Rick Nash
Rick Nash
Richard McLaren Nashis a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth16 June 1984
CityBrampton, Canada
good start surprise
Hopefully, we get off to a good start and surprise some people.
dave fit goal good guy healthy hit jump king played player role star team third throw top tough using
They didn't throw me on one of the top lines, but they didn't keep me out as a healthy scratch, either. I think Dave King and Doug were using me well, and I think it was good development for me. I couldn't think of a better team to come to for a young guy than Columbus. You aren't just going to jump in and be a star player at 18. It's tough to be a star in the NHL. I just fit in and played my role on the third line, and just kind of hit and chipped in with a goal here or there when I could.
best good knew
We knew we wouldn't have our best stuff. Fortunately we had a pretty good goaltender. If he's not an All-Star, I don't know who is.
change coming good lucky net pay puck saw tried worked
I just went to the net and saw the puck coming and tried to make it change directions. Lucky enough, it worked out. You go to the net, and good things are going to pay off.
bad caught coming freak good skate
It was kind of a freak incident. It was a good hit, it just kind of caught my skate in a bad rut. Obviously, I don't like coming back here now.
difficult good lost people realize seem touch tough
It?s a tough job. People don?t realize how difficult that is. I was good at it when I was 12. I seem to have lost my touch a little bit.
gave
I think it was big to give that goalie a little downer. He just got called up and to get that first one out of the way I think gave us the momentum.
fed great half ice
I was fed up with (the attention) after a half a day. What he has been able to do on and off the ice has been great for our game.
chances finish goals guys job older pick pressure score seems
We just have to pick up our game, finish on our opportunities. It seems like a lot of the young guys are getting chances but not finishing. That's our job to finish and score goals and once we do that it'll take pressure off the older guys.
came lots maybe
We came back around. We really had lots of chances. Maybe we could have had more than five. But we did play strong.
hot tons
We had tons of chances. When you're hot you're hot, and when you're not, you're not.
great guy ice knows won
He's been a great guy off the ice and on the ice. He's won championships. He knows what it takes.
five lost pounds
I lost five pounds over the summer, and I know where they went. Nash has them.
four game joe mold three
I'd like to play like Joe Thornton does right now. I try to mold my game around his. If you say four years, three years down the road, if I could be where he is, then I'd be pretty happy.