Val Nichushkin’s career has been a wild ride from the failures in the Dallas Stars organization, a return to Russia, and the rebirth of his career with the Colorado Avalanche highlighted by a Stanley Cup. Join Rudo as he takes a deep dive into Val Nichuskin’s career and what could be the best free agency signing of Joe Sakic’s life.…
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, o-ohhIf you liked it then you should have put a ring on itBeyonce A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.Robert Quillen Summer is wedding season, in case you didn’t know, or are not a follower of Bridal Wars, Bridezillas, Yes to the Dress, or any one of the other matrimonial shows whose…
It’s been two weeks since the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup. There have already been significant changes to the group that doesn’t seem interested in stopping the celebration anytime soon. There has been some big news sprinkled in with some smaller bits of news so let’s catch up on everything that’s happened in the last couple of weeks. First,…...
You may be convinced you could hold your breath to the bottom of the Marianas trench after that. The Avs defeat Edmonton for the third straight game to take a vice grip hold on the Western Conference Finals. JT Compher has chosen the right time to get hot. https://youtu.be/YQaZNzUbItE
The story of Valeri Nichushkin’s odyssey through the NHL is pretty well-worn territory by this point. When he landed in Colorado late in the offseason after being bought out by Dallas, he was coming off a season where he scored zero goals and just 10 assists in 57 games. It wasn’t even like the Stars weren’t playing him. 57 games…...
With a bottom-six that is still not entirely set, questions remain about who slots in where on the Avs third line. While flexibility will be necessary the Avs will look to lean on the same players they used last season to elevate their depth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ARC46P2hGg
When the nuclear train gets rolling it doesn’t stop. Ride the hot hand all the way to victory station and call it a night. https://youtu.be/yAFivGABT3c
When the Avalanche originally signed Val Nichushkin after Dallas officially gave up on him and bought him out, I went back and watched the video of his draft day to see what impressions were back when he was still considered a high-end prospect. https://youtu.be/yLSZBJZ8jOo?t=710 Just listen to this conversation. It’s almost spooky how on the nose it ended up being.…...
The next preview of the 2021 season adds some heat with Rudo and Evan bringing their hot takes to the table for the Avs’ bottom six forwards. Will Pierre-Edouard Bellemare be replaced or re-sign? What about Matt Calvert? and many other takes on the likes of Donskoi, Compher, Jost, and Nichushkin. https://youtu.be/83bOsR3-Pu8
In an offseason that seems set to never end given the league’s owners current position of trying to take even more money from the players, we’re digging deeper into the bag of tricks that we in the biz call “content.” Today, we’re taking a look at one of the most-requested topics from readers: the expansion draft, how it works, and…...
When the Avs signed Valeri Nichushkin on August 19 in the dead of the summer, it was met with a lot of skepticism (myself included). Why did the Avs, as deep as they had been in years, decide to take a chance on a struggling player? Why would they block younger players already in the organization? Why was this reclamation…...
I’ve always been a big believer in how you respond to adversity says the most about you. Bad things happen to all of us but how you handle yourself when things are on fire, that’s really what brings out the character. The Avs weren’t anywhere close to “things are on fire” mode yet, but after a frustrating 6-3 loss to…...
The two best forwards from the Avs win over the Vegas Golden Knights and then the rest of the forward core too. https://youtu.be/DdgtlfYejnQ
Hockey like this doesn’t come around that often. https://youtu.be/Slb2LNOGTzs
Life comes at you fast. There is no place where this is truer than the world of sports, where a career’s accomplishments mean nothing on any given night and you allow yourself to believe in the possibility of seeing something you don’t expect. Such was the case tonight when the Avalanche made a stop in Toronto to take on the…...
The three best players from the Avs close victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. https://youtu.be/7saviyMvKjw
Fifty minutes of fantastic hockey ruined by a ten minute stretch of defensive failure. https://youtu.be/uMhQYY_lTWs
The two best Avs and an ex Av from tonight’s loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs https://youtu.be/qxa_tPZ8ln4
Colorado’s 4-2 win over Columbus was an entertaining hockey game full of highlights. The Avalanche came back from a 2-1 deficit period in the second period to earn their second straight home win. That deficit is where we begin with this edition of Avalanche Film Room. Trailing 2-1 halfway through the second period, Colorado was pinned in their own end.…...
The Colorado Avalanche have signed free agent forward Valeri Nichushkin to a one-year contract. The deal is one-way worth $850k. Nichushkin, 24, played in 57 games for the Dallas Stars last season while battling some lower-body injuries. When healthy enough to play, Nichushkin recorded just 10 assists and didn’t tally a single goal. The 6-foot-4 210-pound winger has had a…...
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