Posts About "Riley Nash"
3 Burning Blue Jackets' Questions That Need Answered Soon
November 11th, 2018 Despite falling behind early 3-1, the Columbus Blue Jackets found a way to escape Saturday night with a point. They could have and should have had two though. Jimmy Vesey scored the winning shootout goal to lift the New York Rangers to a 5-4 win over the Blue Jackets at a sold-out Nationwide Arena. Backup goalie Alexander Georgiev...
New Faces in New Places: Riley Nash
September 1st, 2018 During the month of September, we will profile New Faces in New Places from around the NHL. We start with Blue Jackets' center Riley Nash. He could be one of the more underrated signings this offseason. Riley Nash 2017-18 Stats: Career high 15-16-41 in 76 games for the Boston Bruins. 2018-19 Team: Columbus Blue Jackets. How...
Blue Jackets Sign Riley Nash
July 2nd, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed a player named Nash. No, it's not former Jackets star Rick Nash, but it is nevertheless an effective player. Columbus agreed to terms with center Riley Nash on a three-year contract, per TSN's Darren Dreger. The deal carries an average annual value (AAV) of $2.4...
Boston Bruins Offseason Outlook
May 15th, 2018 Sometimes, things don't go according to plan. This was true for the 2017-18 Boston Bruins who fell short of their ultimate goal of winning a Stanley Cup following a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second-round of the postseason. Related: Bruins Exceeded Expectations in 2017-18 Though the Bruins were unable to capture hockey's...
Bruins' Kelly a Cautionary Tale for Nash Deal
May 7th, 2018 After a disappointing end to what can only be considered an excellent season for the Boston Bruins, a few decisions (some difficult in nature) will have to be made in regards to the future of the club. Related: Bruins Exceeded Expectations in 2017-18 One that could end up being the most difficult will be the decision to either extend...
Flyers Top Targets at Center
May 2nd, 2018 Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall, in his end of the year press conference, gave fans insight on his off-season plans when he told the media: “You’d like to find another centerman, you always still look through the center of your lineup. Your goaltending, your D, and your centers. If we could upgrade (at center),...
Bruins Optimistic About Health Heading Into Playoffs
April 9th, 2018 It's been a rare feat this season, but the Boston Bruins are trending towards a relatively healthy roster heading into the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The team has played only one game all season where they haven't had a single uninjured player. Despite that, however, the team managed to win 50 games this season (the first team in NHL...
Should the Bruins Re-Sign Wingels?
March 14th, 2018 It's not often that a team spends draft capital to acquire a player they hope plays as little as possible, but that was exactly the pathos behind the acquisition of veteran forward and UFA-to-be Tommy Wingels. That's not a knock on Wingels whatsoever. It's merely an acknowledgement of the fact that prior to the trade things had been...
Bruins 'Seventh Player' Award Candidates
March 2nd, 2018 For the past 48 years, fans of the Boston Bruins have selected the winner of team's "Seventh Player" Award, identifying the individual whose performance most exceeded their expectations. Being a fan vote and thus open to interpretation, the results have historically been all over the place. Like Tim Thomas somehow winning the award in...
Rick Nash Shows the Hurricanes Why
February 28th, 2018 Rick Nash was traded to the Boston Bruins this week. There was hope in Carolina that executive vice-president and GM, Ron Francis, would do whatever he could to bring Nash or someone of his caliber to the Carolina Hurricanes. It has long been held that the team needs a Nash-like forward to get them into the playoffs. Tuesday night,...
Staying or Going: Bruins Unrestricted Free Agents
February 21st, 2018 This is a time of year typically reserved for trade rumors and chatter. The comings and goings of pending free agents (among others) dominate the news cycle, rumor mill and water cooler conversations. Exciting and topical though it may be, the incessant rumblings, retweets, speculation, and retweets of retweets can make even the most...
The Rise of Riley Nash
February 16th, 2018 There is no question that the Boston Bruins are playing stellar hockey. They're currently the second best team in the Eastern Conference and there is no indication that this will change. There is a clear drive that is present throughout each player and that is ultimately carrying this club. No one expected this much success from the...
Does Riley Nash Have a Future in Boston?
January 16th, 2018 When looking at the 2017-18 Boston Bruins, one thing is abundantly clear; the team has more depth than any Bruins team has had in recent years. Arguably one of the deepest teams in the entire league, the Bruins are showing that they can roll four lines with confidence while also feeling comfortable in the fact that they have NHL talent...
