Russian strikerColorado avalanche » Valery Nichushkin on air, “” said he intended to sign an NHL contract. The athlete also spoke about his first training after the operation and shared his plans for the new season.
Over the summer, Nichushkin signed a new contract with Colorado for eight years, with a salary of more than $6 million a year. The Russian played with an ankle injury in the last game of the Stanley Cup series, in which his team won the trophy.
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– We warmed up, carefully went out on the ice, it was painful. They climbed a little, worked with their hands. After the operation, a total of 9.5 days passed. I will fly there almost back to back. Too bad the injury prevented me from coming back quickly, the plan was to rest for two weeks and ride quietly.
I plan to return for the start of the season. If the plaque gets in the way, they can’t do anything with the skate, so they’ll have to remove it and miss another six weeks. But we will know before the start of the season.
When I came here, I practically didn’t leave the house for two weeks, you can’t go anywhere on crutches. As soon as he began to feel better, he flew to Chelyabinsk, but spent little time there.
What about the Stanley Cup? We are trying to get it through the union to be given to Dubai. In fact, they give it to Europe, but some of my relatives do not have a Schengen visa. If they don’t give it now, we won’t ask for it in Europe.
When Russians join the team, it’s a big plus, especially Georgiev is a goalkeeper, and I like to shoot after training, we will work together.
I have to justify my contract. I understand that the signed agreement does not guarantee that you cannot play well. The contract needs to be worked out, I want to win back with the money they gave me,” Nichushkin said on the show “Everything for the Match!
The Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2001 in the 2021-22 season, beating Tampa Bay 4-2 in the series. Nichushkin scored 9 goals and had 6 assists in the NHL playoffs.
Source : MatchTV
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