Nash skated by himself briefly before the formal skate began. #CBJ
Nash hasn't been officially ruled out but the consensus is he played his last game as a member of the Blue Jackets. He scored 29 goals and 58 points in 81 games.
Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash returned to practice today after missing two practices earlier this week with what Richards called a “lower-body issue.”
It seems like every year Nash takes a few games off to heal his bruises. With nothing left to play for this season, the Blue Jackets can't risk injuring their best asset.
Nash, Carter and rest of healthy #CBJ present at practice in Ice Haus today. Nikitin and Lebda skating, too.
Nash is typically playing through injury so taking a maintenance day is pretty normal. The team's captain and franchise player has 18 goals and 39 points in 57 games.
#CBJ interim coach Todd Richards said Nash, Carter, Dorsett are "banged up," but should practice on Friday, play Saturday vs. #Blackhawks.
Nash is typically playing through injury so taking a maintenance day is pretty normal. The team's captain and franchise player has 18 goals and 39 points in 57 games.
Don't know what minor injury ails #CBJ LW Rick Nash, but throughout his career, when he takes "maintenance" days, that usually means groin.
Nash has played through maintenance days in the past so expect the captain to grit it out tonight. The Brampton, Ontario native scored nine goals and 21 points through 30 games with an awful minus-16 rating.
Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash did not travel with the club to Raleigh, N.C., for tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes because of a "very minor" injury that the club did not want to risk worsening. If this was a regular-season game, The Dispatch was told, he would definitely be playing.
After suffering various short-term injuries over the past two seasons, Nash will attempt staying healthy as long as possible. Last season the team's captain scored 32 goals and 66 points for the Blue Jackets. He is expected to return to the 80-point range with an improved offense.