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What Is Going On With Michael Nylander?
by Paul on 09/29/09 at 06:21 AM ET
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from pucksandbooks of On Frozen Blog,
He just doesn’t fit in D.C. in Bruce Boudreau’s system, and he’s terribly expensive at a transitional time in his career (nearing the end). Initially his production slipped precipitously as he struggled to try and fit in Gabby’s get-up-and-go gallop, but more recently he’s been unable even to crack the lineup. And so he’s doubly or triply tough to move—he has a no movement clause in his contract as a bit of an exclamation point in this impasse.
If Michael Nylander held out any hope of contributing to the Caps this season, Capitals’ management threw seriously cold water on it with the acquisition of Brendan Morrison over the summer, and that just days after suggesting that Brooks Laich would be seriously auditioned at center on the Capitals’ second line. Then Bruce Boudreau quashed the notion of Nyls contributing altogether this preseason. Figuratively and literally Michael Nylander has been divorced from the competitive portion of training camp, failing to dress for a single preseason game. I can’t ever recall such isolation of an individual player in a Capitals’ preseason before.
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God I hate ‘Pens fans. What’s so unclassy about it? The guy doesn’t fit into the system at all; it’s a cold hard proven reality. There’s nothing in his contract about having to get minutes at the expense of injuring the team. Obviously if something can be worked out in the best interests of both parties there’s nothing wrong or unclassy with that. If Nylander is content to sit on the bench all season his contract WILL BE honored. Not particularly classy to continue to draw a salary from an entity towards which you clearly can’t contribute if you ask me.
Posted by capsfan29 on 09/30/09 at 11:07 PM ET
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Wow. What a class act from from such a “classy” organization. You sign the player to a contract, so honor it! Dont treat the player like a leper. Real great way to show respect to a veteran player. Just wait til someone gets hurt and they need him.
Posted by pensfan29 on 09/29/09 at 06:37 AM ET