I really hope they're smart enough to walk away from Nash. He's having a great year, and will be offered $3m+ from lots of teams, but this is the first time in his career that he put up better than 4th line numbers- and he'll be 29 when he signs his next contract.
Is this just a desperate money-push season or is he one of those oh so rare, super late bloomers like Mike Knuble?
Even if he is just a late bloomer, he's going to get 3 and 4 year offers. Do we want to block Frederic and JFK for the next 3-4 years? Honestly, I think JFK needs another 1/2 to full season in the minors but I still wouldn't offer Riley a 3 year deal. They still have Backes who can play C and be a stop gap until one of the kids are ready. Plus, they have more wing prospects than you can shake a stick at. Wouldn't it be better for the organization to get Backes back to C so they can get some of Bjork, Donato, Cehlarik, etc back into the lineup?