Mr. Howson,
You have to trade Rick Nash, you absolutly have to trade him, if you bring him back as the captain in October, you will have made the dumbest NHL executive decision, even dumber than Mike Millbury trading for Alexei Yashin. You can't bring back a guy that ask for a trade and you yourself confirmed it to the media and public. If you bring back a guy like Nash he will be a poision for the Blue Jacket's roster, guys in that room will wonder why he's still there, they will question Nash's commitment to the team, they will question their own futures with the Blue Jackets, and even though Columbus isn't a high free agent destination, Howson will lose all credit and a significant amount of respect from future free agents.
Before the deadline, it was a RUMOR that Nash potentially on the trading block, and teams were willing to test the waters of what Howson would take, and teams like the Rangers who didn't want to pay the price for Nash at the deadline and who didn't want a huge shakeup of their roster going into the playoffs, they may have been willing to meet Howson's demands for Nash at the draft. But things changed, and Mr. Howson this is by far the dumbest, classless, and boneheaded move you made at the deadline when you announced to THE PUBLIC MEDIA that Nash REQUESTED a trade. There's a reason why no executive in any field, much less professional sports, much less professional hockey keeps these types of discussions behind the scenes.
Mr. Howson, now that teams KNOW that Rick Nash requested a trade they will not offer near as much as they would've if Nash's potential trade remained a rumor. Teams are betting that you are not stupid enough to bring Nash back as a Blue Jacket in the fall, and if you are dumb enough to hold on to him you will ruin the Jackets franchise for the next 5-10 years.
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