NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden...

COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 16: Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets celebrates after his teammate Antoine Vermette #50 of the Columbus...

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COLUMBUS, OHIO - APRIL 23: Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets salutes the crowd after his team was eliminated by the...

...Canada Olympic Orientation Camp on August 24, 2009 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Rick Nash is behind Crosby.(Photo by Mike Ridewood/Getty Images

CALGARY, CANADA - AUGUST 24: The forward line of, from left, Jarome Iginla, Sidney Crosby and Rick Nash during the second practice of the Team Canada Olympic Orientation Camp on August 24, 2009 at...

...Marc Methot (3) checks Phoenix Coyotes' Petr Prucha (16), of the Czech Republic, as Blue Jackets' Rick Nash (61) tries to get onto the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game...

COLUMBUS, OH - MARCH 26: Forward Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates with the puck against the Calgary Flames on March...

...COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 21: Defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom #5 of the Detroit Red Wings defends against forward Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the...

COLUMBUS, OHIO - APRIL 23: Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets reacts to a late call to referee Dan O'Halloran...

DETROIT - APRIL 18: Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets looks on prior to a face off while playing the...

March 24, 2009; Tampa FL, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Rick Nash (61) skates against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period at St. Pete Times Forum...

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 4: Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets celebrates a goal with teammates Jan Hejda #8 and Kris...

...Blue Jackets defeated the Red Wings 8-2 on the strength of a hat trick by Rick Nash

Columbus Blue Jackets' Kristian Huselius, top, of Sweden, celebrates with Rick Nash after Nash's hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings during the overtime period of an...