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Still Talking Nylander In Chicago

by Paul on 11/20/08 at 08:04 AM ET
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from Tim Sassone of Between the Circles,

How’s this for a potential scenario: Would the Hawks consider putting Cristobal Huet on waivers for the purpose of sending him to the minors in order to free up cap space for Nylander? It’s certainly an option.

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No To Nylander

by Paul on 11/16/08 at 08:12 AM ET
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from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe,

Sources familiar with the negotiations say the Blackhawks turned down a deal last week that would have had ex-Bruin Michael Nylander, now with the Capitals, wearing the Indian Head by this weekend. Someone in that Hawks’ lineup would have to be going back to D.C. to even out some of the $8.5 million Nylander is due over the two seasons after this one. The likeliest candidates: Dustin Byfuglien (two more years at $3 million per) or Brent Sopel (two more years at $2.5 million per).

If the Bruins keep the juices flowing, and the Panthers continue to struggle, UFA-to-be Jay Bouwmeester, 25, would be a dream addition to the Boston back line.

Nylander Re-Freshed Heading Into The Season

by Paul on 10/07/08 at 09:46 PM ET
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from Katie Carrera of the Washington Post,

His shoulder feels strong. His timing is coming back as evidenced by Nylander, 36, finishing as the team’s second leading scorer in the preseason with seven points (two goals, five assists).

“He’s playing a lot younger and a lot more determined” Boudreau said. “At the end of last year when we were playing pretty good, he was almost an afterthought in people’s minds. Not in my mind, but in other people’s minds. . . . He’s out to prove he’s an elite player again.”

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Blackhawks Targeting Nylander

by Paul on 09/30/08 at 12:05 PM ET
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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 he would be a good candidate to replace Robert Lang and play with oft-injured Martin Havlat.

more and some Luke Schenn discussion too.

added 12:32pm, as expected, via TSN,

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin cleared waivers on Tuesday as speculation of a trade continues.

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Morning Line

by Paul on 09/30/08 at 06:53 AM ET
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“I think he’s a little bit on a mission himself. Here’s a guy who got [83] points two years ago and then he gets hurt and he misses the last half of the year and the team succeeds without him. He’s come in here and said, ‘I am a good hockey player. I am one of the elite guys in the NHL,’ and he was two years ago when we signed him.”

-Washington coach Bruce Boudreau on Michael Nylander via the Washington Times.

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Nylander Not Going Anywhere

by Alanah McGinley on 09/09/08 at 02:34 PM ET
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From Tarik El-Bashir at Capitals Insider:

I also asked Nylander about all of the trade rumors (Vancouver, New York, New Jersey, etc.) that surfaced over the summer. He acknowledged that he heard them, but he said he’s not worried. And for good reason:

“I have a no move clause in my contract,” he said. “So it’s really up to me if I want to move. I want to stay here and I’m looking forward to the season. There’s lots of rumors about lots of players all the time.”

read on

*emphasis added

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Afternoon Line- Part 2

by Paul on 08/18/08 at 03:05 PM ET
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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 current status with the team.

-Tariek El-Bashir of the Washington Post, where you can also read a feature on Caps goaltender Brent Johnson…

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Remember The Nylander To Edmonton Talk…

by Paul on 04/20/08 at 09:30 PM ET
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from Canwest via the National Post,

Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee says he was caught in the middle when free-agent centre Michael Nylander called him last July to say he wanted to play for his club.

Nylander’s wife had told her husband there was absolutely no way she was going to move to Edmonton so he could play for the Oilers. Having loved her previous time in Washington, she reportedly ordered her husband to get on the blower to the Caps and was standing right beside her man as he called.

continued

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Lack Of Sleep Was The Final Straw

by Paul on 01/21/08 at 09:43 AM ET
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from Tarik El-Bashir of the Washington Post,

In the end, the veteran center said, the combination of pain, diminished productivity and inability to sleep told him it was time to undergo season-ending surgery this week.

“I was playing with one hand,” Nylander said, making his first public comments about the injury during Saturday’s 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers. “I had to change my game. I was playing at 70 percent, 80 percent most nights and it just got worse and worse. It was 50 percent, maybe, sometimes.”

The 35-year-old Swede, the Capitals’ top free agent signing during the offseason, said he’ll miss five or six months while rehabilitating, but added that he expects to make a full recovery.

read on (reg. req.)

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