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Rick Nash in same position as Joe Thornton once was

By Kevin Paul Dupont

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 19, 2012

Just as the Bruins dealt away Joe Thornton, the No. 1 pick in the 1997 draft, it appears the Blue Jackets will do the same with Rick Nash, the top choice in the 2002 draft.

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