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It Is All About Winning Now For Nash
by Paul on 07/11/09 at 07:53 AM ET
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from Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch,
When the contract expires—after the 2017-18 season—Nash will be 34 years old, a 15-year NHL veteran, most likely an 11-year captain of the Blue Jackets and in the latter stages of what could be a Hall of Fame career. The 25-year-old chuckled yesterday when asked if he’d picked out a spot for his statue on Nationwide Plaza, but that’s the trajectory his career is on.
“One of the things that Scott (Howson, Blue Jackets general manager) mentioned repeatedly during this process is that the organization sees me as their Steve Yzerman,” Nash said, “a guy who is loyal to the organization and a longtime leader. That appealed to me, too, obviously.
“When you look at the championship teams … they always seem to have (a consistent) captain, whether it’s Sidney Crosby, Nicklas Lidstrom, Steve Yzerman or Joe Sakic. I think it’s especially important for the homegrown talent to be that guy.”
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CLB only real weakness now is their D. They need a solid stay at home kind of D like Stuart/Scuderi/Witt.
Posted by DrW from Royal Oak, MI on 07/11/09 at 09:19 AM ET
Dr.W - I’d posit that Hejda and Commodore are one of the better PAIRS of shut-down d-men. What they need is Klesla to play every night like he did against Holmstrom in the playoffs...Tyutin to keep progressing as a a solid d-man with 2way potential...Russell to take another magical leap forward in his play…
The only real missing link right now is a right-handed shot offensive minded d-man. Those grow on trees right? I’m hoping they can trade for Jon Blum now that Nashvegas has Ryan Ellis...but I know I’m dreaming.
Posted by Erik on 07/11/09 at 12:40 PM ET
your probably right. i really follow detroit and pittsburgh, but i was just thinking about how they are when the play detroit.
Posted by DrW from Royal Oak, MI on 07/11/09 at 03:35 PM ET
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That has to make Columbus fans happy to hear such a comment.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 07/11/09 at 08:22 AM ET