Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | yesterday
from Tarik El-Bashir of Capitals Insider, Coach Bruce Boudreau appears to have changed things up. Sergei Fedorov is wearing a black jersey this morning and he’s working with the defensemen. Michael Nylander, meantime, has replaced him as the second line center, while Boyd Gordon is centering the third line. read on
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
With a game against Roberto Luongo and the undefeated Canucks looming tonight, Coach Bruce Boudreau appears to have changed things up. Sergei Fedorov wearing a black jersey this morning and he's working with the defensemen. Michael Nylander, meantime, has replaced him as the second line center, while Boyd Gordon is centering the third line. I'll have more on this after Boudreau talks to reporters....Please...
Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | yesterday
[AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview] Rumor has it that Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis will be in town tonight to take in the Caps game (jp5). In all likelihood, this is because Gillis - Michael Nylander's former agent - is trying to acquire the Swedish pivot from Washington via trade. Or it's because the Canucks are playing the Caps. One or the other. Tonight - the first
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Next up… Michael Nylander Last Year: 40 games, 11-26-37, -19 Career average (per-82 games): 19-43-62, +7 Feerless’ Take : For a guy who played only half a season – and a good portion of that with an injury that eventually sidelined him – he scored at a pace that justified his signing. The pace he was on (23-53-76) would have exceeded his career averages in goal, assists, and points; and it would have...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
from Ken Campbell of the Hockey News, The Blackhawks are trying to clear salary cap space by getting rid of Khabibulin and insiders say the player they’re targeting now is Washington Capitals center Michael Nylander, who has three years left on his contract with a salary cap hit of $4.875 million. Sources say the Blackhawks have already made two serious offers to the Capitals for Nylander and believe...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
The Caps went to 4-0-0 last night with a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, the game-winner coming on a shorthanded goal by Alex Ovechkin early in the third period. Michael Nylander added two assists as eight different Caps showed up on the score sheet. But while the players round into regular season form in the usual ways, there are other role players who look like they're just about there....
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
With most of the Caps' stars in tonight's lineup, the Caps improved to 4-0 in the preseason by hanging on for a 3-2 victory in New Jersey. Some news and notes: *Mike Green, Boyd Gordon and Alex Ovechkin scored while Michael Nylander had a pair of primary assists. The Devils rallied on third period goals by Zach Parise and Petr Vrana -- both against Jose Theodore -- but couldn't complete the comeback....
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist, Michael Nylander added two goals, and the Washington Capitals rallied for a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in a preseason game Thursday night.
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
The Capitals fell behind by a pair last night at Verizon Center, but they rallied on five consecutive goals, including two each from Michael Nylander and Alex Ovechkin - to beat the 'Canes for the second straight night, XX, and improve to 2-0-0 in the preseason. Some observations: *Goalie Michal Neuvirth settled down after a shaky first period in which he yielded a pair of power play goals to Dan LaCouture...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Coach Bruce Boudreau said the reason why Michael Nylander is the only one to play in both of these first two preseason games is to help him get his timing back after missing a significant chunk of last year because of a torn rotator cuff. "He missed a lot of games last year and [it's] just for his timing. We thought that was important," Boudreau said. "We would have had Chris Clark playing in both...Please...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Michael Nylander is back - and he's not planning on going anywhere. The veteran center confirmed moments ago that his Potomac home was put on the market, but he also was quick to say the sale has nothing to do with his status with the Caps. In fact, he said, the Nylanders are probably going to end up keeping the house. "My wife thought that [Potomac] was too far away," Nylander said. "She wanted to...Please...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
from David Staples at the Cult of Hockey, Lowe’s sweet tooth is for players who are heading into the non-peak years of their careers. In recent times, Lowe has ardently pursued such players as Laraque, Michael Nylander, Ryan Malone, Marian Hossa and Sheldon Souray. These players have two things in common: 1. They were all, once, outstanding contributors in the NHL. 2. They are all either on the wrong...
Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Nicklas Backstrom, Viktor Kozlov and either Michael Nylander or Sergei Fedorov. Those, presumably, are five of your top six Caps forwards on Opening Night. The question is "Who gets that sixth spot?" Let's try to figure out who deserves to be there. The contenders: Chris Clark, Eric Fehr, Tomas Fleischmann, Brooks Laich The stats (all stats are 2007-08 numbers and
Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Michael Nylander to Vancouver. Michael Nylander to New Jersey. Michael Nylander to New York. Michael Nylander to anywhere. If I had a dollar for every Nylander trade rumor or theory I've read this summer, I could buy a nice house in Potomac. We've already discussed the topic a bit, and Pepper has a more thorough post on it, as does EMac, but as it's August and things sometimes change over time,
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
I’ve received a lot of emails from readers since Michael Nylander put his Potomac home on the market and that news hit the blog circuit. I’m hearing that it’s nothing more than Nylander wanting to purchase another home (yes, in the Washington area). I’m not saying that he won’t be asked to waive his NTC and get traded, all I’m saying is that there’s no connection between him selling his home and his...
