Rick Nash, the biggest prize available, wasn't dealt before the NHL's trade deadline on Monday. But the real shocker is that it was Nash who had asked the Blue Jackets to trade him. Most had believed that the Blue Jackets, stuck with by far the worst record in the league at 18-37-7 for 43 points, were dealing him out of desperation. As it turns out, it was the team captain's idea. "He obviously wants a change," said GM Scott Howson, who said he was so surprised when Nash asked to be traded in January that it took time for him to process the request.