Rick Nash Trade Watch

As reported by TSN's Darren Dreger, RIck Nash has been traded to the Rangers. It's no surprise that the Rangers are the destination for Nash, but it remains to be seen what is coming back to Columbus. Did GM Scott Howson back off his demands, or did Rangers GM Glen

Late last night, Red Wings beat report Ansar Khan reported that Detroit made a "big pitch" for Rick Nash, including potentially offering up forwards Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula, The response? Nothing at all. Dead silence. For Detroit, the deal would make sense because they have a wealth of talent

I don't think it's too far of a stretch to say that most Blue Jackets fans, and hockey people in general, want the Rick Nash saga to come to an end. It's been going on for far too long now, and one of three parties will need to cave- either

Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson is playing a game he can't win. The Rick Nash Trading Game. (Some may say hockey, but I'll leave that debate for another day.) I'm far from a fan of Howson. I haven't been a big fan at least since last summer, when he

After months of the Rick Nash saga dragging on and on, Aaron Portzline offered perhaps the darkest twist yet. The Red Wings making a play for the Columbus captain? Could there be a greater insult to the fanbase than seeing the player who embodied their club going to their most

With no movement to this point on the Rick Nash front, some fans are beginning to get impatient despite some excellent moves today by Scott Howson to improve the Blue Jackets' defense and scoring depth. The problem is that Zach Parise and Ryan Suter remain unsigned. Until one or both

As the first round spun to a halt, Scott Howson met with the media to discuss the outcome today. Some interesting tidbits in addition to our video: * Ryan Murray was The Guy from the start. If Murray had not been available, Scott Howson had offers to trade that he considered

This morning I posted a list of potential trade assets from the Eastern Conference, and here is the same for the Western Conference. As before, these are just speculative looks at players/picks that could be in play. I decided to look at every team, not just the ones who

I think at this point most of the Columbus Blue Jackets' faithful want the Rick Nash saga to be over. The draft offers Columbus GM Scott Howson a window to make the deal, at a time where rival managers like to upgrade their rosters. It has been speculated that the

With the draft just a week away, it's not surprising that the Rick Nash trade watch is heating up on an almost hourly basis. As many as 10 teams may be involved in the hunt for the star winger, and it's expected that Scott Howson is going to want a