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
change nobody playing shake
It was frustrating. They wanted to shake things up and try different things to change it up a bit. Obviously, nobody was really playing with any chemistry.
finally hitting missing night
It was right around the corner: he was hitting posts, he was just missing nets. Finally they started going in for him tonight. That's a big night for him.
hat
It (the hat trick) is kind of a relief. It was one of the things that was really nagging me.
compliment nice win
It's a compliment for us to come back like that in someone else's arena, but it would have been nice to win the game.
build chemistry gain momentum next playing start trying
We're playing for something. We're trying to build a lot of momentum right now and gain some chemistry for the start of next season.
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.
along ice injury next start therapy week
They said everything was on track, that the injury was what we thought it was right along. I'll take a week off, relax, and when next week comes along I'll start therapy again. Hopefully, I'll be on the ice and back at it in two weeks.
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.
came feeling low lucky net shot
You don't see much net with Luongo and, lucky enough, I went for the low blocker shot and it went in. It would have been a pretty down feeling if they came back and won.
attention bit bracket great media mentioned names personally team
Definitely, to be mentioned in the same bracket as those names is a pretty big deal. It's a bit different here in Columbus, we don't have as much media. So to have that media attention is a great thing for me personally but also a great thing for the team and the organization as well.
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.
far later sooner
I was 0-for-2 in shootouts so far and I had to make one sooner or later or else I wouldn't be shooting.
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.
good start surprise
Hopefully, we get off to a good start and surprise some people.