Riley Nash Hasn’t Lived Up to the Hype

Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsThe signing of Riley Nash has fallen far below expectations for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

To help shore up the team’s always-distressing center depth, the Blue Jackets signed Nash over the summer to a three-year, $8.25 million contract. Conventional wisdom said the signing—one of two NHL-level UFA signings the Jackets made last summer, along with Anthony Duclair—was an underrated pickup for a depth forward who could improve the team from the faceoff dot.

Halfway through his first season, it hasn’t gone according to plan. He enters the weekend with one goal and four assists, one more point than Lukas Sedlak (who has played 14 fewer games). His ice time, which…