Rick Nash News

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul was suspended 2 games Thursday for a hit on Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman Wednesday night. Lupul took to the twitterverse Friday with a tweet that clearly says he doesn't agree, or understand, his penalty.

New York - After months of speculation, Rick Nash was finally traded Monday to the New York Rangers in a deal that looks very lopsided. In return for Nash, the Columbus Blue Jackets will receive Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon and a first-round pick.

To recognize just how badly the Toronto Maple Leafs need to make the playoffs you must consider not only their run of futility and how the once flagship franchise is now the butt of jokes. You must also go back to one game in March.

Here we go again with the Rick Nash to the Toronto Maple Leafs rumor. It made the rounds two weeks ago but there seemed no substance. As of Feb. 14 however, there either is substance or too much has been read into comments Nash made to a Columbus paper.

To have one of the NHL's premier players, a gold medalist, toil in such obscurity for so long, to go his first 8 years without one playoff victory. To put it mildy - that sucks. It's a shame for Rick Nash, the NHL and hockey fans.