ryan91 0 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 I was just looking at the Griffins stats this year and couldn't help but notice Michael Nylander's numbers. A goal and 5 assists in 5 games...I know he is on a two week conditioning assignment with Grand Rapids, but what does that exactly mean? As property of the Capitals, shouldn't he be completing this assignment with the Hershey Bears? If not, I think he would be a good fill in for Filpulla in the 6-8 weeks he is out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
droz 5 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) The Washington Capitals, Grand Rapids Griffins and the Wings worked out a deal to send him there so he doesn't take ice time away from prospects playing for Hershey. See http://www.mlive.com/griffins/index.ssf/20...ael_nylade.html Edited November 2, 2009 by droz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking_Erection 1 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) Yeah, it's kind of an unorthodox situation, but he is helping the Griffins over there. And I'm sure his experience and leadership is rubbing off on some of the kids (hopefully). Edited November 2, 2009 by Viking_Erection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 I was just looking at the Griffins stats this year and couldn't help but notice Michael Nylander's numbers. A goal and 5 assists in 5 games...I know he is on a two week conditioning assignment with Grand Rapids, but what does that exactly mean? As property of the Capitals, shouldn't he be completing this assignment with the Hershey Bears? If not, I think he would be a good fill in for Filpulla in the 6-8 weeks he is out. He's still 100% property of the Caps. Only way I'd bring him in was if he came down on reentry waivers so we were only paying half of his laughably bloated contract. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 The Washington Capitals, Grand Rapids Griffins and the Wings worked out a deal to send him there so he doesn't take ice time away from prospects playing for Hershey. See http://www.mlive.com/griffins/index.ssf/20...ael_nylade.html When the Griffs brought him in they were 1-4 (all road games) and about to open a 5 game homestand where they wanted to turn things around. Nylander was an attempt to give the team a shot in the arm and jump start the offense. Considering they went 5-0 at home I'd say it worked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swiss_fan 3 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 He's still 100% property of the Caps. Only way I'd bring him in was if he came down on reentry waivers so we were only paying half of his laughably bloated contract. I would also gladly accept a Nylander with half of his cap hit. But if he goes through the reentry waiwers no way there isn t a team who would pick him before us.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GROwl 5 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 His 2 week conditioning stint ended Friday. I was listening to the Washington game on XM Sat Radio last night on the way to my game. I think Nylander was playing for Washington already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doggy 130 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 Nylander won't need to clear waivers if it's a conditioning assingment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROBIE4PREZ 58 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 He would have more goals if he actually game 100% .. he just floats around and lauches strikes at his teammates for goals .. I'll put money on it that he thinks he above the AHL.. Lazy-and-he-sucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) He would have more goals if he actually game 100% .. he just floats around and lauches strikes at his teammates for goals .. I'll put money on it that he thinks he above the AHL.. Lazy-and-he-sucks Jagr/Nylander/Straka was one of the best lines in the league for quite a while.. Nylander is a very good player if used correctly (Rags did a huge mistake trading him, if they hadn't they'd probably still have Jagr). He actually wouldn't be that bad on the Wings, he'd fit right in with the puck-possession style the Wings play. He'd definitely be an upgrade from Williams, but that's assuming we could get him for half or less his current cap hit. Edited November 2, 2009 by dat's sick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 He would have more goals if he actually game 100% .. he just floats around and lauches strikes at his teammates for goals .. I'll put money on it that he thinks he above the AHL.. Lazy-and-he-sucks The games I went to for the Griffins he was usually one of the first forwards back... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GROwl 5 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 The games I went to for the Griffins he was usually one of the first forwards back... Absolutely. He was a huge presence on the ice here in Grand Rapids. Further, he asked to come to the AHL for conditioning in order to get a lot of ice time to get in game shape quickly. He wasn't forced to. That was part of the reason the deal was made with GR rather than Hershey. Grand Rapids had the veteran space to get him on the ice for 5 straight games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingsFanInDC 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2009 Nylander is a money vacuum for the Caps. Every game i go to, he's a healthy scratch. The caps are trying to get rid of him as he has a pretty decent impact on the salary cap. My hunch is, get rid of nylander, use that $$ for backstrom / semin. Nylander doesnt too much for the caps and simply does not fit the long term plans. B Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
