(Photo courtesy of Bridget Samuels) Any hopes of the Bruins trading for All-Star forward Rick Nash have been put to rest as the New York Rangers have traded for the former Blue Jackets Captain.

Well Bruins fans any hopes that you had of seeing Rick Nash as a Bruin has been tossed out the window. The Nash era in Columbus has finally come to an end as TSN reports that he has been traded to the New York Rangers.

A month later former Ducks, now Islanders defencemen Lubomir Visnovsky realizes he doesn’t want to play for the Islanders. (Puck Daddy/Yahoo.com)

Forward Kris Versteeg and the Florida Panthers agree to a new four-year-deal avoiding salary arbitration (NHL.com)

New England Hockey Journal’s Kirk Luedeke talks about the Bruins rolling the dice at last months draft.

The Edmonton Oilers have signed first round draft pick Nail Yakupov to an entry-level deal. (ESPN.com)