Valeri Nichushkin still seems like a rookie to some. You'd be hard pressed to think of a more polarizing figure for the Dallas Stars.
When the Dallas Stars drafted Valeri Nichushkin 10th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft, we all thought we were getting Ivan Drago. Three years later, and you're probably hearing fans argue that we got Boris Badenov instead.
On the surface, it doesn't look good. His first season here in Dallas, he tallied 14 goals and 20 assists after playing 536 minutes with Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin.