Nov. 10th: Gushchin’s first recall of the 2025-26 campaign will end without an NHL appearance. Earlier today, the Avalanche announced that they’ve reassigned Gushchin to AHL Colorado. Per the new rules regarding paper transactions, Gushchin will have to play in one game for the Eagles before he’s eligible to return to the NHL.
Nov. 8th: The Avalanche have brought up some extra forward depth heading into their game tonight in Edmonton. The team announced (Twitter link) that they have recalled winger Daniil Gushchin from AHL Colorado. They had two open roster spots prior to the move.
The 23-year-old was acquired from San Jose back in late July in exchange for winger Oskar Olausson in a change-of-scenery swap for a pair of players who had slid down their former employer’s depth chart. Gushchin then signed a one-year, two-way contract that same day that pays $775K in the NHL and $150K in the minors with a guaranteed payout of $200K.
It’s the second recall of the season for Gushchin although the first one only lasted two days and he didn’t see any NHL action during that time. He has been quite productive with the Eagles in the early going this season, notching nine goals (tied for the league lead) and two assists in a dozen games.
Gushchin has 18 career NHL appearances under his belt over parts of three seasons with the Sharks. In those outings, he has a respectable two goals and three assists while averaging 13:14 of playing time. We’ll see if he has a chance to add to those totals on this recall.
I would’ve liked to have seen Gushchin in the line-up against Vancouver to give Nelson a game off to re-evaluate his game.