Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Richard A. Lipski/The Washington Post) I'll give you a hint: It's not Eminem, and it's definitely not Michael Nylander. From Tarik's preview of tonight's game in Tampa: Alex Ovechkin will return from a two-game suspension as the Capitals seek to set a franchise record for consecutive wins against a single opponent with their 12th straight triumph over the 19th-place Lightning. Interestingly, the Capitals...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
George McPhee was a guest on DC101's Elliot in the Morning today, and the Caps' GM made it clear that he respectfully disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend Alex Ovechkin for two games. "It was a five-minute major, we had to kill off a five-minute penalty, and we lost the best player in the game for the rest of the game," McPhee said. "We only had him for three minutes of ice time,...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Pierre LeBrun answers some fan mail… The Washington Capitals are again poised to be one the most injury-plagued teams in the league after finishing with the fourth-most games lost last year. The problem wouldn’t be so dramatic if Michael Nylander and his ridiculous contract were over in the KHL right now. When (if ever) is something going to happen on this front and allow the Capitals...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Michal Neuvirth will make his season debut tonight at Verizon Center as the Caps look to win their second straight game and for the sixth time in their past seven contests. Carey Price, meanwhile, will get the nod for the Canadiens. The Caps, as you know by now, are really banged up. They're so banged up, in fact, owner Ted Leonsis blogged about it earlier today: No Alexander Semin; Mike Knuble; Boyd...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
I like Michael Nylander. I think he's a solid professional on the ice and (he said, biting his lip) equally so off the ice in the midst of this "Whither Nylander" mini-series. I sympathized with his predicament, he being merely a party to a contract who chose to implement rights under that contract to have a say in where he plied his trade. We even had a nice long entry all ready to go pretty...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
from Capitals Insider, The ever-changing Michael Nylander-to-the-KHL story may or may not be nearing its conclusion, with more information leaking out by the day… According to a source close to CSKA, the two sides had almost agreed on a deal - until the Moscow club balked at one of the clauses proposed by Nylander’s agent. The clause, the source tells us, was Nylander’s ability to...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Caps beat the Islanders, 5-4, in the shootout tonight. But the buzz after the game was about a player who wasn't in the lineup. According to a report on RDS.ca, Michael Nylander has agreed to be loaned to Dynamo Minsk of the KHL. Forward Michael Nylander agreed with Dynamo Minsk of the Continental League in Russia, according to what RDS has learned. But GM George McPhee said he could not confirm...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Per TSN’s Bob McKenzie, Washington Capitals center Michael Nylander is headed to Russia
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
GM George McPhee acknowledged that Michael Nylander cleared waivers this afternoon, but he declined to shed much more light on the awkward situation other than to hint that a deal could be in the works. Earlier in the day, Coach Bruce Boudreau said that Nylander will not be returning to the Caps. McPhee, though, stopped short of confirming that. "Some decisions have been made," McPhee said....
Sens Chirp (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Senators Twitter feed has posted the prospect update for this week. Here is the link. http://senators.nhl.com/v2/ext/PDFs/Prospect_Update-091109.pdf Jared Cowen had a big week for the Spokane Chiefs, registering 4 points in 3 games and a +7. Patrick Wiercioch also continued his strong start to the season. Hes got 9 points in 10 games with the University of Denver. A couple of people had been asking...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
I haven't received word on whether or not Michael Nylander has cleared waivers. But this much is pretty certain at this point: It doesn't seem that No. 92 will be returning to Washington.
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Practice just started at KCI, and I don't see Alex Ovechkin, Jeff Schultz or Michael Nylander on the ice. Ovechkin, or course, is out with a strain near his left shoulder; Schultz left Friday's game with a lower body injury; and Nylander was placed on waivers on Saturday. Nylander is scheduled to clear waivers at noon today. Mike Green, however, has returned after missing Saturday's game with an upper...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Michael Nylander has been put on waivers, Capitals Insider reports. This means the veteran Swede has agreed to waive his no-movement clause. Any team can claim him until noon tomorrow, but if no GM picks him off the wire it’s still no guarantee he’ll be put in the minors, writes Tarik. Nyls’ $4.875 million cap hit [...]
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
It appears more news broke while I was at 35,000 feet this afternoon. According to Bob McKenzie's twitter page - and now confirmed by a Caps official - Michael Nylander has been placed on waivers.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Per Bob McKenzie’s Twitter, Washington puts Michael Nylander on waivers. His salary cap hit is almost $4.9M and it runs thru the end of next season.
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