Valeri Nichushkin
Columbus Blue Jackets · RW · Age 31
C Underpaid by $746K a year
Cap hit vs expected
Cap hit $6.1M
Expected $6.9M
Production
| Season | GP | G | A | P | +/- | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 16:26 |
| 2025-26 | 72 | 17 | 32 | 49 | +9 | 17:44 |
Contract
- Cap hit
- $6.1M
- Type
- UFA
- Term
- 8 years
- Years remaining
- 4
- Expiry
- 2030
- Clauses
- NMC, M-NTC
- Source
- Link
Summary
The Columbus Blue Jackets pay Valeri Nichushkin $6.1M. Measured against $6.9M of expected value, that makes this contract a bargain of $746K a year — a C.
Grade trend
Comparable contracts
- Pavel Dorofeyev $11M F
- Simon Holmstrom $3.6M A
- Tyson Foerster $3.8M A
- JJ Peterka $7.7M C
- Jackson Blake $5.6M B