don't even care anymore if he gets "better". Go do some blow and f*** off back to Siberia.

 

[Vaslof]

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.

Yeah this seems more like a lifestyle issue than addiction issue.

 

[pont]

Its cold, but its time to cut ties.

 

[McMetal]

Well, at least we still have our 1st rounder this year.

 

[RECKLESS]

Well. This blows.

 

[Balthazar]

They escorted a hooker who was high AF out of his room and snuck Nuke away as quickly as possible... this was done by an off duty police officer who is around for this exact purpose. Then the wink wink happened to not investigate his room.

Yep, after he missed a practice during a playoff run.

Nuke didn't enter phase one because he wanted to but because he had no choice. Then got caught for phase 2 and caught again for phase 3.

 

[chet1926]

Not really sure what to say, hope he gets better. Life is more important than hockey. Focus on his life, he has to worry about that.

Also don't want him back, it's unacceptable what he's done to this team over the last 12 months. Not sure what options there are, but in no way should he be wearing an Avs jersey again. He's completely f***ed over his teammates, management and owners and that is inexcusable.

 

[ABasin]

They escorted a hooker who was high AF out of his room and snuck Nuke away as quickly as possible... this was done by an off duty police officer who is around for this exact purpose. Then the wink wink happened to not investigate his room.

Excuse me, sir. I was harshly chastised last year for referring to the woman as a prostitute.
She was a migrant.

 

[S E P H]

The postseason and Nichushkin, can you name a more disastrous combination lol?!

 

[AvBuff]

They escorted a hooker who was high AF out of his room and snuck Nuke away as quickly as possible... this was done by an off duty police officer who is around for this exact purpose. Then the wink wink happened to not investigate his room.

Not going to argue with you.

I'm just ready to move on from this whole chapter.

 

[CharlesPuck]

Posted in the wrong thread:

If it’s a joint program with the NHL and NHLPA I doubt it’s easy to terminate a contract until stage 4.

That is when reinstatement isn’t guaranteed

 

[ABasin]

Not going to argue with you.

I'm just ready to move on from this whole chapter.

What did he say that isn’t accurate?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

The postseason and Nichushkin, can you name a more disastrous combination lol?!

2022 would certainly disagree.


Otherwise ya, rough couple of years and it is absolutely time to move on. Whatever the penalty ends up being, he cannot be relied upon and with his money especially they need to just terminate and deal with whatever penalty comes from it, it will provide far more clarity then what they're going through now.

 

[S E P H]

2022 would certainly disagree.


Otherwise ya, rough couple of years and it is absolutely time to move on. Whatever the penalty ends up being, he cannot be relied upon and with his money especially they need to just terminate and deal with whatever penalty comes from it, it will provide far more clarity then what they're going through now.

I'm not sure about his drug of choice, but there's a great chance he was high AF during that year as well, just didn't get caught.

 

[Golden Foppa]

I wanted him to win the Conn Smythe and that would have been a real tear jerker of a story.

With that said, I hope the Avs are able to terminate his contract for cause and move the franchise forward without him. He can't be counted on anymore. He's done this two years in a row in the playoffs during the team's championship window. He's cost this team dearly.

I hope he overcomes his personal demons in life and wish him well, but I don't ever want to see the Avs have a playoff run go down in flames again because of him.

 

[LazRNN]

So as long as he's not playing for the Avs, his salary is off the cap.

 

[henchman21]

Posted in the wrong thread:

If it’s a joint program with the NHL and NHLPA I doubt it’s easy to terminate a contract until stage 4.

That is when reinstatement isn’t guaranteed

Richards had completed stage 1 when he was terminated. The Avs can do it, it will just be a process.

 

[Bender]

I don't even want him back. Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice shame on me.

Two f***ing playoffs at the worst possible time...f*** you asshole

 

[S E P H]

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

Rehab doesn't work for everyone, it is not surprising to see some people fall back into addiction 3, 4, or even 6 times, especially when they have access to whatever it is - it could be a close friend. Most of all, real change has to come internally within. Some people are mentally weak though, and have a high external locus of control or a fixed mindset.

 

[Balthazar]

I don't even want him back. Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice shame on me.

Two f***ing playoffs at the worst possible time...f*** you asshole

Can't be mad at him for having drug addiction issues...but I'm gonna be mad at the team if he comes back in 6 months at full cap hit.

 

[Chris5225]

This sucks. End of the road for him in Colorado. Hope he can get help and be successful somewhere else.

RIP 2024 playoffs...

 

[Golden Foppa]

Well. This blows.

Pun intended?