Looks like Nikishin is in bound before playoffs

[philit99]

Huge news, Nikishin may be on the roster soon.

[PNW_PantherMan]

 

[PNW_PantherMan]

I know the KHL isn't the NHL but the shot on this guy seems next level.  I can't wait to see him on the power play.

[PantherChris]

I mean i like it ONLY if Rod doesn't have him as a healthy extra or a seventh d not getting any minutes, it isn't worth burning an ELC year if he's not playing big minutes 

[PantherChris]

Not sure if anyone has seen this here but Nikishin was hurt in SKAs second to last regular season game last week....

 

https://x.com/Uggg_uggg/status/1903049371303723384?s=19

 

Hopefully minor 

[Panthers Fan 69]

5 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

Not sure if anyone has seen this here but Nikishin was hurt in SKAs second to last regular season game last week....

 

https://x.com/Uggg_uggg/status/1903049371303723384?s=19

 

Hopefully minor 

I think he was hit pretty hard in the balls. I’m serious. Haha. He will be ok. 

[Stumpy]

4 hours ago, PantherChris said:

Not sure if anyone has seen this here but Nikishin was hurt in SKAs second to last regular season game last week....

 

https://x.com/Uggg_uggg/status/1903049371303723384?s=19

 

Hopefully minor 

 

3 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

I think he was hit pretty hard in the balls. I’m serious. Haha. He will be ok. 

He got the imfamous Brett Pesce lower body injury...  

It got him out of his contract early, though. So, maybe we should thank the guy who shanked his crank!

[Stumpy]

Darling Nikki, come on down...

[carpanfan96]

On 3/24/2025 at 1:07 PM, PantherChris said:

I mean i like it ONLY if Rod doesn't have him as a healthy extra or a seventh d not getting any minutes, it isn't worth burning an ELC year if he's not playing big minutes 

The team has already agreed to burn a year of his elc. It's why he agreed to come over instead of resigning in the KHL again. Where he can make 5-6m AAV right now. I think he was already making a few million a season in the KHL on his current contract. 

[PantherChris]

14 hours ago, carpanfan96 said:

The team has already agreed to burn a year of his elc. It's why he agreed to come over instead of resigning in the KHL again. Where he can make 5-6m AAV right now. I think he was already making a few million a season in the KHL on his current contract. 

He wasn't gonna resign in the KHL if they didn't burn an ELC year that's nonsense lol he would have been leaving a TON of money on the table and permanently passing on the NHL.

[carpanfan96]

3 hours ago, PantherChris said:

He wasn't gonna resign in the KHL if they didn't burn an ELC year that's nonsense lol he would have been leaving a TON of money on the table and permanently passing on the NHL.

He could've gotten at least 6m AAV from SKA, probably even more tbh. They've paid top players big money before.

None the less, the team has already told him they would burn an ELC year so he gets his first contract sooner.