The Shootout: A Roundtable Discussion on the NHL
The dog days of summer are here, but that won’t stop the Overtime writing crew to share their thoughts on the NHL in this roundtable discussion.
Tag: Rick Nash
Transfiguration in Columbus As Nash Ventures East
In the sixteen hours or so since the Rick Nash trade to the New York Rangers was announced, the hockey tongues have been wagging uncontrollably, with the vast majority offering exalted views as to the “winner’ and “loser” in the deal. Not surprisingly, those views largely coincide with previously held opinions, and the facts, risks [...]
So Players Can Control Trades Now?
Is there any copacetic scenario where Rick Nash returns to Columbus and everyone lives happily ever after? Of course not. This is a trade demand.
NHL Free Agency: Could Parise & Suter Set a New Trend for Free Agents?
“Whether it’s a lower pressure environment or a place to cement a legacy of their own, places like Carolina, Dallas, and Minnesota have to be given kudos for making themselves into attractive destinations to these types of players. In an age where big media markets hold all the power in terms of attracting a national [...]
The Merry Month of July: Anxiety, Bitterness & NHL Free Agency
We are not yet a full week into that annual rite of carnage known as NHL Free Agency, and already the emotions have taken hold over reason, and comments ranging from the simply terse to the outright venomous are spewing from loyalists of involved (and uninvolved) teams. Slightly more measured expressions of angst are emanating [...]
The Times That Try Men’s Souls: The Rick Nash Enigma
The victory parade is over, the NHL Awards have been distributed, and even the most loquacious pundits are starting to run out of words with which to re-hash the 2011-2012 NHL Season. So, now the work begins again in earnest. For the Los Angeles Kings, while brief diversions will be permitted to schedule days with [...]
Parallel Paths: Nash, Kovalchuk and the Reality of Change
As the calendar slips from May to June, Columbus Blue Jackets fans are likely facing what was unthinkable less than a year ago – the impending trade of team captain Rick Nash. Simultaneously, New Jersey Devils followers are relishing their involvement in the Stanley Cup Finals, due in large part to the efforts of Ilya [...]