From JP at Japers’ Rink:
Why Trading Nylander Makes Sense
- It gives a Sergei Fedorov top six minutes with either of the Alexes, both of whom he meshed very well with in D.C. and at Worlds (you don’t think the team shelled out $4 million on a third-liner, do you?);
Read the reasons for and against trading Nylander here.
Maybe it is just me, but I think Sergei Fedorov’s value is slightly overrated at this point in time. If I were the Caps, I’d keep Nylander around for the time being and at least examine Fedorov’s play through the first 20-30 games. That way the organization will have a better idea of what Fedorov will bring in 2008/09 and if Nylander does become expendable, some teams may have incurred injuries up-the-middle, therefore, increasing the number of trade partners available for discussions.
He's closing in on his first game since January 13th.
The 2024 2nd rounder is in Winnipeg where he'll spend the rest of the season…
At the GM meetings GMKC spoke 1-on-1 with Gino Reda.