LW FA
Mon 5/28/12 1:38 PM

We should start to hear fresh news and rumors from the Rick Nash trade front in the coming weeks. The Blue Jackets were unable to get what they wanted for Nash at the trade deadline, but there's a good chance he'll be dealt just before or during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Columbus will probably seek a combination of established veterans and prospects in exchange for Nash, but his $7.8 million annual cap hit as well as some uncertainty about what the 2012-13 cap will be after the NHL and players' union agree on a new CBA might hurt his market value.