ImallinRU Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 He's actually a very underrated defensive player... his coach said so in Dallas. He's not a center like Malkin is, but I truly believe he has the skill set to become him. Horvat is likely to top out as a 3rd line center, 2nd liner if he's lucky. Nichushkin is ALREADY contributing at the NHL level and that's a lot more than many prospects in the past. Nichushkin will be given 1st/2nd line minutes to better his game. Watch out for the Russian bulldozer on Dallas.. Bo could've been our 3rd line centre VERY easily as well but Management made the RIGHT decision on sending him back so he can FULLY develop into the BEST player FOR YEARS TO COME....Not many 18yr olds play in the NHL, Guess why? Cause they develop better in juniors & play real minutes....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penaltykiller Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 What happened to Van after Malhotra left? Just out of curiosity, as i recall back to back first round exits. What happened to Nashville after Radulov left? Not a whole lot Nashville still played the same level of hockey, who's more valuable? Malhotra is a dime a dozen player... Nichushkin is a very special player. You hardly ever see a guy of his size and strength with the hands and knack for scoring he has... He drives to the net hard and does all the little things very well whether it be defensively or not.. The Dallas coach said he was very comfortable putting Nichushkin out in any situation... this is an NHL coach. He is a BULL to say the least. He's a tough SOB to knock off the puck also.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penaltykiller Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Bo could've been our 3rd line centre VERY easily as well but Management made the RIGHT decision on sending him back so he can FULLY develop into the BEST player FOR YEARS TO COME....Not many 18yr olds play in the NHL, Guess why? Cause they develop better in juniors & play real minutes....... Certain players develop differently... Nichushkin was playing against men before he was drafted in the KHL. He is a kid in a man's body. He's a freak of nature that would have finally gave this team some grit and effective secondary scoring/youth. He reminds me a lot of Lindros and those are BIG shoes to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I love how everyone who gets compared to a "two way" player is immediately labeled a one dimensional liability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 penaltykiller ImallinRU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I love how everyone who gets compared to a "two way" player is immediately labeled a one dimensional liability. Scouts identified his lack of defensive awareness and poor play making skills as his weakness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penaltykiller Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Scouts identified his lack of defensive awareness and poor play making skills as his weakness. And yet he's proving his good defensive abilities and play making in the NHL. Who woulda thought? Scouts aren't always right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 And yet he's proving his good defensive abilities and play making in the NHL. Who woulda thought? Scouts aren't always right. That's the slowest looking hockey I've seen in a long time. Oh, yeah...preseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredder Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Why can't people accept that the two players will be dominant forces in the nhl. This nichushkin kid ain't Crosby he's not gonna get 70 point his first season so stfu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penaltykiller Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 That's the slowest looking hockey I've seen in a long time. Oh, yeah...preseason That's actually the prospect tournament, but he's proved it against nhlers in the preseason too, yes. He drives to the net, creates rebounds for teammates, and is too strong to stop from doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Certain players develop differently... Nichushkin was playing against men before he was drafted in the KHL. He is a kid in a man's body. He's a freak of nature that would have finally gave this team some grit and effective secondary scoring/youth. He reminds me a lot of Lindros and those are BIG shoes to fill. Well, he's got 30 more lbs to put on if he want to be as big as Lindros, but if he continues to race along the boards like he does, he may end up with as many concussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Mike Halford @HalfordPHT Those of you that pegged Nichuskin for the Calder might want to note Dallas is starting him on a line with...Horcoff and Fiddler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 The thing that pisses me off the most is the 'Oh well lets wait and see 3 years down the road...' That is such a cope out. No doubt that we lost out on the better player here. 2 way players are literally a dime a dozen. Said before and I'll say it again. In three years Nichuhkin will still be in the NHL and Mike Gillis wont be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penaltykiller Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Good. He'll work his way up with dominant play. And you know WHY he's being started with them? Because they're grindy players that can put in garbage rebound goals that he creates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penaltykiller Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 The thing that pisses me off the most is the 'Oh well lets wait and see 3 years down the road...' That is such a cope out. No doubt that we lost out on the better player here. 2 way players are literally a dime a dozen. Said before and I'll say it again. In three years Nichuhkin will still be in the NHL and Mike Gillis wont be. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 The thing that pisses me off the most is the 'Oh well lets wait and see 3 years down the road...' That is such a cope out. No doubt that we lost out on the better player here. 2 way players are literally a dime a dozen. Said before and I'll say it again. In three years Nichuhkin will still be in the NHL and Mike Gillis wont be. 2way players are a dime a dozen eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Jones Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 sHuuDlveZz DrftedDD K00pitarZ111 Z0mg K0p17a|2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImallinRU Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 That's actually the prospect tournament, but he's proved it against nhlers in the preseason too, yes. He drives to the net, creates rebounds for teammates, and is too strong to stop from doing so. Until he runs into Chara Weber Seabrook Byfuglien etc. Do they have those D in the KHL? He might not be driving so hard towards the net but most likely driving into the ice against those boys & many many more in this league......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absent Canuck Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 It's not just the KHL. It's his character too. One of the big reason he dropped to the 10th is because he refused to finish the tests in the draft. That combine with the KHL is the big reason why he dropped so much. but honestly, I don't see him going as that high even if there is no KHL. His skill is there, but it's a bit one dimensional. It's pretty difficult to pass on Monahan over NIschushkin .. Good points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImallinRU Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 The thing that pisses me off the most is the 'Oh well lets wait and see 3 years down the road...' That is such a cope out. No doubt that we lost out on the better player here. 2 way players are literally a dime a dozen. Said before and I'll say it again. In three years Nichuhkin will still be in the NHL and Mike Gillis wont be. M.Richards, Bergeron, Toews are dime a dozen??? Wow can we get a dozen of them PLEASE!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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