Forward Valeri Nichushkin suffered a setback in his return from a lower-body injury and doesn't figure to be back in the ...

The Colorado Avalanche remain without key forward Valeri Nichushkin, and that absence is going to continue for longer than ...

Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin (lower body) has suffered a setback in his recovery from injury and is considered week-to-week. Nichushkin, who has been out since Dec. 31, returned to full ...

Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin will not play Thursday ... please don’t make Nuggets’ mistakes. Pay Mikko Rantanen. Help Cale Makar. Don’t break up the band.

Mikko Rantanen belongs to the elite of the National Hockey League ... Devon Toews has an annual salary of $7.25 million until 2031, Valeri Nichushkin has a contract that pays him $6.145 million until ...

Valeri Nichushkin skated before practice ... please don’t make Nuggets’ mistakes. Pay Mikko Rantanen. Help Cale Makar. Don’t break up the band. Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche blow early ...

Mikko Rantanen belongs to the elite of the National ... Devon Toews has an annual salary of $7.25 million until 2031, Valeri Nichushkin has a contract that pays him $6.145 million until the ...

If he can't play Thursday versus the Sabres, the Avalanche will likely need to call up another forward. Mikko Rantanen would probably return to the top line to cover Nichushkin's potential absence.

With Nichushkin on the shelf, Mikko Rantanen will likely move up to the first line, though Jonathan Drouin could be an option as well.

Mikko Rantanen. What do all four of those players ... strength -- the five-man buzzsaw unit of MacKinnon, Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar, and Devon Toews -- it provides the lineup with ...