Byrral
Registered User
I wanted to wait until the ceremony was over to voice my opinion on Rick Nash. He is the only player to date to be drafted by Columbus that has made as serious an impact to the team in the way that he did. I also appreciate his service to the team, to the community and to his desire to call Columbus his home.
But that's where it ends for me.
In my mind other players have made bigger impacts to the team on the ice than he ever did. Was he really a person that made that much of a contribution to the game of hockey in the city of Columbus to deserve this highest honor? This honor is not asking if he is the greatest player to ever wear a CBJ uniform (Fedorov doesn't count) but does he deserve getting his jersey in the rafters for his contibutions. I'm not convinced.
And this is all I am going to post on this subject because I refuse to get into a pointless battle over whether this should have been done or not and ultimately it's only my opinion and not my decision. But couldn't the organization have recognized him (deserved) without putting his jersey in the rafters. I think this went a step too far.
Saying that:
Congrats to Rick, his family and anyone else who contributed to this honor.
But that's where it ends for me.
In my mind other players have made bigger impacts to the team on the ice than he ever did. Was he really a person that made that much of a contribution to the game of hockey in the city of Columbus to deserve this highest honor? This honor is not asking if he is the greatest player to ever wear a CBJ uniform (Fedorov doesn't count) but does he deserve getting his jersey in the rafters for his contibutions. I'm not convinced.
And this is all I am going to post on this subject because I refuse to get into a pointless battle over whether this should have been done or not and ultimately it's only my opinion and not my decision. But couldn't the organization have recognized him (deserved) without putting his jersey in the rafters. I think this went a step too far.
Saying that:
Congrats to Rick, his family and anyone else who contributed to this honor.