Yowch!  Is Nash really worth that much?

Glad to see another team in our division with their hands tied.

Posted by Hippy Dave from San Francisco by way of Detroit on 07/03/09 at 06:35 PM ET

“Yowch!  Is Nash really worth that much?”

He’s the franchise. Plus, I bet he would have gotten more on the open market. Nice move by the Jackets for getting him signed.

Posted by Philip from Philadelphia on 07/03/09 at 06:54 PM ET

He’s their captain and face of the team, and I think he counts for an insanely high percentage of their offense.  They need to get him some serviceable help - which might come from their rookies, I think one of their rookies was playing very well with him last year until he got injured - and he is only 25, so even when this deal ends he will be just 33 years old.

I think he’s worth it.  Good for both parties to get it done so quickly and avoid an endless soap opera all next year.

(Wonder if Brian Burke was expecting him to be free to move after next year?  I know some of the Toronto fans were hoping for it.)

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 07/03/09 at 07:01 PM ET

Wow, that was fast after the disgruntled talk a day or two ago. I think that’s only a slight raise from his last contract, and not a bad signing really. A bit steep for the moment and near future perhaps, but last season it would have been about right. BJ’s have lots of cap to work with anyway.

But damn, I wanted him in Detroit.

Posted by Nate A from Dark side of the moon on 07/03/09 at 07:54 PM ET

This is a good move by the BJs, they have a great player locked up for his prime years. If they can get a couple decent pieces around him they’ll be a major factor in the Central for the next half-decade.

Posted by thethirdcoast from Rottenchester on 07/03/09 at 08:34 PM ET

Good for Nasher and the Jackets. One less player for the Toronto media to drool over and claim “should” be playing there just because he grew up nearby.

Posted by Todd from Tampa on 07/03/09 at 09:06 PM ET

Great move.  Nash is an elite franchise player.  He put up those kinda numbers with a mediocore supporting cast.  Imagine how he would be if he had a crosby, or thornton, or malkin dishing him passes.  Im sure he could reach 60 goals easily.

Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 07/03/09 at 09:54 PM ET

Yeah...Nash isn’t worth that much.  Maybe 4 or 5...at this point...but not 7ish.  Good luck to them with this one.  He strikes me as Heatley-esque in the whining department.

Posted by stoneman from vegas on 07/04/09 at 02:08 AM ET

Yowch!  Is Nash really worth that much?

I’m a bit surprised you’d even ask that, Dave.  Of course he is.

Without Nash, it literally would have been the end o fthe NHL in Columbus.  If CBS can’t pay Nash that much money, who COULD they?  More than just their franchise player, he really is the face of the NHL in Columbus, and he’s honestly has developed his game a long way form where it once was.

He’s their best player, their captain, their fan favorite, and still their future.

Posted by Primis on 07/04/09 at 01:34 PM ET