Before Nash's sad saga with the Columbus Blue Jackets came to an end with a trade to the New York Rangers, there was speculation the San Jose Sharks might ante up to unite him with his buddy Thornton, as they share the same agent.
Alas, the conversation between Doug Wilson and Scott Howson went something like this:
(Ring Ring) "Rick Nash?" "Logan Couture." (Click/Dial Tone)
Besides NHL All-Star Games and their Canadian Olympic glory, Thornton (40 games) and Nash (44 games) played together for Davos of the Swiss-A League during the 2004-05 NHL lockout.
According to Davos club president Gaudenzi Domenig in Suedostschweiz, if the NHL has another lockout to start the 2012-13 season, Thornton and Nash are expected to return to his Swiss team.
"To join these two stars, we will talk with the Kristall-Club (note: a club that gives support about two million francs a season to HC Davos)," said Domenig.
"But we agreed with Thornton and Nash that in case of lockout, they would return in the Grisons. "
Thornton, Nash and Niklas Hagman led the Grisons to the League title in 2005 before returning to the NHL for the 2005-06 season.
That sound you just heard were fans in Manhattan and San Jose scrambling to find where the Swiss-A League Internet streams are located …
Matias Strozyk, who hipped us to the Nash/Thornton story, also reports that Anaheim Ducks star Teemu Selanne has told MTV3 in Finland that he hasn't ruled out playing for Jokerit Helsinki of SM-liiga during an NHL lockout, as he did in 1994-95.
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