Nash was ready to depart, maybe sooner than it actually played out. Maybe he could have been moved for even more of a package. Despite rampant trade rumors, the Blue Jackets keep Nash and they eventually hit the ice in January after the lockout ends. And of course was the season in which Columbus and Pittsburgh battled to a grueling six-game series that saw the teams trade leads back and forth. Brandon Dubinsky scored six points in the series and his game-four game-tying goal with Nash scored three career playoff points — one goal — in four career Blue Jackets playoff games.
Does he instead come up with the clutch goal in one of those Penguins playoff games, in place of Dubinsky? How does ultimately not trading for Anisimov then impact the Saad deal years later who then links to the Panarin trade? Does Nash stay in Columbus throughout the years, largely seeing his talent go wasted or does Columbus still ultimately get to the playoffs and even go further than the first round?
Can you imagine Nash still on the team when they bring in Dubois and putting Atkinson among the trio? And then you wonder just how much all of the buildup to this point impacts what actually happened at the trade deadline.
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Stories Schedule Roster Stats. Revisiting the Rick Nash saga, events that led to trade, and what if he never left? New, comments. Should all go as planned and Foligno remain healthy, the Mar. McConnell said in a team release. Nash is the first former Blue Jackets player to have his number retired by the franchise, after he was drafted first overall by Columbus in and became the franchise leader in games played , goals , assists and points The Jackets also raised a No.
Whatever they need done is going to come to me. Nash finished his career a season ago with Boston, where he was traded at the deadline after having spent five-plus seasons with the New York Rangers. The team moved up to draft him No. A year later, in , he scored 41 goals, a mark still tied for the franchise record and a total that allowed him to win the Rocket Richard trophy for most in the NHL that season.
He quickly was a star , filling highlight reels, and soon was a captain, leading the team to its first-ever playoff appearance during the season, even scoring the goal that would clinch the postseason spot. Nash still holds the Blue Jackets record for games played , is well ahead of anyone else in all three major scoring categories , and made five All-Star Games and two of his three Olympic appearances as a Blue Jacket.
Through it all, his name became synonymous with Blue Jackets hockey, and the chance to return to the organization has given him a front-row seat to see the current development of the franchise. It's what Columbus hockey fans deserve.
Now, Nash joins the organization and has the opportunity to help keep that momentum growing. Enter Search Term. Use arrows to navigate between autocomplete results.
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