GLENDALE, Ariz. — If not for recent setbacks, an argument could have been made that Rick Nash should represent the Rangers at All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles next month.
After all, the veteran winger, who has made five All-Star appearances, has rebounded from a sub-par 2015-16 season, one in which he was sidelined for 22 games with a leg injury and scored just 15 goals.
Nash had 13 goals and 20 points in 29 games before a second groin injury, and resembled the all-around threat who was selected first overall by Columbus at the 2002 entry draft and has produced 406 goals, including 117 with the Blueshirts since he arrived prior to the 2012-13 season.