While a lot of focus has been placed on the Dallas Stars’ 2014 first round pick, their top choice from just a year earlier, Valeri Nichushkin, has also split the fanbase pretty heavily. The forward has struggled to put up points so far this season after returning from the KHL, which has led to less ice time in key situations such as in last Saturday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche:
“I thought he was having a fine game, but we’re down 1-0, and I wanted to play some forwards that I thought were going more,” Stars coach Jim Montgomery said earlier this week.