DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin took strides to take ... for him and proud that he put in the work." Added teammate Logan O’Connor: "Anyone that goes through that personal adversity, it’s hard ...

DENVER -- Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said the pregame news of forward Valeri Nichushkin being ... "Again, we treat it just like [Logan O'Connor] -- injured, done for the year.

DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado Avalanche ... you can say he’s the best in the world,” forward Logan O’Connor said. “Just a big-body forward out there for us.