{"id":1441,"date":"2016-09-19T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T20:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2016-09-19T17:45:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:45:54","slug":"nichushkin-linked-khl-fleishman-signs-pto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/09\/19\/nichushkin-linked-khl-fleishman-signs-pto\/","title":{"rendered":"Valeri Nichushkin linked to KHL, Tomas Fleishmann PTO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Dallas Stars<\/strong> and restricted free agent <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nichuva01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valeri Nichushkin<\/a><\/strong> do not appear to be closer to a contract, and the KHL could be an option for the club&#8217;s 10th overall selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/galkevich32?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@galkevich32<\/a> Valeri Nichushkin is set to sign 2-year deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CSKA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CSKA<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#KHL<\/a>. CSKA has just acquired rights for him <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Stars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IgorEronko\/status\/777893647241080833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/777966083731062784<\/p>\n<h2>Nichushkin linked to KHL<\/h2>\n<p>This could be a leverage move or maybe where there is smoke there is fire. The big Russian has appeared in 166 games for the Stars over the previous three seasons and averaged under 15 minutes of ice time. Nichushkin player over 50 percent of the time with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/janmama02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mattias Janmark<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/spezzja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Spezza<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bennja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Benn<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/seguity01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Seguin<\/a><\/strong>. Linemates do not appear on the surface to be the issue. With only nine goals and 20 assists in 79 games last year, the salary demands need to match with on-ice production.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from Igor Eronko, Nichushkin is apparently unhappy with Lindy Ruff as coach.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per source Nichushkin doesn&#39;t want to play for Lindy Ruff. Although he wants to return to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Stars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Stars<\/a> someday.Ruff&#39;s contract is for 2 more years<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IgorEronko\/status\/777894260007923712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Fleischmann on PTO<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fleisto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tomas Fleischmann<\/a><\/strong> will join the <strong>Minnesota Wild<\/strong> on a professional tryout, according to the Wild.\u00a0The 32-year-old left winger was offered a contract with the <strong>Montreal Canadiens<\/strong>\u00a0after a PTO last summer. He was traded during the season to the\u00a0<strong>Chicago Blackhawks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mnwild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mnwild<\/a> has invited forward Tom\u00e1\u0161 Fleischmann to training camp on a PTO. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7nR7ncuuDK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/7nR7ncuuDK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mnwild\/status\/777919338900819969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After a career year with the <strong>Florida Panters<\/strong> in 2011-12 recording 27 goals and 34 assists, Fleischmann&#8217;s production has been nearly cut in half. The last two years were spent between four teams: Florida,Montreal, Chicago and the <strong>Anaheim\u00a0Ducks<\/strong>. Last year, his time in Montreal and Chicago combined for 14 goals, 11 assists in 76 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The Wild look fairly set on the left wing, but a Fleischmann could prove to be a\u00a0depth player for Minnesota. He likely will not return to the form of 2011-12, but could add skill to the Wild&#8217;s middle-six.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/519637940\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.161616% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/519637940?et=EvA6z7T0Qy1HO0qKOOcssA&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=YY-aT3C9sYsDfZ1xyz00BDnl69blAmtfGCFykpz3TXg=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Stars and restricted free agent Valeri Nichushkin do not appear to be closer to a contract, and the KHL could be an option for the club&#8217;s 10th overall selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. According to @galkevich32 Valeri Nichushkin is set to sign 2-year deal with #CSKA of the #KHL. 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