Riley Nash

DILLIGAF · August 07, 2007, 04:17:03 PM

What are the odds that Riley Nash wakes up one day and rightly realizes that as a development ground for the NHL Cornell is about the last place on earth that he should be as a first round draft pick?

My guess is about 85%. I would think he is only using cornell as a bargaining chip with his WHL team, holding out and demanding a trade to a different team and a large contract at which time he will end his Cornell career before it even starts.

Trotsky · August 07, 2007, 04:24:40 PM

::stupid::

Josh '99 · August 07, 2007, 04:58:27 PM

[quote DILLIGAF]What are the odds that Riley Nash wakes up one day and rightly realizes that as a development ground for the NHL Cornell is about the last place on earth that he should be as a first round draft pick?

My guess is about 85%. I would think he is only using cornell as a bargaining chip with his WHL team, holding out and demanding a trade to a different team and a large contract at which time he will end his Cornell career before it even starts.[/quote]What are the odds that you wake up one day and realize that you're annoying, and go away?

JDeafv · August 07, 2007, 07:08:00 PM

where's john hayes when you need him?

French Rage · August 07, 2007, 07:56:09 PM

[quote DILLIGAF]What are the odds that Riley Nash wakes up one day and rightly realizes that as a development ground for the NHL Cornell is about the last place on earth that he should be as a first round draft pick?

My guess is about 85%. I would think he is only using cornell as a bargaining chip with his WHL team, holding out and demanding a trade to a different team and a large contract at which time he will end his Cornell career before it even starts.[/quote]

Dammit, RichS, give it up, we know it's you.

:-P

Beeeej · August 07, 2007, 11:28:14 PM

[quote DILLIGAF]groundless speculation flatulence self-aggrandizing piles of crap masturbatory ramblings[/quote]

Is it freakin' October yet?!

Jim Hyla · August 08, 2007, 07:05:22 AM

Why don't we just not respond? Imagine, he starts a thread and no one takes the bait.

KenP · August 08, 2007, 08:58:31 AM

When he learns about the from the eLynah folks who are "in the know" about the rape coverup scandal.

Ben Rocky '04 · August 08, 2007, 11:19:39 AM

Does anyone else miss Facetimer at times like this?::rolleyes::

DILLIGAF · August 08, 2007, 02:59:34 PM

I will readily admit that I was stirring up some shit with my question, but as a fan of Cornell Hockey you cannot tell me that there is some serious breath holding at the prospect of whether he is showing up or not.

His draft status changed dramatically. A first round pick has a lot of value to a WHL team. It wouldn't be a shock if Swift Current came up with a lot of money for him or a trade was made to a team he would rather play for and he signed a WHL contract. Edmonton would much rather have him in the WHL. That is fact.

Further, he was coming here to play with his brother. His brother suffered a very severe knee injury after the season. (Think Duante Cullpepper) If his brother is unable to play is coming to Cornell as special for him? This is a legitame question.

If I were Mike, I would be sending a private jet and a limo to make sure he doesn't get lost along the way. It is still early. A lot can happen between now and the time is to report to Ithaca.
The WHL teams have a lot of money to influence the equation.

Like it or not, it is a legitamate question.

Al DeFlorio · August 08, 2007, 03:17:59 PM

Seems to me, then, that what you meant to say in your original posting was something like:

I hope Brendon Nash's post-season injury doesn't jeopardize his ability to play next season and perhaps cause his brother Riley to rethink his decision to attend Cornell.

Are you using your postings here as a portfolio to land a writer's position with a supermarket tabloid?

DILLIGAF · August 08, 2007, 04:09:34 PM

As to Brendon, I do hope that his knee injury was not nearly as severe as I have heard. I by no means wish any ill on him. I was disappointed that he didn't get drafted. I thought that in the games I watched he was sometimes the best D for Cornell. I think he has a lot of pro potential. I believe that he along with Greening should have been named captains and the whole lot of last years captains should have been scrapped, ESPECIALLY TOPHER.

Please don't take my post to read that I am anti-Brendon Nash, I think he was one of the bright spots on a very lackluster team last year.

I do hope that his knee has healed and it won't affect his ability to play. However, if it is as bad as it sounds, it could be a whole season without him and it could jeopardize his whole career. I truly hope that is not the case.

duffs4 · August 08, 2007, 04:23:19 PM

[quote DILLIGAF]However, if it is as bad as it sounds, it could be a whole season without him and it could jeopardize his whole career. I truly hope that is not the case.[/quote]

Good thing he went to Cornell, his future looks pretty good with or without hockey.

Dafatone · August 09, 2007, 04:33:58 AM

[quote DILLIGAF]I thought that in the games I watched he was sometimes the best D for Cornell.[/quote]

As someone who watched a lot of games last year, no.

Brandon showed potential, and I certainly wish him a quick recovery, if he's hurt (I didn't hear of that). But for most of the season, almost every other defender was better.

RichH · August 09, 2007, 11:45:55 AM

[quote DILLIGAF]Further, he was coming here to play with his brother. His brother suffered a very severe knee injury after the season. (Think Duante Cullpepper) If his brother is unable to play is coming to Cornell as special for him? This is a legitame question.[/quote]

OK, I'll assume that this is legitame, whatever that means. If Brendon has a season-threatening injury, does that mean he ceases to exist in Ithaca? He'll still be at Cornell, taking classes, rehabbing, training, and, one assumes, still being around his teammates and helping out anyway he can. If family was a consideration in his decision, then one can assume that there's a decent bond between the two. Brendon will be there to help him train/practice, and help him adapt to college life in Ithaca. It's a long way from B.C. for an 18-year-old, and having a big bro there to be around socially is still a big factor, ice-time or no.

BTW...how often do incoming freshmen bail before the school year even starts? I think it's an extremely rare occurance, even with highly-touted players. If anything, the ones that leave do so in the middle or end of their first season after realizing that the college path just isn't for them, or unhappiness with playing time. Like Chris Bourque (BU), Matt Smith (CCT), or *gulp* Troy Davenport (the first time around).