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Valeri Nichushkin · Suspension (Out)

Skaters
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.50	2.23
ADP	175.96	159.74
OFF	20	26
B2B	8	8
PROJ	515.00	588.00
G	20	23
AST	27	37
PTS	47	60
PIM	65	12
SOG	220	203
HIT	154	79
BLK	39	43

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Draft Sam Bennett or Evander Kane Draft Sam Bennett or Mathew Barzal Draft Sam Bennett or Morgan Rielly Draft Sam Bennett or Jon Marchessault Draft Sam Bennett or Andrei Kuzmenko	Draft Valeri Nichushkin or Rickard Rakell Draft Valeri Nichushkin or Martin Necas Draft Valeri Nichushkin or Bryan Rust Draft Valeri Nichushkin or Troy Terry Draft Valeri Nichushkin or Owen Tippett

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Season Statistics
PROJ	458.9	486.2
G	20	28
AST	21	25
PTS	41	53
PIM	100	22
SOG	171	158
HIT	141	64
BLK	43	24

Recent News
	The various contributions of Sam Bennett to the Panthers' Game 1 Stanley Cup Final win Published June 14th, 2024 via AOL Sam Bennett Extends Point Streak To Six Games Published June 14th, 2024 Panthers' Sam Bennett: Tallies in win Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Sam Bennett identifies 23 reasons why the Panthers are on verge of sweeping Oilers Published June 13th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Sasha Barkov, Sam Bennett: Florida Panthers A Win From the Stanley Cup, Win Game 3 of SCF Published June 13th, 2024 via BVM Sports Sam Bennett extends Panthers' lead - The Athletic Published June 13th, 2024 via The New York Times How About Some Conn Smythe Love for Sam Bennett? Published June 12th, 2024 via MSN Bruins Enemy Sam Bennett Cheapshots Oilers Star Published June 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports	What's next for Avalanche and Valeri Nichushkin? Here are some possibilities Published June 9th, 2024 via The Denver Post Valeri Nichushkin to take part in Russian hockey league this summer Published June 5th, 2024 via Dose.ca Big decision looming for Colorado Avalanche and Valeri Nichushkin Published June 4th, 2024 via Daily Faceoff NHL rumors: Avalanche's Valeri Nichushkin 'complication' to Jonathan Drouin free agency Published June 4th, 2024 via ClutchPoints 'Massive piece of our on-ice puzzle': How the loss of Valeri Nichushkin impacts the Avalanche Published May 30th, 2024 via The Hockey News Navigating the uncertainty of Jonathan Drouin's new deal and Valeri Nichushkin's suspension Published May 28th, 2024 via Mile High Sports Avs' GM Breaks Silence on 6-Month-Suspended Valeri Nichushkin Published May 24th, 2024 via Heavy.com Avs GM addresses Valeri Nichushkin's $49000000 contract termination after forward's reported failed drug test Published May 23rd, 2024 via Sportskeeda

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