Never before and never since has a forward taken at least 80 shots in the Stanley Cup playoffs and scored fewer than five goals. And yet, that was the dubious achievement that stayed with Rick Nash throughout his profoundly mixed tenure as a Ranger — in which he graced New York with his presence for nearly six seasons but left the city, and ultimately the game, with a hole in his résumé as large as his smile and his good heart.

-Larry Brooks of the New York Post, where you can read more on Rick Nash and other topics like this...

So how much is the NHLPA willing to give back in its negotiations with the NHL and Gary Bettman in order to allow a minority of players are allowed to play in the Olympics (and World Cup), when the NHL itself has made it an internal marketing priority to participate in the 2022 Games in Beijing?