Canes are actively working to bring Nikishin over. Hoping to finalize plans before the draft, if possible.
Given all the turnover we can expect this summer, this would be a potentially huge development for the team going into next year. The kid is the real deal.
if only Orlov could be traded that would be perfection
oooriole09
It’s stuff like this that should help folks calm down and not press the panic button on next season.
I think there’s more internal, cheap solutions than folks are crediting. Filling out the bottom (or in this case higher) parts of the roster with cheap controllable talent does nothing but free up cap to tackle the rest of the roster. If Nikishin comes over, that absolutely makes the offseason job significantly easier.
Spartanlegion117
Bust out the check book Tom, Donnys going shopping!
bk00pi
Raleigh quickly becoming New Moscow
#FreeNikishin
macaroni_3000
I always figured it would be the 25-26 season, but next year certainly would be a welcome development.
ryanc_1
Media has been wanting us to fall apart so bad, meanwhile Donny is cookin😮💨🔥😮💨
ShittyFrogMeme
Him coming over would radically change the off-season plans for the defense. Interesting.
Working_Prune_512
Ok trade Anderson for him
bkn6136
I doubt it happens for next year, based on how conversations have gone in the past. I’ve viewed Orlov as our bridge to him – but it would be a pleasant surprise to start things 1 year earlier.
ChartOld3557
Slavin – Burns
Nikishin – Morrow
Orlov – Chatty
Honestly I’m more interested in what happens on the blue line since the right side is also a clusterfuck. Don’t think Burns is a number 1 so I think we will see more moves. Wouldn’t mind the third and second swapping either since chatty and Orlov were super solid.
If we commit to these two rookies we may be able to save money for our forwards.
Dismal_Estate_4612
He would need a release from his KHL contract since there’s no way to buy him out due to sanctions (I also don’t think NHL teams could buy out Russian players previously, but not 100% sure on that – there was no agreement in place between NHL/KHL but I can’t remember if that precluded clubs making individual deals.)
Cylinsier
I’m going to set my expectations extremely, extremely low for this happening. If it does I will be pleasantly surprised, but my assumption is there is no way we pry him away before his contract is up sadly.
*If* we did, it’s hard not to be excited for how that impacts other contract talks. We part ways respectfully with Skjei *and* Pesce and maybe consider a buyout for Kotkaniemi. Morrow comes in and can kinda rotate with whoever the 7D ends up being if he looks not quite ready for primetime, but Nikishin is clearly ready day one. I love me some KK but we can’t deny that we made it as far as we did without him being any kind of real impact and we’re good on forward options. So you take all that money and that gets you Jake, Seth, and probably most of Noesen, Teuvo, Marty, Chatty, and Drury if you want those guys. Depending on how those talks go there might even be enough leftover to secure Necas. That roster looks fucking strong for next season. I like that roster a lot. And are some of those guys replaceable, do we have prospects ready to replace them? Sure, we do, which makes it even less stressful to worry about if some don’t come back, I am just a really big believer in continuity raising a roster’s potential.
It’s obvious why this scenario is so enticing and I hope it works. But I am not holding my breath. My suggestion is we either have to spend some money on at least one of Skjei and Pesce to keep the defense competitive, or we’re going to have a potential “down” year while we play a bad pairing waiting another year for Nik.
SokkasBoomerang3
If Nikishin comes:
Bye Skjei, bye TDA, and hello Pesce and Chatfield throwing some $$ at you to stay
If Nikishin doesn’t come: Chatty you’re still gonna be a Cane, TDA… you’re… a cane…, Pesce/Skjei we’ll try but suspect that you guys will probably walk
Jumpy-Acadia4559
This would be huge. Would save money on defense for sure.
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if only Orlov could be traded that would be perfection
It’s stuff like this that should help folks calm down and not press the panic button on next season.
I think there’s more internal, cheap solutions than folks are crediting. Filling out the bottom (or in this case higher) parts of the roster with cheap controllable talent does nothing but free up cap to tackle the rest of the roster. If Nikishin comes over, that absolutely makes the offseason job significantly easier.
Bust out the check book Tom, Donnys going shopping!
Raleigh quickly becoming New Moscow
#FreeNikishin
I always figured it would be the 25-26 season, but next year certainly would be a welcome development.
Media has been wanting us to fall apart so bad, meanwhile Donny is cookin😮💨🔥😮💨
Him coming over would radically change the off-season plans for the defense. Interesting.
Ok trade Anderson for him
I doubt it happens for next year, based on how conversations have gone in the past. I’ve viewed Orlov as our bridge to him – but it would be a pleasant surprise to start things 1 year earlier.
Slavin – Burns
Nikishin – Morrow
Orlov – Chatty
Honestly I’m more interested in what happens on the blue line since the right side is also a clusterfuck. Don’t think Burns is a number 1 so I think we will see more moves. Wouldn’t mind the third and second swapping either since chatty and Orlov were super solid.
If we commit to these two rookies we may be able to save money for our forwards.
He would need a release from his KHL contract since there’s no way to buy him out due to sanctions (I also don’t think NHL teams could buy out Russian players previously, but not 100% sure on that – there was no agreement in place between NHL/KHL but I can’t remember if that precluded clubs making individual deals.)
I’m going to set my expectations extremely, extremely low for this happening. If it does I will be pleasantly surprised, but my assumption is there is no way we pry him away before his contract is up sadly.
*If* we did, it’s hard not to be excited for how that impacts other contract talks. We part ways respectfully with Skjei *and* Pesce and maybe consider a buyout for Kotkaniemi. Morrow comes in and can kinda rotate with whoever the 7D ends up being if he looks not quite ready for primetime, but Nikishin is clearly ready day one. I love me some KK but we can’t deny that we made it as far as we did without him being any kind of real impact and we’re good on forward options. So you take all that money and that gets you Jake, Seth, and probably most of Noesen, Teuvo, Marty, Chatty, and Drury if you want those guys. Depending on how those talks go there might even be enough leftover to secure Necas. That roster looks fucking strong for next season. I like that roster a lot. And are some of those guys replaceable, do we have prospects ready to replace them? Sure, we do, which makes it even less stressful to worry about if some don’t come back, I am just a really big believer in continuity raising a roster’s potential.
It’s obvious why this scenario is so enticing and I hope it works. But I am not holding my breath. My suggestion is we either have to spend some money on at least one of Skjei and Pesce to keep the defense competitive, or we’re going to have a potential “down” year while we play a bad pairing waiting another year for Nik.
If Nikishin comes:
Bye Skjei, bye TDA, and hello Pesce and Chatfield throwing some $$ at you to stay
If Nikishin doesn’t come:
Chatty you’re still gonna be a Cane, TDA… you’re… a cane…, Pesce/Skjei we’ll try but suspect that you guys will probably walk
This would be huge. Would save money on defense for sure.
Wow, would love to be a fly on the Donny’s wall