MICHAEL NYLANDER RUMORS

Nylander breaks neck in AHL; coach wonders if his career is done

Michael Nylander was loaned to the Rochester Americans by the Washington Capitals, giving the 38-year-old center one more shot at returning to the NHL while in the Florida Panthers' organization. The AHL Amerks needed a No. 1 center, and he fit that role, with six points in his first seven games with the team. Alas, those will be the only seven games he'll play this season...
Via Puck Daddy  |  October 25, 2010
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Caps loan Nylander, create cap room

The Washington Capitals are already atop the Eastern Conference, and now they have a chance to get even better. Michael Nylander, who hasn't played a game for the team this season and hasn't even been practicing with the club for nearly two months, agreed Sunday to be loaned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. The Caps will continue to pay his $5.5...
Via Washington Times  |  December 14, 2009
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It’s Official: Nylander to Grand Rapids

So long, Nyls!  Just released from Caps’ PR: Capitals Assign Center Michael Nylander to Grand Rapids ARLINGTON, Va. – 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. Nylander, 37, has played 920 career NHL games for the...
Via On Frozen Blog  |  December 13, 2009
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Capitals Assign Center Michael Nylander to Grand Rapids

ARLINGTON, Va. – 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. Nylander, 37, has played 92...
Via nhl.com  |  December 13, 2009
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Nylander Put on Waivers

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. The Capitals are trying to free up some cap room in similar fashion to what Pittsburgh...
Via On Frozen Blog  |  November 07, 2009
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The future of Michael Nylander, by process of elimination

Michael Nylander(notes), as all of us know now, has been assigned to the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins for a conditioning stint. As Greg Wyshynski pointed out, minor league conditioning lasts a maximum of two weeks, so this move would also appear to put a timetable on Nylander's departure from the Capitals.If the Washington Capitals are in the final stages of moving the Swede to another...
Via Puck Daddy  |  October 22, 2009
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Cap problem solved? Nylander agrees to conditioning in AHL

Whatever it is about the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins that convinced Michael Nylander(notes) to go there for conditioning -- and it could be something as simple as the promise of voluminous playing time -- it's a positive move for the Washington Capitals and the potential for this messy, overdue divorce to finally occur.The Capitals announced that Nylander, making $5.5 million this...
Via Puck Daddy  |  October 21, 2009
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Smoke, Fire, and Michael Nylander

No one this summer has provided better reporting on Michael Nylander's purgatory status with the Caps than Sovetsky Sports' Dmitry Chesnokov. More of that reporting is found in today's Examiner. Chesnokov reports that none other than Nylander's former linemate, Jaromir Jagr, told his outlet recently that he detailed life with his KHL club Omsk for the Capitals'...
Via On Frozen Blog  |  August 15, 2009
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Could Michael Nylander Be Heading to the KHL?

Indeed yes, reports Dmitry Chesnokov in today's Examiner. Apparently there is interest in Nylander's services in Russia, from a high-profile club in the Continental Hockey League (KHL). "KHL's Avangard Omsk would like to see Nylander in Russia playing for the Siberian powerhouse," Chesnokov wrote today. The report first surfaced in Chesnokov's Russian newspaper...
Via On Frozen Blog  |  June 08, 2009
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Blackhawks have a deal in place to get Nylander from the Capitals

via TSN:The Chicago Blackhawks, according to multiple NHL sources, have a standing deal ready to go at a moment's notice to acquire veteran center Michael Nylander from the Washington Capitals.The only hitch is that in order to make the transaction, the Blackhawks need to free up considerable ...
Via The Hockey Herald  |  November 20, 2008
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