Rick Nash carries a hefty cap hit, totaling at $7.8 million against the cap every season. This is not only high (second highest, to be exact) on the Rangers, but also in the entire NHL. Nash’s cap charge comes in at sixteenth highest in the entire league.
Nash has had productive seasons in the past, at one point scoring 42 goals in one year for the Rangers. However, his most recent seasons have both been marred by injury. He has played in less than 70 regular season games in the last two seasons.
In both injury shortened seasons, Nash’s production has also suffered.