Bad idea, Nichuskin's a head case in his own right where KK just had a down year. If Colorado paid to dump him, I'd be okay taking the chance on him, but not for someone that's as likely to rebound to that 35-40 point mark as KK is

I don’t think this would make sense even if we didn’t have kuzy on the roster

If Colorado did this and bought out kotkaniemi they'd be geniuses

No it’s not

Canes would be better off trading KK for a late pick or literally buying him out for 850k per year.

My personal preference is to loan Nichushkin to a khl team for the regular season. So he can get help in Russia and if he follows the rules and stays clean he can come back and play in the playoffs. His entire AAV is salary so it’s my understanding the Avs would be able to spend the whole amount on replacement players.

this makes no sense for carolina but if they feel like it, i'd do it hahah

He'd have to pass through waivers to be loaned if my understanding is correct so it's almost guaranteed he'd get taken by someone for nothing.

I would certainly not expect anyone to pick up that contract

You can bet there will be a GM out there willing to take the chance.