Hmm, Nash isn't on par with Gretzky, Esposito and those incestuous Hulls. Good thing about that standard is it narrows down the FA pool to no one. Saves you a ton of time and money. And we all know that it's cap space that gets you a cup.
It means that those of you that think Nash is going to be born again IN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF NEW YORK!!!...well, slim to none chance that happens. So $7.8 million cap hit, plus the loss of assets isn't even close to worth it for a 59 point player.
It means that those of you that think Nash is going to be born again IN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF NEW YORK!!!...well, slim to none chance that happens. So $7.8 million cap hit, plus the loss of assets isn't even close to worth it for a 59 point player.
Say no to Nash.
Ovechkin scored 65 points last year I guess he sucks too
Nash has international success with Richards. All you can do is look at stats. Tell me how he is exactly declining. Without saying his stats are. How is he high maintenance? Because he was playing with dog **** all year?
International success? OK, let's commit to an albatross contract based off a two-week exhibition almost a decade ago. Brilliant logic.
If a guy plays with max effort 100 pct of the time (which Nash doesn't) but the results aren't there, its called a decline. Whether its a decline in stats or effort or motivation, its still a decline.
Nash has 2 goals in 13 Olympic games. I guess you were talking about those ever-important World Championships.
I remember people here saying Richards would hit 90 simply by taking his Dallas stats and increasing them because of Gaborik. Richards had zero Chemistry with Gaborik for 3/4 of the season.
Well; realistically, if nothing changes, that spot either goes to Anisimov or a prospect that happens to make the team. Pyatt would then be shifted to the third line and Rupp will be inserted into the fourth.
Rink sizes? Buddy they switched to NHL sized rinks a few years ago. Using international success is just as viable as using his stats now no? Nash has never played with a guy like Brad Richards in the NHL, let alone Derek Stepan.
Comparing Rick Nash to the likes of Jonathon Cheechoo is just stupid. Rick Nash has proven is worth. Do you see Jonathon Cheechoo putting up 30 goals for the last 7 of 8 years? No. So stop with the stupid ****ing comparisons.
Did I say Nash is a legendary player? No. I said he is one of the best in the last 15 years. So since 1998. Not exactly something out of this world to say. 2005 WC he put up 15 points in 9 games. 2007 WC he put up 11 points in 9 games. 2008 WC he put up 13 points in 9 games. WC MVP in 2007, and WC All star team in 2007 and 2008. And Nik Kronwall has proven to be a very good international player, so your point doesn't exactly stand.
Tremendous post! There is nothing intelligent that I could add to this.
If the Rangers are as dead set on keeping Stepan as reports would make it appear, their most viable trade chips would be Anisimov and Dubinsky, both natural centers who have played a lot of wing for John Tortorella, and both of whom have vacillated between the top two lines and Chateau Bow Wow. That was true before the Rangers signed Halpern, and nobody’s playing time or health is ever guaranteed, but especially knowing that Tortorella does not like to carry many spare players as healthy scratches, logic dictates that New York is continuing to prepare for a major addition up front.
Ovechkin scored 65 points last year I guess he sucks too
Age: 26
Anyway, David Desharnais had 60 points is only 25. Why not trade for him? Blake Wheeler is 25 and he had a whopping 64. Friendlier cap hits too I'm sure. Dear lord, look at all these players with more points than Nash...On Montreal, Winnipeg, Long Island, whew these were bad teams too. What's your excuse, Rick Nash, with your $7.8 million cap hit?
Anyway, David Desharnais had 60 points is only 25. Why not trade for him? Blake Wheeler is 25 and he had a whopping 64. Friendlier cap hits too I'm sure. Dear lord, look at all these players with more points than Nash...On Montreal, Winnipeg, Long Island, whew these were bad teams too. What's your excuse, Rick Nash, with your $7.8 million cap hit?
Anyway, David Desharnais had 60 points is only 25. Why not trade for him? Blake Wheeler is 25 and he had a whopping 64. Friendlier cap hits too I'm sure. Dear lord, look at all these players with more points than Nash...On Montreal, Winnipeg, Long Island, whew these were bad teams too. What's your excuse, Rick Nash, with your $7.8 million cap hit?
Let's trade Richards and Dubi too, both had disappointing seasons huge cap hits. Henrik's a ****ing dinosaur at 31, let's trade him to TB for Lindbach
And Nash who has played longer then him is a mystery? You could say the same thing about Nash and why his number dropped
Well up until the trade deadline, I knew hardly anything about Nash. I always thought of him as some star player stuck on a crappy team for the entirety of his career.
Ovie, on the other hand, is a guy that's caused me to pull my hair out 4 times a year from 2005-2010. I simply paid much more attention to him.
As for what you said, there's a strong possibility that you're right and other teams have figured him out, but I honestly think he's not as good a player as other NYR fans say he is. I guarantee that if he came here, he'd have a season like Richards did. Solid, yet poor at the same time. There's no way he'll score 40 on a defensive team. I consider ourselves lucky that Gabby has had as much success with this team as he's had.
Well up until the trade deadline, I knew hardly anything about Nash. I always thought of him as some star player stuck on a crappy team for the entirety of his career.
Ovie, on the other hand, is a guy that's caused me to pull my hair out 4 times a year from 2005-2010. I simply paid much more attention to him.
As for what you said, there's a strong possibility that you're right and other teams have figured him out, but I honestly think he's not as good a player as other NYR fans say he is. I guarantee that if he came here, he'd have a season like Richards did. Solid, yet poor at the same time. There's no way he'll score 40 on a defensive team. I consider ourselves lucky that Gabby has had as much success with this team as he's had.
That's because Gaborik continues to be the most underrated player maybe in the league (definitely on this team). I mean people know he's good, but he doesn't get the kind of hype most other players get because he's "made of glass" or some nonsense like that.
The international game is much, much, much different than the NHL game. I don't care if he scored 50 goals in 10 international games, it has no merit to NHL success.
According to who? You? And why are you an expert in the field?
Stats dont matter at all. If you support an argument solely on stats, you should be banned from these boards, in my opinion at least.
And how can you even mention guys like Cheechoo in the same breath as Nash??? And THEN promote someone like Heatly as supposedly better than Nash for Canada in international tournaments? Truthfully, have you ever watched anything else than the odd Ranger game?
-Rich Nash is the OPPOSITE of a one dimensional sniper. Like Heatly, to some extent. Like Cheechoo. Heck, one could even make an argument that Nash really isnt a prototypical sniper.
-Rich Nash oozes of talent on the ice. Ilya Kovalchuk can score as many goals as a Burrows or Knuble -- that's stats for you!!!!!!!!!! --- but if you actually WATCH the players play, you can see a bit more. Nash maybe 6'4 and he may score goals, but he got tremendous hands and is amazing at taking the puck to the net. Protecting the puck down low and beating his man to open things up.
-Nash will NOT fix all our problems. I doubt he would be of great help on the PP. We still wouldn't match up at centerice against a team like Pittsburg. Nor maybe even Carolina and co. As much good as Torts has done in NY, we are still one dimensional under him and anyone short of Martin St Loiue, or a creative wiz like him, won't straighten that out. I am for Nash if we can get him while moving mostly assets not on the roster right now, but I wouldn't tear the roster apart to get him.
-And I am sorry if I come across as rude, but the way you portray Nash you might as well call Girardi a primadonna who isnt prepared to put his body on the line.
That's because Gaborik continues to be the most underrated player maybe in the league (definitely on this team). I mean people know he's good, but he doesn't get the kind of hype most other players get because he's "made of glass" or some nonsense like that.
Like I don't know how he was able to score 40 goals under Torts. This year didn't surprise me much because we had Richards and Stepan centering him, but 2009-10 blew my mind. Who was centering him? Christensen? Prospal?
According to who? You? And why are you an expert in the field?
Stats dont matter at all. If you support an argument solely on stats, you should be banned from these boards, in my opinion at least.
And how can you even mention guys like Cheechoo in the same breath as Nash??? And THEN promote someone like Heatly as supposedly better than Nash for Canada in international tournaments? Truthfully, have you ever watched anything else than the odd Ranger game?
-Rich Nash is the OPPOSITE of a one dimensional sniper. Like Heatly, to some extent. Like Cheechoo. Heck, one could even make an argument that Nash really isnt a prototypical sniper.
-Rich Nash oozes of talent on the ice. Ilya Kovalchuk can score as many goals as a Burrows or Knuble -- that's stats for you!!!!!!!!!! --- but if you actually WATCH the players play, you can see a bit more. Nash maybe 6'4 and he may score goals, but he got tremendous hands and is amazing at taking the puck to the net. Protecting the puck down low and beating his man to open things up.
-Nash will NOT fix all our problems. I doubt he would be of great help on the PP. We still wouldn't match up at centerice against a team like Pittsburg. Nor maybe even Carolina and co. As much good as Torts has done in NY, we are still one dimensional under him and anyone short of Martin St Loiue, or a creative wiz like him, won't straighten that out. I am for Nash if we can get him while moving mostly assets not on the roster right now, but I wouldn't tear the roster apart to get him.
-And I am sorry if I come across as rude, but the way you portray Nash you might as well call Girardi a primadonna who isnt prepared to put his body on the line.
Really? Because the last time I checked, we walked all over the Canes this season lol
The thing that bothers me with Nash the most is his lack of pedigree for winning. Excluding the 2010 Canadian Olympic Team, his longest playoff run was 15 games with Davos in the Swiss League during the lockout.
Guy is not a winner. His stats have also gone down every year. Patrick Sharp would give you just as much at nearly 2 million less.
That's because Gaborik continues to be the most underrated player maybe in the league (definitely on this team). I mean people know he's good, but he doesn't get the kind of hype most other players get because he's "made of glass" or some nonsense like that.
Gaborik's a great goal scorer. Not much else. That's why.
We know he's a great scorer, it's not hidden. But somewhere in everyone's minds is that he's made of glass and that doesn't help and people are almost waiting for him to be injured frequently just to say "I told you so."
Sorry to say it but Gaborik is a sniper and that's about it. He's good defensively but not a PK'er, he's just smart. Not a great playmaker or passer. And not a great solo player because his deking is not even good let alone excellent. Gabby needs someone to be able to get him the puck frequently and then he will make the other team pay that way.
In a way -- he's sort of like Nash, though Gabby is a better natural goal scorer and Nash is more of a do-it-all-offensive goal scorer who can deke his way to goals and snipe them. The results are similar. But Nash doesn't bring much else to the table either -- and that's fine, but does that justify paying him $300k more than Gabby a year for more years for slightly less production than Gabby?
According to who? You? And why are you an expert in the field?
Stats dont matter at all. If you support an argument solely on stats, you should be banned from these boards, in my opinion at least.
And how can you even mention guys like Cheechoo in the same breath as Nash??? And THEN promote someone like Heatly as supposedly better than Nash for Canada in international tournaments? Truthfully, have you ever watched anything else than the odd Ranger game?
-Rich Nash is the OPPOSITE of a one dimensional sniper. Like Heatly, to some extent. Like Cheechoo. Heck, one could even make an argument that Nash really isnt a prototypical sniper.
-Rich Nash oozes of talent on the ice. Ilya Kovalchuk can score as many goals as a Burrows or Knuble -- that's stats for you!!!!!!!!!! --- but if you actually WATCH the players play, you can see a bit more. Nash maybe 6'4 and he may score goals, but he got tremendous hands and is amazing at taking the puck to the net. Protecting the puck down low and beating his man to open things up.
-Nash will NOT fix all our problems. I doubt he would be of great help on the PP. We still wouldn't match up at centerice against a team like Pittsburg. Nor maybe even Carolina and co. As much good as Torts has done in NY, we are still one dimensional under him and anyone short of Martin St Loiue, or a creative wiz like him, won't straighten that out. I am for Nash if we can get him while moving mostly assets not on the roster right now, but I wouldn't tear the roster apart to get him.
-And I am sorry if I come across as rude, but the way you portray Nash you might as well call Girardi a primadonna who isnt prepared to put his body on the line.
Hear, hear.
But Nash is only a 59 point player
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Anyway, David Desharnais had 60 points is only 25. Why not trade for him? Blake Wheeler is 25 and he had a whopping 64. Friendlier cap hits too I'm sure. Dear lord, look at all these players with more points than Nash...On Montreal, Winnipeg, Long Island, whew these were bad teams too. What's your excuse, Rick Nash, with your $7.8 million cap hit?
Lexus Dog...is that a pic of Ron Shock in your avatar ???
The thing that bothers me with Nash the most is his lack of pedigree for winning. Excluding the 2010 Canadian Olympic Team, his longest playoff run was 15 games with Davos in the Swiss League during the lockout.
Guy is not a winner. His stats have also gone down every year. Patrick Sharp would give you just as much at nearly 2 million less.
Blame columbus not nash. One player alone cant carry a team.
