Rick Nash yesterday was awarded the "C" for Canada's entry in the World Championships. As I pointed out in my previous post on Roberto Luongo, what has Nash done other than have good stats in the regular season? From all accounts, he is a tremendous individual and team player. But he's not a winner. He is a star that has character and every GM in the league would love to have on their roster. But that still doesn't make him a winner. Nash has 6 regular seasons under his belt, with a whopping 4 playoff games played, all of which are losses. So how does he deserve to "lead" a Canadian team to victory when he hasn't done so in 6 seasons with Columbus?
In my opinion, Rick Nash should have forgoed signing with Blue Jackets last time around and tried being a second liner on another team that had a core. Then he could have experienced what it was like to win and earned that "C". Look at how a guy like Stamkos gets to develop with Tampa Bay. One day once Vinnie's ludicrous contract runs out (or he's traded), Stamkos can grab that "C" and have earned it and led a team based on his own merit. Stamkos already has more goals, games, and victories in the playoffs than Nash.
Anyway, I know I got off topic a little, but Canada and Colombus aren't so different in that they threw around the "C" for the wrong reasons. A Captain has to have enough experience to show his mates what it takes to ride the rough waters. It's pretty hard to support Nash when he hasn't even stepped on the boat yet.
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