Getting Close: Boston said to be in lead for Rick Nash
Late this evening, reports have surfaced that the Boston Bruins are in the lead to land Rick Nash.
Hearing BOS in on Rick Nash tonight…appear to be leading contender
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) February 25, 2018
Bruins busy with the Leafs in game, but Boston definitely has interest in Rick Nash. Can they make the cap work? Ongoing discussions.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 25, 2018
No surprise BOS a potential front runner for Rick Nash. Bruins have their own first-round picks, plus quite a bevy of really solid prospects, such as Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson, Ryan Lindgren, Trent Frederic etc etc, all of which would be attractive to NYR: https://t.co/2vQI0tC0iR
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2018
Sounds like Boston needs to move salary…and have NYR retain a % of Nash's contract…plus more….for it to work for Bruins.
— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) February 25, 2018
As @DarrenDreger suggested, there may be cap complications for BOS in trying to trade for Nash. FWIW, other NHL teams are buzzing about the possibility that Nash could be destined for BOS but nothing firm on that front.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2018
Ok…so Boston making a big push for Nash. But if the #NYR have to eat half his salary and take on $4M, a 1st and DeBrusk have to come back too.
— Forever Blueshirts (@4EverBlueshirts) February 25, 2018
One additional note, earlier this evening Pierre Lebrun tweeted that the Rangers had one deal on the table. He followed it up with this:
My understanding is that Boston made an offer today… where it goes from there remains to be seen https://t.co/fnHWaT1PZV
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 25, 2018