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Capitals Assign Michael Nylander to Grand Rapids
Per the team, "The Washington Capitals have assigned center Michael Nylander to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today." And like that, he - and more importantly his $4.875 million cap hit - is gone for the...
Michael Nylander "Heading to Russia"
Per Bob McKenzie on Twitter, "Nylander heading to Russia." Update (12:24 PM): "Nylander makes the final call on whether he's going to Russia but it looks like he's prepared to do it. Not formalized just yet, though." - @TSNBobMcKenzie (12:48 PM): "And since this Russian thing looked like it was...
Michael Nylander to Switzerland?
The latest rumor in The Michael Nylander Saga has Swiss team HC Lugano (a team with a couple of familiar names on the roster already) interested in acquiring the services of the Swedish pivot. Per Google's translation: Swiss Lugano, with the Swedish coach Kent Johansson ... is reportedly willing to...
Hope Springs Eternal on the Nylander Front
Fitting that, on the day that the new season opens and CapsNation is full of cautious optimism, word would come from across the pond regarding the team's biggest burden, to serve both as a reminder of the roadblock (as if we needed another one) and hope that the unfortunate sitatuation might soon...
Nylander: Boudreau "Told Me I Wasn't Good Enough"
[Huge thanks (or "tack så mycket") to Ice Warrior and HD89 for translating from the original Swedish a couple of interesting reads on Michael Nylander. The first is an article from Aftonbladet (HD89's translation), the second a blog post from Swedish hockey writer Marie Hallman (Ice Warrior's...
Is Michael Nylander at the Root of the Dale Tallon Firing?
Early last week, the Chicago Blackhawks touched off a heck of a mid-summer drama when they fired General Manager Dale Tallon and ignited a few rounds of "he-said/he-said/he-said" that probably isn't over yet. Now comes word from Larry Brooks (standard "consider the source" caveat applies) that...
A Potential Nylander Move to the KHL: Questions Answered
When we first noted that Michael Nylander might be headed to the Continental Hockey League for the 2009-10 season we more or less dismissed it as speculation by a less-than-reputable Russia media source and hence a possibility that, while appealing, wasn’t particularly likely. A week later...
Circular Reasoning: The Nylander to KHL Rumors
[Folks over on the Caps message board have been talking about rumors of Michael Nylander also being interested in the KHL. Kozzy and Feds and Circles, Oh My!! Could this be true? Well have a look at a translation of the original piece reporting this, from Sovietsky Sport from a week ago (with a...
Thursday Roundup - The $4.875 Million Question
On Tuesday night in Boston, Michael Nylander had one of his better games in recent memory. Granted, that's not saying much, but given that the Caps are more or less stuck with him for the foreseeable future, it was not only encouraging, it was almost enticing. Nylander's fifth goal of the season -...
Is Kevin Lowe Trying To Get Fired?
I'm not trying to pile on here, but what the hell is Kevin Lowe doing in/to Edmonton? Let's put it this way - if Lowe worked in the current Bush Administration, he'd have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by now. Here are a few of the Oiler GM's recent head-scratchers:Traded "heart and...
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