Rick Nash is the greatest Columbus Blue Jackets player in the franchise’s history, but his exit from Columbus was not the best–to say the least.
After demanding a trade from the only NHL team that he ever knew, Nash was sent to the New York Rangers, a team that has yet to miss the playoffs since his arrival and even saw a Stanley Cup Finals appearance one season. All while that was happening, the Columbus Blue Jackets team that Nash wanted no part of continued to dwell in mediocrity.
As you can tell, it’s not completely unfounded why some fans would be upset–their best player left them and he went on to play postseason hockey while their team continued to suck.