Rick Nash potentially available
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maplesyrup
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Corn Flake said:
That's what I'm thinking too... Really, while not a slam dunk, there's a strong chance you'd be getting a Nash who some might feel would be more deserving of his cap hit.
maplesyrup
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#bluejackets GM Howson was given a list of #NHL teams Rick Nash would potentially lift his n/m clause to go. Believed 2 be a very short list
by RealKyper via twitter 3:54 PM
You know, it wouldn't surprise me at all if we weren't on that list anyway. :-\
by RealKyper via twitter 3:54 PM
You know, it wouldn't surprise me at all if we weren't on that list anyway. :-\
Andy007
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I can't imagine, after trading 1st rounders and top prosepcts, that Columbus would want to settle for a package for Nash centering around players of the Kadri, Kulemin, Aulie calibre, not to mention mid level 1st round picks.
Which leads me to wonder- would Kessel's name ever enter the picture? What if it was a scenerio wherein Carter would come over with Nash? I think an argument can be made that Kessel alone has more value right now than Nash.. Would anyone do a trade involving Kessel that brought back Nash or Nash+?
Which leads me to wonder- would Kessel's name ever enter the picture? What if it was a scenerio wherein Carter would come over with Nash? I think an argument can be made that Kessel alone has more value right now than Nash.. Would anyone do a trade involving Kessel that brought back Nash or Nash+?
maplesyrup
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Sarge said:
*bump*
... Or Bernier, plus, plus...
FWIW...
Eklund Hockey Buzz Eklund
Nash to Kings looks done
6 minutes ago
I know... it's the idiot, but...
LA would make a lot of sense.
bustaheims
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Sarge said:
According to him, it's Bernier, Penner, Hunter and a pick. So, nowhere close to enough for Howson to even consider presenting it to ownership for approval.
maplesyrup
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bustaheims said:
I wouldn't think so either.
Eklund is saying it's Penner, Hunter, Bernier, and a pick. That'd be a bigger fleecing than the Phaneuf deal.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
Which is, of course, how we know there's absolutely no truth to it.
bustaheims said:
Definitely.
bustaheims
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Seriously. Nash isn't going to be moved today. The market for him is really just beginning to form. Up until a few days ago, according to Bob McKenzie, Columbus was saying he was completely unavailable. Heck, I'll go as far as to say that he won't be dealt before the deadline. This could be the biggest move of Scott Howson's career - it could make or break him as an NHL executive going forward. He's not going to rush the process. He's going to take as much time as he feels he has to mull over all the offers, try to negotiate for better returns and consider whether or not he actually has something he can present to Blue Jackets' ownership for approval with risking walking out with a pink slip. If Nash gets moved (and, I still say that's a big if), it almost certainly won't be until the draft.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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I agree with you for the most part Busta, but there is that Holmgren factor, he traded Richards and Carter without many knowing they where both realistically available for any considerable period of time, Howson could do the same here potentially.
I doubt he will though.
I doubt he will though.
maplesyrup
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bustaheims said:
Yeah, I can't disagree with that. I mean, or Nash to be moved in the next 13 days, the return has to just humongo.
bustaheims
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WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:
Well, that was a slightly different scenario. I mean, we don't really know how long they been having discussions with teams about Richards and Carter, we just have an idea of how things went down on the day the moves were made. For all we know, they could have been planting the seeds to those deals for weeks. In this case, we have on pretty good authority that the Blue Jackets haven't been entertaining discussions on Nash. Secondly, that was in the summer, when it's always easier to move a big contract - the cap is less restrictive (the 10% summer overage, contracts days from expiring, no worries about upsetting chemistry, etc), whereas, now we're talking mid-season. If for no other reason, the timing of the Philly deals and what's going on with Nash make them very different situations.
bustaheims
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Sarge said:
Of course. Outside of the unlikely event of someone presenting Columbus with a deal they simply cannot refuse, I just don't see anything getting done in the next 2 weeks. I just don't see the desire or necessity to do so from the Blue Jackets' side of things.
Seymore Pucks
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Lucic won't be going anywhere.Sarge said:
Sudafederov
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Helene Elliott @helenenothelen
Kings source sez no truth to recent rumor that Nash is coming to LA
Kings source sez no truth to recent rumor that Nash is coming to LA