from Andrew Gross of The Record,

With each passing day of silence, the questions grow louder when it comes to Rick Nash.

Not so much when the Rangers' elite right wing will return from his latest concussion, because any absence due to concussion is, by definition, indefinite.

But, there is scientific evidence each successive concussion heightens the chances of another, quite possibly with long-lasting effects.

So, will Nash and the Rangers have to deal with more in the future? And, if so, exactly what kind of player can the Rangers expect Nash, who turned 29 this off-season, to be over the course of his $62.4 million deal, which runs through 2018.

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