Player Discussion Rick Nash

[FLYLine27*]

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Rangers, unless they buy out Rick Nash, will have to protect him at the expansion draft. If the Rangers cannot convince Nash to waive his clause, will the team buy out the final year of his contract after the Cup finals?

Should be pretty easy to get him to waive it now...."Hey Nash, either waive it and we send you to a decent team, or we leave you unprotected and have fun playing for Vegas".

 

[NYRFAN218]

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Rangers, unless they buy out Rick Nash, will have to protect him at the expansion draft. If the Rangers cannot convince Nash to waive his clause, will the team buy out the final year of his contract after the Cup finals?

Why would the team buy out one of its best forwards?

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Should be pretty easy to get him to waive it now...."Hey Nash, either waive it and we send you to a decent team, or we leave you unprotected and have fun playing for Vegas".

That doesn't make sense, they can't leave him unprotected. That was their negotiating posture, not anymore.

 

[FLYLine27*]

That doesn't make sense, they can't leave him unprotected. That was their negotiating posture, not anymore.

Oops, you are right, I totally misunderstood it when I posted that.

 

[aemoreira1981]

Why would the team buy out one of its best forwards?

The other option is to protect him and expose one of the younger forwards like Chris Kreider or Mats Zuccarrello. Nash takes up a protection slot. If the Rangers don't want him occupying a slot, the only other option is to buy out his final season.

Also, the Rangers have been told they have to protect Dan Girardi, Marc Staal, and Henrik Lundqvist.

 

[NYRFAN218]

The other option is to protect him and expose one of the younger forwards like Chris Kreider or Mats Zuccarrello. Nash takes up a protection slot. If the Rangers don't want him occupying a slot, the only other option is to buy out his final season.

Protected: Kreider, Zuccarello, Nash, Miller, Zibanejad, Stepan, and Hayes.
Exempt: Buchnevich
Exposed: Fast, Lindberg, Jooris, Grabner, Pirri, etc.

There's no reason to buy out Nash.

 

[Irishguy42]

Having to protect Nash is literally a non issue, so long as one of LBerg/Pirri/Fast/Jooris is extended for purposes of exposing them for expansion along with Grabner.

Gorton/Rangers aren't dumb. They won't leave one of the Top 9 exposed.

 

[ZiGOODejad]

Why not right.

 

[Leetch66]

Geesh....wonder what Nash had for a pregame meal last night ?

 

[Irishguy42]

Nash was breaking in new skates. Maybe he's comfortable in them now

 

[Revel]

Thank God that puck was rolling around on Nash. No way he'd have gotten that backhand topside if it were laying flat.

 

[bl02]

Thank God that puck was rolling around on Nash. No way he'd have gotten that backhand topside if it were laying flat.

Haha was thinking same thing but still showed tremendous speed and control flying thru the middle like that. The crazy one is where he couldn't elevate the puck over a sprawling ward but it popped out the other end where vesey buried it into back of the net . As long as he's driving to the net I'm cognizant of the fact he's doesn't have pinpoint accuracy

 

[Revel]

Haha was thinking same thing but still showed tremendous speed and control flying thru the middle like that. The crazy one is where he couldn't elevate the puck over a sprawling ward but it popped out the other end where vesey buried it into back of the net . As long as he's driving to the net I'm cognizant of the fact he's doesn't have pinpoint accuracy

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing on the Vesey goal. Ward was down and Nash was on his forehand. Nash's arms were a little overextended, so he probably had trouble generating the lift he needed...but still, I was thinking to myself "how could he not lift that over Ward?". All's well that end well, though. Nash had one hell of a night, on both ends of the ice. He was everywhere.

 

[bl02]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing on the Vesey goal. Ward was down and Nash was on his forehand. Nash's arms were a little overextended, so he probably had trouble generating the lift he needed...but still, I was thinking to myself "how could he not lift that over Ward?". All's well that end well, though. Nash had one hell of a night, on both ends of the ice. He was everywhere.

Definitely alls well that ends well!
Last night he was flying . He wanted the puck in the third almost too selfish (which I think is a good thing most times)

 

[Leetch66]

Definitely alls well that ends well!
Last night he was flying . He wanted the puck in the third almost too selfish (which I think is a good thing most times)

He was superb in the 3rd . Pretty to watch . Backhander ... like Pat Hickey for those old enough to remember .

 

[Irishguy42]

Don't look now, but Nash is second on the team in points and goals. Seems to be heating up too.

 

[NYR2007]

not looking to dump on Nash but does anyone else thinks he takes the shortest shifts? i don't know what it is ... conditioning ??

But he is always the first one of the ice from his line .... really bothers me cause a lot of times he bails out on play just to make change

 

[Open Mind]

not looking to dump on Nash but does anyone else thinks he takes the shortest shifts? i don't know what it is ... conditioning ??

But he is always the first one of the ice from his line .... really bothers me cause a lot of times he bails out on play just to make change

I've noticed that for a few seasons. Short shifts, often breathing hard. I don't know what to make of it because he back checks pretty hard and does play both ends of the ice.

 

[Ori]

I would get Jacob Trouba for Nash for sure without hestitation, but not sure if Jets is interested in that though, Nash + Graves.
I really doubt that the Rangers org. will trying to resign him when his contract run out.
We need players who can improve in playoffs situation, and Nash is too soft like kitten fur unfortunately.
It`s not a dumb, but facts about the player.

 

[Vitto79]

There's going to be a window to make trades after the playoffs and before expansion

Also they can deal during the playoffs if need be

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

There's going to be a window to make trades after the playoffs and before expansion

Also they can deal during the playoffs if need be

Yes but players acquired after the deadline cannot play in the post-season

 

[Raspewtin]

The other option is to protect him and expose one of the younger forwards like Chris Kreider or Mats Zuccarrello. Nash takes up a protection slot. If the Rangers don't want him occupying a slot, the only other option is to buy out his final season.

Also, the Rangers have been told they have to protect Dan Girardi, Marc Staal, and Henrik Lundqvist.

This has been discussed before but it's literally a non issue.

7 F - Buch and Vesey Exempt

Mika, Miller, Kreider, Stepan, Zuccarello, Hayes, Nash. What's the problem?

 

[silverfish]

This has been discussed before but it's literally a non issue.

7 F - Buch and Vesey Exempt

Mika, Miller, Kreider, Stepan, Zuccarello, Hayes, Nash. What's the problem?

There are people who think we should be trying to protect Grabner over Nash. That's the problem.

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

There are people who think we should be trying to protect Grabner over Nash. That's the problem.

FO won't protect Grabner over Nash so it's not even an issue.

 

[Weltschmerz]

FO won't protect Grabner over Nash so it's not even an issue.

Also they can't because Nash has to be protected anyways.