The Detroit Red Wings need forward Anthony Mantha to channel his inner Rick Nash next season and become an offensive force. When Rick Nash burst onto the scene as an 18-year-old phenom with the Columbus Blue Jackets, he was expected to be the whole package. A player who could bang the body and cause havoc down low along with scoring at will.
Nash, a true power forward who could out muscle his opponents on the end boards and wouldn’t be afraid to go to the net and deposit the loose change. When Rick Nash was playing his game, he would streak in off the wing with speed and power like a locomotive daring a defenseman to impede his route to the net and more times than not Nash would find twine.