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Nichushkin has already entered the Colorado! Champion of Russia NHL plays at the level of McDavid
This is very cool: just two Russians in the top three scorers in the world’s major hockey league.
After Valery Nichushkin won the Stanley Cup with the Colorados and then knocked himself out of an eight-year, $6,125 million cap-hit deal, many thought the Russian forward would play at ease now that his life contract had already been signed.
However, Valery himself in his interview said that this money still needs to be worked out, so the mood of the Russians was very serious. Before Colorado, there were difficult stages in Nichushkin’s career, so Valery is highly qualified, that since now fate has given such a chance, it is necessary to hold on to him and not let him go.
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It is noteworthy that before the current regular season, the overall striker healed a severe leg injury, walked on the bones, but still got in shape and reached his previous level. It is enough just to see how the hockey player started.
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Today in Denver, on the ice of the Ball Arena, another meeting was held as part of the regular NHL, in which the current champion of the Colorado Avalanche is the Seattle Kraken championship. The match ended with the victory of the guests in regular time with a score of 3:2.
Russian striker Avalanche Valery Nichushkin scored in a match of two-way passes to Evan Rodriguez and Bowen Byram. Thus, the Russians ended up with 10 points – five goals and five assists. A native of Chezvezdlyabinsk caught up with NHL super Connor McDavid in the NHL scorer race and shares second place in the league with the Edmonton captain in this indicator.
Just imagine, Nichushkin is the first player in Colorado history with 10 points in five games at the start of the season, so Valery can already be proud of himself. In addition, the striker became the first player in Colorado history (season 1995/1996) to achieve such a result at the start.
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In the history of the franchise (taking into account the achievements of Quebec), Nichushkin became the fourth player. The Nordiques scored Peteryastny (1987/1988 – 13 points in five games, 1982/1983 – 11), Michel Goulet (1983/1984 – 12, 1987/1988 – 12) and Joe Sakic (1992/1993 – 12).
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“The transformation of Nichushkin can be compared with the conversion of Cinderella. Although he himself said that he would turn into a knight on ice. I wonder how Valery himself survived that series of 91 matches in a row without goals? This is an example of courage, dedication and love for hockey, as well as character. For many guys who want to become hockey players and achieve something in life, these examples should be coaches. Maybe this is also necessary for adults who are unable to do something.
The fact that Nichushkin is well done and that now everyone is proud of him is a fact. Did they love him when he failed to score 91 matches in a row? We defend: “Well, yes, there is such a hockey player.” We are proud of Valera for the fact that he was able to survive this and set a very good example. An example is a specific situation in life. When you talk about the fact that there is such a hockey player Nichushkin, who died a feat for himself, did not give up and did not fly into space now, this is one thing. Another thing is that you need to prove your strength in training and cool games in order to be believed in. And you can’t stop. You have to be courageous and dedicated to hockey. And then you will be respected, ”said the honored coach of Russia Yuri Novikov.
Valery Nichushkin
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Indeed, the current achievements of the Chelyabinsk citizen are pleasantly surprising. Keeping pace with McDavid himself – you must admit, it’s worth a lot. Even more pleasant is that there are now three Russian hockey players in the top three scorers in the NHL. The thing is that Rangers forward Artemy Panarin is on the first line, who has 11 (3 + 8) points in five matches. So hang on guys!