1) the owner has stated repeatedly Howson is safe 2) Patrick is looking over his shoulder on this deal 3) the Jackets signed a contract with the city to keep them here until 2039 – no matter what happens with this trade or even if there is a trade 4) Nash is an exceptional player. As said before, watch the Olympics 5) He does elevate the play around him. There are simply too many holes for one player to fill. He can’t score the goal, play defense and goal tend all at the same time. Management has failed on every first round pick except for him and the play of Steve Mason speaks for itself.

Do yourself and the rest of us a favor and stay off the Columbus boards. You don’t follow the team. Lucky you. No sane man would blame you. Have the common sense to realize that if you know nothing about the team, it might be wise to refrain from stating “facts” in your posts that are outright wrong. It undermines everything you post.

Regardless of how I feel about Nash as a player they are going to get a massive haul in this deal, they need to make sure they get it right if they’re going to have any chance of keeping that team in Columbus.

Nash is a good player, but he’s not an elite player, paying the price in players that Columbus is asking and then taking on the $7.8 million cap hit (when the cap is expected to go down next year) just isn’t worth it.

He has hit 40 goals twice in his nine years, he’s netted more than 70 points once…oh and he does come with all of that playoff experience!

Rick Nash is gonna be a huge albatross around some team’s neck!