Yeah, Sather just can't help himself. I thought the Rangers played over their heads last year (Lundqvist was the deciding factor in how well the team wound up doing), but they still had their best season in ages mainly due to spending years drafting decently, trying to develop their own system, etc.
But it's like Sather just loses him mind the instant he has a shot to unload some of those role players and bring in one impact player. Obviously Nash is top shelf talent, but it's like the Rags just can't resist defaulting back to the moves that usually resign them to no better than mediocrity.