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what the duece, when did he get hurt.....please tell me youre joking

i dont want to go back for the 2nd half of the NHL season and register 5 wins in 30 some games like the first half of the season
 
One of the CBC broadcasters said he was hurt and that's why he didn't play the third period...but he was on the bench. I can't imagine him getting benched though. Probably nothing to worry about in the end. If it was serious, we'd all know about it by now.
 
trippyime said:
One of the CBC broadcasters said he was hurt and that's why he didn't play the third period...but he was on the bench. I can't imagine him getting benched though. Probably nothing to worry about in the end. If it was serious, we'd all know about it by now.
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Elliot Freedman also confirmed that Quinn benched Nash in the third. No injury.
 
Bench Nash??? Why?? Because he didn't score on his breakaway?? Nash was by far the most dangerous forward for Team Canada. Quinn is an idiot.
 
Nash, has not played up to potential. He was supposed to be dynamite with Thornton, but I think they've been terrible.

However, I don't agree with benching him of all people because he's still a threat to score. Kris Draper, is not.
 
Mckenzie said "apparently benched". He doesn't even know for sure and it was just speculation from him.

As much as I respect Bob, just because he said Nash was benched, doesn't make it so. Let's not jump on Quinn so fast.
 
Nash has been bad. A one-dimensional goal-scorer who hasn't scored a goal in this tournament.

If he isn't scoring goals, he is a liability, because he can't do anything else. He can't pass, can't play defense, and takes dumb penalties.

Nash, thus far in this tournament, has only reinforced my opinion that I have always had of him. The opinion that he is an over-rated one-dimensional player who scores so many goals mainly because he plays on a bad team and there is nobody else to do the shooting/scoring.

He is a good player. But he isn't close to being a superstar. Yet, in the past people have talked about a 57-point scorer in the same breath as Kovalchuk, Iginla, Naslund, and Heatley, all guys who routinely put up anywhere between 75-100 points.
 
granted this post is written through the eyes of a homer CBJ fan, but Nash has 28 points through 30 games that equates to 77 points over an 82 game season. I think with the addition of Sergei Fedorov and the emergence of Nikolai Zherdev that this team is gelling alot more now than they have in their previous 5 year existence.

True that Nash does hover around his defensive blueline waiting for that pass to spring him on a breakaway, and avoids a backcheck like its his job.... i still dont know why you would bench him in the 3rd period if you need 2 scores and are on the verge of being blanked for the 2nd night in a row. No defense or not he is more of a threat to score than Doan, Draper, St. Louis and maybe even Lecavalier. So, maybe its me just being bitter than my guy was benched but i dont see why he would if you need goals, he seems to be the logical choice on a line with Thornton and Gagne that has had chemistry in the past
 
ferns8916 said:
Nash has been bad. A one-dimensional goal-scorer who hasn't scored a goal in this tournament.

If he isn't scoring goals, he is a liability, because he can't do anything else. He can't pass, can't play defense, and takes dumb penalties.

Nash, thus far in this tournament, has only reinforced my opinion that I have always had of him. The opinion that he is an over-rated one-dimensional player who scores so many goals mainly because he plays on a bad team and there is nobody else to do the shooting/scoring.

He is a good player. But he isn't close to being a superstar. Yet, in the past people have talked about a 57-point scorer in the same breath as Kovalchuk, Iginla, Naslund, and Heatley, all guys who routinely put up anywhere between 75-100 points.
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Umm, which Rick Nash have you been watching? Or are you just using the ever-cliched Rick Nash sucks technique?

Nash hasn't scored, but he's been very dangerous, he's also created a few nice chances just from smart passes from around the net. I do feel that he should dish it off towards his linemates a bit more, especially when entering the zone, since he has given the puck up around there a few times.

I'll give you this much, Nash hasn't been a defensive stelwart, but it's not like he's playing terribly defensively, that's not his role anyways, his role is to create offensive chances, and he has. Unfortunately he's been stopped, despite some very good efforts.

I also think he's been one of Canada's most physical forwards, which is something the other forwards must really start doing. I've seen him toss his weight around, especially when he's on the forecheck.

Aside from Naslund, and arguably Iginla (who's looking more and more like Mr. Contract year), the other "Superstars" you mentioned can hardly be called routine super point getters, considering most of them have only really started achieving success. Heatley and Kovalchuk WILL be routine 100 or so point getters, but 3 years, MAX of offensive production is hardly routine.

Personally I think putting Doan, Bertuzzi, or Iginla on the Nash - Thornton line would do wonders for the production of Team Canada. Iginla when he's on is a great asset to any team, he brings a sniper for Thornton to pass to, and if Iginla keeps shooting, Nash will start to bang in rebounds.

Bertuzzi and Doan are both physical guys. Bertuzzi has played relatively well this tournament (as much as I hate to admit it), and his physical presence along with that of Thornton and Nash could create quite the unstoppable force, especially while cycling. Doan I feel brings heart and grit to any line, his hustle out on the ice has really impressed me, this might be all that's needed to awaken Thornton and Nash.

Let's not forget that Doan and Thornton did play together on a line during the World Cup, and their play together really helped Canada win that final game.
 
From the horse's mouth...

http://www.dispatch.com/olympics/olympics.php?story=dispatch/2006/02/20/20060220-A1-01.html

"If I’m not going to score on my chances, then I don’t expect to see ice (time)," Blue Jackets star Rick Nash said last night, after he and the Canadians suffered a 2-0 loss to Finland at the Torino Esposizione.

This was in the Columbus Dispatch today...makes it sound like Nash was benched...However, he had a minor injury that wasn't disclosed at the end of January, so he may be playing coy... :dunno:
 
Was Iginla even in the lineup against Finland? Of now I remember, he had a one weak and easy shot but other than that he was totally invisible. Even if Nash hasn't scored he's one of the most dangerous players everytime he's on the ice. He can score in a blink of an eye and I'd keep him in the lineup over any other CAN forward.
 
ferns8916 said:
Nash has been bad. A one-dimensional goal-scorer who hasn't scored a goal in this tournament.

If he isn't scoring goals, he is a liability, because he can't do anything else. He can't pass, can't play defense, and takes dumb penalties.

Nash, thus far in this tournament, has only reinforced my opinion that I have always had of him. The opinion that he is an over-rated one-dimensional player who scores so many goals mainly because he plays on a bad team and there is nobody else to do the shooting/scoring.

He is a good player. But he isn't close to being a superstar. Yet, in the past people have talked about a 57-point scorer in the same breath as Kovalchuk, Iginla, Naslund, and Heatley, all guys who routinely put up anywhere between 75-100 points.
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You think Nash is one dimensional and Kovalchuk isn't?

Oh I get it, this must be like that Bizarro Seinfeld world where everything is opposite...

How do you compare Kovalchuk to Naslund, Heatley, and Iginla?
 
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