Kevin Stevens doesn’t have to ride shotgun on the Valeri Nichushkin train, mind you. But he’d love it if somebody saved him a seat.
Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin skates through hats on the ice after his first ever hat trick after scoring an empty net goal late in the 3rd period to win game four 5-1 of the first round of the NHL playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, April 28, 2024. He’s never met Big Val. He’s rooting like crazy for him. One grew up in Massachusetts , the other nearThree decades ago, Stevens was — well, Val. Sort of.
Like Nichushkin, he played left wing on a line with one of the greatest centers of his generation — Mario Lemieux then,A collision with defenseman Rich Pilon in May 1993 rearranged his face and caused brain damage that would tear his career and personal life asunder. In and out of rehab. In and out of rosters. In and out of relationships. In and out of jail.
The Chu-Chu Train had everything working Sunday, using that monster-truck frame and watchmaker’s touch for a tip off a power-play laser from Cale Makar that put the Avs up 2-1. His second, cleaning up a rebound before Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck knew what hit him, made it 4-1 — putting Winnipeg a game away from elimination and sending Bucky to the bench after just 40 minutes.
Preach, brother. Six-foot-4 with six gears , 6-foot with seven gears , 6-4 with six gears ? Welcome to the party, pal. Best of luck. The Jets couldn’t skate with these guys, so they stabbed, poked, swung and flailed.
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