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

[Freudian]

I wouldn't rule out a mutual termination and he can go back to Russia and live the lifestyle he wants.

 

[Avs9296]

I wouldn't rule out a mutual termination and he can go back to Russia and live the lifestyle he wants.

He'd be leaving a lot of money on the table tho. Unless a KHL team gives him a lucrative contract. Not sure if that kind of money is circulating in that league anymore.

 

[henchman21]

I wouldn't rule out a mutual termination and he can go back to Russia and live the lifestyle he wants.

You can take a man out of Chelyabinsk, but you can't take the Chelyabinsk out of a man.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[ANewHope]

Windows closed for sure. Massive loss. Hope Nuke gets the help he needs but clearly has no interest in that right now.

Wonder what happened? Was playing great. Why now? Hopefully nothing worse comes out in the next few days.

 

[willy702]

Why have a player assistance program but tell the players hey we can terminate your contract? Who is going to use it? Just no way you can terminate a contract for this just like you can't terminate a contract early cause a player gets hurt too often.

 

[henchman21]

Why have a player assistance program but tell the players hey we can terminate your contract? Who is going to use it? Just no way you can terminate a contract for this just like you can't terminate a contract early cause a player gets hurt too often.

Mike Richards.

Windows closed for sure. Massive loss. Hope Nuke gets the help he needs but clearly has no interest in that right now.

Wonder what happened? Was playing great. Why now? Hopefully nothing worse comes out in the next few days.

So we can settle at Nuke being our Voynov?

(Don't mind me, I'm hammered)

 

[Balthazar]

Why have a player assistance program but tell the players hey we can terminate your contract? Who is going to use it? Just no way you can terminate a contract for this just like you can't terminate a contract early cause a player gets hurt too often.

There are different phases with different meanings. Nuke didn't ask for this.

 

[katfude]

So he has to go through the program, which I'm pretty sure we have no idea what that is exactly, for 6 months during the offseason when he's in Russia? So we can't term the contract and presumably there won't be much oversight until training camp and then if he violates at that point, we can term? Gonna be 3 wasted years due to this.

 

[henchman21]

So he has to go through the program, which I'm pretty sure we have no idea what that is exactly, for 6 months during the offseason when he's in Russia? So we can't term the contract and presumably there won't be much oversight until training camp and then if he violates at that point, we can term? Gonna be 3 wasted years due to this.

Avs can terminate, it will just be a legal battle.

Odds are high he's going to an inpatient rehab place in the states. If he doesn't adhere, he won't be reinstated.

 

[katfude]

Avs can terminate, it will just be a legal battle.

Odds are high he's going to an inpatient rehab place in the states. If he doesn't adhere, he won't be reinstated.

If so, there's a chance he says "f*** off i'm going back to Russia" and we can freely terminate.

 

[henchman21]

If so, there's a chance he says "f*** off i'm going back to Russia" and we can freely terminate.

Yuppers. What did I tell you about yeppers? I told you not to say that, remember that? Yeesh.

 

[ANewHope]

Mike Richards.

So we can settle at Nuke being our Voynov?

(Don't mind me, I'm hammered)

All that time wasted focusing on ages when we should have been focused on blow lol

 

[Garbageyuk]

Yuppers. What did I tell you about yeppers? I told you not to say that, remember that? Yeesh.

Came into this thread and this is the first thing I saw, without any context whatsoever and it’s funny as hell

 

[henchman21]

All that time wasted focusing on ages when we should have been focused on blow lol

Very accurate.

 

[Galactico]

Lol last time Nuke needed time off to go to rehab I was saying that it was so unprofessional and that he needed to get his shit together and everybody here was blasting me saying how “brave” it was of him.

Now a lot of y’all agree with me.

 

[Balthazar]

Nuke will fight for his contract for sure because he has no chance of making that money anywhere else.

He'll join any program he needs to in order to keep it.

 

[Cypher]

Can't imagine the players in the locker room will welcome back a 3rd time with open arms. Burned prime years of the core to win more cups. Screwed Parise of his last shot too.

 

[henchman21]

Can't imagine the players in the locker room will welcome back a 3rd time with open arms. Burned prime years of the core to win more cups. Screwed Parise of his last shot too.

Yeah but he's a Wild so F him.

 

[CharlesPuck]

Can't imagine the players in the locker room will welcome back a 3rd time with open arms. Burned prime years of the core to win more cups. Screwed Parise of his last shot too.

Who gives a f*** about Parise

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Lol last time Nuke needed time off to go to rehab I was saying that it was so unprofessional and that he needed to get his shit together and everybody here was blasting me saying how “brave” it was of him.

Now a lot of y’all agree with me.

Do you want a f***ing sticker or some shit?

 

[pockets]

thanks for f***n over the team again in the playoffs you piece of shit coke fiend.

 

[The Moops]

Burn or Goodwill my Nuke jersey?

 

[Galactico]

Do you want a f***ing sticker or some shit?

Yeah I do actually.

I deserve it for being the ONLY one here calling him out for being so unprofessional after he already had let the team down last playoffs while y’all were basically cheering him and saying how fantastic he was, that he should take all the time he needs, that you’ll be waiting for him with open arms, that it was absolutely no big deal for him to let the team down again and it was perfectly normal. So what changed now?

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Burn or Goodwill my Nuke jersey?

Strip the nameplate off and get a Hinote one slapped on. You could also opt for Kamensky (seriously consider this one too) or Hamilton (but why?).