What’s your max offer for Val Nichushkin?

[Northern Avs Fan]

Simple question.

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[Balthazar]

What we would offer isn't really important though.

A better question would be "what do you think the Avs will offer given their history?"

IMO no more than 5 years and no more than 5M.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

Infinite $ for infinite years.

 

[niwotsblessing]

Val turns 27 next week. I'd give him $5M x 6 years. He'll lose skating speed, but his size and IQ will carry him well in his early 30's.

 

[MaKarter]

I would say $25-35 million deal so max would be.
5×7 or 5.7×6

 

[TruePowerSlave]

5M should be the limit. Handing out more is just asking for trouble.

 

[John Mandalorian]

He’s almost single-handedly responsible for Jost’s pay increase of around 1m. So it seems fair that if they trade Jost, that money should go to Nichushkin.

I’d say 5 if Jost is still on the team. Maybe 6 if they trade Jost.

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

As others have said I think his defensive game will carry on for years. I would like to get him locked up for 6-7 years. 5.25x6 or 4.75x7 would be my guess.

 

[EXTRAS]

4m x 4 years

36 games of good offense does not equal big monies. If he wants big money then take 1 year x 3m and prove you can keep it up.

 

[John Mandalorian]

4m x 4 years

36 games of good offense does not equal big monies. If he wants big money then take 1 year x 3m and prove you can keep it up.

That’s a great way to lose good players.

 

[Tralfamadore]

Give him the McDavid contract.

 

[EXTRAS]

That’s a great way to lose good players.

Better than overpaying a player that will regress back to a 2m dollar player. Avs have lots of talent they need to pay, can't be overpaying.

 

[nammerus]

Better than overpaying a player that will regress back to a 2m dollar player. Avs have lots of talent they need to pay, can't be overpaying.

Probably should spend the extra money on standouts like Jost/JTC/Murray/EJ/Helm.

 

[EXTRAS]

Probably should spend the extra money on standouts like Jost/JTC/Murray/EJ/Helm.

You suggested 6m, didn't you? You can get a better FA than nich for 6m imo.

 

[AvsGuy]

I'd give him between $5-$6 million a year for 5-6 years. I think Val knows that: a) this might be his best chance to cash in, and b) he owes that chance to Sakic and the Avs. I don't imagine he'll look elsewhere or develop an unreasonable ask, but I think he's a player we should pay fairly because he works hard for this roster and at this point in his contract year, anything below $5 million is a lowball

 

[hughdreamz]

$5M x 6 years

 

[The Moops]

$12M x 8 years

 

[Avsboy]

$6 million x 8 years

 

[Freudian]

I don't expect more than 40 points a season going forward from him and still thin $5M/year is acceptable. He's figured out how to be an effective player and he has a very high effort level game in and game out. He'll leave a big hole if Avs let him walk.

There is an outside chance everything clicks for him offensively and he'll score at a significantly higher pace.

 

[Avs9296]

Give him a blank cheque and let him fill it out.

 

[Avsboy]

Delete

 

[AvsFan29]

Val turns 27 next week. I'd give him $5M x 6 years. He'll lose skating speed, but his size and IQ will carry him well in his early 30's.

His best asset is his stick work anyways. He'll likely slow down, but he's not generally skating hard when he's intercepting passes or winning board battles anyway

 

[wayninja]

I'd start with 5x5 or 5x6 maybe. See where it goes from there.

 

[BoxOfChocolates]

5x5 seems fair to both IMO

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Ideally, $5M and 5 years would be perfect for the Avs, and maybe that would be enough. However, I think to make sure he'll sign, it's important to reward him. So, I'd go $5.5M and give him an extra year for a total of 6 years. He'd be 34 when it's up, and if he keeps progressing, you could potentially have a $7M caliber player at $5.5M.