All-Star Nash keeping focus on bigger picture

What was assumed to be inevitable became official on Saturday, with Rangers forward Rick Nash being named to his sixth AllStar team. And yet on Monday, Nash was still in his deferential mindset, saying there is something more important than his 26 goals, tied for the league lead going into Monday’s action.

“I think I’m at the point in my career that I’m more satisfied with where the team is at right now,” Nash said after the team’s first practice since returning from its threegame sweep of the California teams, winners of 13 of their past 14. “The individual statistics are nice, but it’s more important where our team points in the standings are.”

Going into Tuesday’s Garden match against the Islanders, Nash is also in the midst of the Hart Trophy conversation for league MVP — another thing that doesn’t really concern him.

“I don’t really read too much of the media and that stuff,” he said. “I’m at the point in my ca reer where I’m not really interested in the personal stuff. I like the team awards a lot better.”

It looks as if the Islanders will be without forward Mikhail Grabovski, who missed Saturday’s 52 win in Columbus with a lowerbody injury. He did not practice on Monday, although he did work out off the ice.

Grabovski was injured while blocking a shot in the first period of Friday’s 32 overtime win against the Devils, his first game being back on the top line with John Tavares since the start of the season. Signed in the offseason to a fouryear, $20 million deal, the 30yearold Grabovski tried to return in the second period, but couldn’t.

He was replaced on Saturday by Josh Bailey, who had missed Friday with an “upperbody injury.”