With the trade deadline 2 weeks away, there is possibility that Columbus Blue Jackets cornerstone Rick Nash could be moving in the coming weeks. It could be the biggest deal as Nash was one of the top goal scoring players of the last decade.
Since Nash was drafted in 2002, he played his whole career with Blue Jackets, topping 30-plus mark six times and 40 twice for the team. However, the team was never able to give him a complementary center.
Blue Jackets is willing to listen to offers for the All-Star and the owner John P. McConnell, president Mike Priest, Howson, senior advisor Craig Patrick, interim coach Todd Richards and more met to discuss the club's plan before the deadline.
"None of this would or could be happening if Rick Nash didn't want it to happen....With a player of Nash's stature - a first overall draft pick, the face and identity of the Blue Jackets' franchise, a world-class talent and Canadian Olympian with an outstanding international hockey resume - there is no chance that Columbus general manager Scott Howson would get involved in any trade talk for Nash without the player's blessing," Bob McKenzie said on TSN.ca.
This season in NHL, the Blue Jackets was the worst team with 38 points and with a 16-34-6 overall record. In the 56 games Nash played, he scored 18 goals and made 21 assists for 39 points.
Nash had been offered to a few teams already and there has been much rumors going around about the star who has a potential to make an impact to whatever team that gets the deal.
