Actually he was not under contract, he was a free agent when he retired. Because he had no offers. Because he’s washed up. 

God, how many times can you be dumb and wrong in one single thread? He does not have a contract, you shithead. 

First of all, again, you do not need to have played in the NHL to determine whether or not someone is still an NHL-caliber player. Secondly, why do I have any less insight than Lauren Theisen or yourself? Has he received offers to play and turned them down? I haven’t seen anything to suggest that. I’m not saying…

So you’re saying it’s impossible to first be excited that your team traded for a historically very good player, but then after actually watching him play, realize he’s washed up?

It seems like you’re arguing that if I EVER once thought Rick Nash was good at hockey, it’s hypocritical to ever say (no matter how true it…

Wait so the Bruins and other teams should owe him a contract because he got injured playing and isn’t very good anymore? Why should they care what the reason is for why he isn’t good now?

The point is that this article very much suggests that Nash is just going out on his own terms to “avoid further brain injury” when…

Did you just say heckhole? I’m sure you’re from a very well-off, not at all shitty/racist place yourself.

Also I liked the trade at the time. It was nice to see the Bruins going for it for once and they had been rumored to want Nash for years. Then he came in and he sucked. And now he’s retiring to avoid further brain…

And it was a unanimously viewed failure of an acquisition by the time he got injured. So, yes, I will gladly die on the hill of Rick Nash retiring because of his performance and lack of interest around the league moreso than concussions. 

He was on the edge of being gameday scratch for the Bruins just prior to getting hurt. What team wants a 35-year-old like that at the end of their roster rather than a young kid with potential? 

You said “still decent esp for his age.” Why does age matter? He’s not in a 35 and older league. All that matters is his productivity, which, with the Bruins last year, was garbage (as someone who watched every game he played in).

What does “especially for his age” have to do with anything? Is there like a quota that NHL teams have to have a certain number of older players? Bobby Orr is probably still good for a 70-year-old, but I don’t think teams are lining up to sign him.

Fascinated by the take that one must play in the NHL in order to determine whether a player’s objective statistics are in decline.

What credentials do you need to state that his statistics fell off?

Or.... he retired because he is no longer good at hockey? Hilarious to just act like he is still a star and is actually making a decision to retire here.

I think you missed the “hacks” part of the sentence. These sites are for the former journalism majors who either don’t have the skills to find a real, paid writing/editing/communications job or just can’t grasp the reality that being passionate about sports isn’t sufficient to justify getting paid.

Guy above you just made a far better version of this joke. Go back to the drawing board. 

Seriously, Deadspin please write another article demanding that people like her get paid. They’re all just a bunch of completely replaceable hacks.

Her second tweet at him was also sexist, for what it’s worth. 

Bauer is an idiot and a huge loser, but this is literally Twitter. Expecting a verified dumbass baseball player to be above that is somewhat amazing to me.

Where’s the sports tie-in? 

This is even more racist and an insult to Fournette for implying he would be afraid.