How Acquiring Rick Nash Is Still Paying Off For The New York Rangers 8-Years Later | NHL Trade Trees

Steve Dangle takes a look back at the 2012 Rick Nash trade that saw the superstar winger traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the New York Rangers and how the tree is still
evolving today.

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[willdog]

So basically the Rick Nash trade built both teams for the next decade. Crazy

[mayuyufan]

The fact they also signed the Breadman makes this hilarious

[hiddenintheshadowsever]

The hilarious part of this is I’m wearing a rangers Nash shirt cuz I couldn’t find a different shirt LMAO

[thedeucemonkey]

As a Ranger fan I was Happy as Hell when we got him, happier to see him go and damn glad to see what we got and continue to get...Could be the best of the trade trees...

[nyrjesse]

Looking back at this, Pavel Buchnevich, Ryan Strome, Ryan Lindgren, K’Andre Miller, Mika Zibanejad, Morgan Barron, Brendan Smith, and (indirectly) Artemi Panarin were all a part of this trade tree, and were all very vital to the Rangers this past season.

[noahfriedman]

The signing of “thank you” at the end of the video is neither unnoticed nor unappreciated. It brings me back to watching Flyers games with my late brother who was hard of hearing and me signing the play-by-play. So thanks for the smile.

(ETA: I know we could have put subtitles on, but it was something my dad did until he kind of lost interest in the sport, and it was great practice for me when I was younger)

[Wexter]

I won't stop until we get Hossa for Heatley!

[YungFitzy]

I miss Rick Nash. He had that concussion in '15-'16 (I think) and was never the same after that

[--Autumn--]

Dont forget to mention that artemi panarin ended up being a rangers anyways 🤣

[philiptyka]

I’ve been commenting this trade tree on every trade tree for the past 6 months thank you. I will no longer bother you.

[williamratel]

HOW DARE YOU START THIS WITH LUNDQVIST JOKES

[pheynixignition]

Awkward, Anisimov scored that goal against Tampa not NYR.

[jarredpolege]

I thanked freelance tom audibly but then realized he would never know so thank you freelance tom

[magnusbackman]

As a Rangers fan. I'm smiling all thru this video. Thanks everybody involved! Keep them coming.

[Mmm]

I miss Dubinsky so much. He is still one of my favorite players in the league.

[connormaher]

Thank you Jeff Gorton. Dude fleeced multiple people in this trade tree

[NextHW]

Anisimov did that celebration as a Ranger... might want to edit that part out

[calebcordle]

Watching this now, as Chinakov has been looking mighty good his first 10 periods with the Blue Jackets. Always fun to look back on

[messier]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS TREE FOREVER THANK YOU

[alexconnor]

As a Columbus fan, I enjoyed this trip down memory lane.

One note about McQuaid: it wasn't that he wasn't a fit. He took a hit to the head a few games into his time here and it ended up ending his career.

Fun trade-related fact about McQuaid: he was drafted by the Blue Jackets in 2005 then later traded to Boston for a pick that Columbus would later flip to Dallas and which was used by the Stars to select Jamie Benn.