Rick Nash's legacy with the #CBJ: He played in five All-Star Games and four playoff games.—
Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) July 23, 2012

On Nash, Portzline wrote in early July “The sense among NHL executives is that Nash will return to his dominating ways when he gets traded, that the weight of the franchise had taken a toll on him.”

Eddie Olcyzk said of Nash “Teams should be licking their chops to get this guy in their lineup. He has a chance to be a top-three goal-scorer in the league. Somebody is going to hit a grand slam with this guy.”

Rick Nash is a physical force-he has missed just 19 gms and averaged 35 goals per yr over last 5 seasons. Ranger fans will embrace his play.—
John Giannone (@jaygeemsg) July 23, 2012

Gianone adds “Just how productive is Nash? In last 5 yrs, Nash would’ve ranked 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 1st & 1st on NYR in goals. And that was with bad CBJ teams.”