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Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 11, 2022 at 10:01 p.m.
Thread: Colorado Avalanche signed Valeri Nichushkin (8 Years / $6,125,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>drewjenkins</b></div><div>Uhm I said the he's a great forechecker, a great two-way player, and he obviously has great intangibles.

But those intangibles don't get <strong>anyone</strong> $6,100,000 x 8 years after 10 point + 27 point + 21 point seasons.

So his contract is <strong>clearly</strong> based on last years production. <strong>Unless you guys have examples to prove me wrong? </strong></div></div>

Well here is a 3 year timeline for one...<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Valeri Nichushkin, signed 8x$6.1M by COL, is an elite two-way winger who combines size, speed, forechecking, and skill in a way that few in the league can match. Played exceptionally in smaller minutes before finally getting (and crushing) a top-line role this season. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoAvsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#GoAvsGo</a> <a href="https://t.co/jDEUkHZVrQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/jDEUkHZVrQ</a></p>— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1546615659295084545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">July 11, 2022</a></blockquote>

Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 11, 2022 at 9:18 p.m.
Thread: Colorado Avalanche signed Valeri Nichushkin (8 Years / $6,125,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>drewjenkins</b></div><div><strong>I agree 100% with everyone above.</strong>





<strong>2018-19</strong> | DAL | 57 games - 10 points = <strong>14</strong> point pace | Playoffs = <strong>00</strong> point pace
<strong>2019-20</strong> | COL | 65 games - 27 points = <strong>34</strong> point pace | Playoffs = <strong>16</strong> point pace
<strong>2020-21</strong> | COL | 55 games - 21 points = <strong>31</strong> point pace | Playoffs = <strong>24</strong> point pace
<strong>2021-22</strong> | COL | 62 games - 52 points = <strong>68</strong> point pace | Playoffs = <strong>62</strong> point pace

<strong>This is the literal definition of one good season (at least statistically).</strong>
And I agree that he's always been a solid forechecker and two-way player.
But none of his other seasons warrant anything near $6,100,000 x 8 years.
Without last season his offers would be about half the AAV and half the term.

<strong>Nichushkin is 100% capable of living up to this contract.</strong>
But saying it's not based on one season is complete blasphemy.
And saying it's not risky ignores his age + many outlier contract years.</div></div>

Consider anything more than points in your eval and perhaps more will become clear. Thinking that Val is a 1 year breakout is basically outing yourself as someone who keeps their head in the box score
Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 11, 2022 at 6:13 p.m.
Thread: Colorado Avalanche signed Valeri Nichushkin (8 Years / $6,125,000 AAV)
Capfriendly chatters once again showing they have no concrete way of evaluating play-driving or defensive abilities. Val Nichuskin does two things really well, and those things are maybe the most important ones in comparison to their subtle nature: He makes the opposition score less, and he makes his team mates score more.

Instead people on this board are firmly attached to players reaping the rewards off of the backs of Nichuskin-types. How many people dragged Chicago for signing Kane for not only a much more expensive contract, but even more so in relative terms? Kane does less, but what he does *looks* better (because goals and assists are easy math, and defensive work and ice-tilting metrics is more difficult math), so people are fine with it. Nichuskin has been a top-3 forward on Colorado since his arrival, and this is a no-brainer.