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Originally Posted by playmaker
The only reason why Nichushkin is not projected no.1 this year is IMHO the russian factor.
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1:22 - fantastic setup
2:28 - one man show
3:12 - huge hit in KHL from 17-year old
3:22 - nothing special at the first glance but this is totally Jagr-like puck control and shot
It's hard to tell whether he played LW in all those games as I see him flying around everywhere.
If we could somehow get both Monahan and Nichushkin - that would be a combo you can built your team around. Big canadian two-way centre with leadership abilities + big flying superskilled russian => that is exactly what every GM wants in the 1st line.
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I've seen him listed as RW some places, and in most of those highlights he is making plays from the right side of the offensive zone. A lot of Russian players (Ovechkin for example) play either wing with equal abilities.
Nichushkin reminds me of Malkin in stature. His skating stride is a bit lower-centre-of-gravity. He looks a bit faster too. Looks like a true power forward with skill and size. I likey.