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  ESPN Fantasy Hockey 2006: Player News Archive
Nylander maintains that he had the flu and was not suffering the after-effects of a concussion when he missed Game 3 of Boston's series with Montreal, reports the Boston Herald.
Nylander's flu-like symptoms, which kept him out of the lineup for Game 3, may be related to the after-effects of a concussion he may have sustained on a marginally legal hit in Game 2, reports the Boston Herald.
Nylander (broken leg) has hit another setback in his recovery and is back in a cast similar to the one he wore when he first broke the bone, and it appears doubtful he could return before March, the Washington Post reports.
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 Caps' Corner - Washington Capitals NHL Hockey - Michael Nylander
Nylander cooled off considerably in the new year, along with the rest of the team, leading to an inconsistent run in the crucial month of February and a streaky March.
Nylander, whose $1.8 million salary in 2002-03 was a steal given his 17-39-56 production in 71 games played, earned just over the league minimum and as a reuslt did not become an Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA) this summer.
Nylander, who was a bargain last season, will be earning a salary commensurate with a strong 60-point season or better, and will face criticism if he falters.
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 Capitals’ Nylander breaks leg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Nylander’s injury will force the Capitals to juggle their lines, which largely had been set a week before the season opener, and will deprive the team of an established veteran who regularly plays 20 minutes a game and works well with winger Jaromir Jagr.
Nylander played through a broken jaw and painful shoulder injury last season and has appeared in 310 straight NHL games — the league’s second-longest active streak as of the end of last season — earning a reputation as a quietly tough competitor.
Nylander, who turns 31 today, was acquired from Chicago in November and finished fourth in scoring on the Capitals last season with 56 points.
www.msnbc.com /news/975324.asp?cp1=1   (832 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Rangers sign forward Nylander to three-year contract   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Nylander will earn $2.9 million next season, and $3 million in each of the next two years of the deal that also includes an option for the 2007-08 campaign.
Nylander, who earned $2.675 million last season, is joining his third team since March, having been dealt by Washington to Boston at the NHL trading deadline.
Nylander was part of a star-filled free-agent class that has found the signing period to be slow.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20040810-1312-hkn-rangers-nylander.html   (531 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Hockey / Bruins / The best is yet to come
Bruins center Michael Nylander said it's going to be a while before he gets his legs under him, given that he has played just four games all season because of a broken right leg, but he impressed in his Boston debut Thursday night against the Rangers.
Nylander, acquired from the Capitals for a second-round pick in 2006, earned an assist on the third goal -- scored by fellow newcomer Sergei Gonchar, who was swapped from the Capitals Wednesday.
Nylander fondly remembered the sizzling rivalry between the Whalers and Bruins, which usually meant close contests, lots of hitting, and tempers flaring.
www.boston.com /sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2004/03/06/the_best_is_yet_to_come?mode=PF   (912 words)

  
 National Hockey League Players' Association
Michael Nylander is a strong-checking center with tremendous offensive instincts.
Michael will be back with the Capitals in 2003-04 after avoiding arbitration and signing a one-year deal with the team.
Michael Nylander was drafted 59th overall in the 1991 Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers.
www.nhlpa.com /PlayerOfTheDay/index.asp?Date=8/11/2003   (469 words)

  
 New York Rangers Official Web Site :: Latest News
Nylander was acquired by the Bruins on March 4 in exchange for a 2006 second round draft choice and future considerations.
Nylander was acquired by the Tampa Bay Lightning from Calgary on January 19, 1999 in exchange for Andrei Nazarov.
Washington acquired Nylander, along with a 2003 third round selection (Stephen Werner) and future considerations, from the Blackhawks in exchange for Andrei Nikolishin and Chris Simon on November 1, 2002.
www.newyorkrangers.com /pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1289   (655 words)

  
 Boston Bruins Official Web Site : Bruins News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The Boston Bruins have acquired center Michael Nylander from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Boston's second round selection in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, it was announced today by Bruins General Manager Mike O'Connell.
Nylander is expected in the lineup tonight when the Bruins host the New York Rangers at the FleetCenter in a 7:30 p.m.
Nylander made his season debut on Feb. 27 after missing the majority of the year with a broken leg suffered during the pre-season.
www.bostonbruins.com /pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1175   (307 words)

  
 National Hockey League Players' Association
In 1998-99, Michael was traded on January 19 to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Andrei Nazarov.
In 1999-2000, Michael was traded on November 12 to the Chicago Blackhawks for Bryan Muir and Reid Simpson.
In 2003-04, Michael was traded on March 4 to the Boston Bruins for a 2006 second-round draft pick and future considerations.
www.nhlpa.com /WebStats/PlayerBiography.asp?ID=4215   (483 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Hockey / Bruins / Capitals trade Nylander to Bruins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Nylander becomes the sixth Capitals veteran to be traded this season as the money-losing team slashes payroll.
Nylander broke his leg during training camp and played his first game of the season last week.
Prior to his injury, Nylander played in 310 consecutive games through the end of the 2002-03 regular season, which was the longest active such streak in the league at the time.
www.boston.com /sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2004/03/04/capitals_trade_nylander_to_bruins?mode=PF   (363 words)

  
 Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Michael Nylander
Nylander spent most of the lockout-shortened season with JYP HT in Jyvaskyla, Finland, before going on to register 55 points for Calgary in 1995-96.
During the 2001-02 season Nylander's goal production slipped, however his creative presence on the ice and tied for 12th in the league in assists with 46 and was a member of Sweden's Olympic Team in Salt Lake City and it's World Championship team later that spring.
Nylander's stay in Washington would last not even one full season, as the Caps dealt him to the Boston Bruins in the latter stages of the 2003-04 season in exchange for a second round draft pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11214   (786 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Version - Rangers get Nylander for top line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The deal, which gives Nylander a modest raise from the $2.65 million he made last year, includes club (at $3 million) and player (at $2 million) options for a fourth year.
Nylander, who turns 32 in October, is coming off an injury-wrecked 2003-04 season that cut short a previous run of extended durability.
Coincidentally, Nylander was slated to play on Jagr's line with Washington last year, before the Caps began their late-season sell-off.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/hockey/v-pfriendly/story/220829p-189834c.html   (364 words)

  
 Ticker News - San Jose Sharks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Nylander was credited with the first of New York's three power-play goals when Carolina defenseman Aaron Ward accidentally put the puck into his own net with 4:38 left in the first period.
Nylander fired a shot from between the faceoff circles that went off Gerber's glove, drove to the net and backhanded another shot that went off Gerber's right pad.
Nylander quarterbacked the power play from between the circles and slid a pass to Jagr at the right faceoff dot.
www.sjsharks.com /ticker_news.asp?ticker_id=1036   (850 words)

  
 HFBoards - proposal #2/ Washington and Edmonton
Nylander for Cross and a 6th would be better off valuewise.
Nylander was one of our best forwards last season, and the best one in the playoffs.
Nylander can get blasted by a guy 4 inches taller and 40 lbs heavier than he is. Then get up and make play to put one on the board.
www.hfboards.com /showthread.php?t=29380   (1775 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Bruins nab Nylander from Caps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins acquired center Michael Nylander from Washington for a second-round draft pick in 2006 and future considerations Thursday, the teams' second deal in two days.
Michael Nylander played 310 consecutive games before breaking his leg in the preseason.
Prior to his injury, the 31-year-old Nylander played in 310 consecutive games through the end of the 2002-03 regular season, which was the longest active such streak in the league at the time.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/nhl/2004-03-04-bruins-nylander_x.htm   (458 words)

  
 NHL - National Hockey League - Calgary vs. Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Nylander scored a goal and set up the other three and Gonchar tallied twice in the second period as the Capitals defeated the Calgary Flames, 4-2, without Jaromir Jagr and Petr Bondra.
We should always play this way." "Nylander's group is doing a lot more passing, and that's why Gonchar got the goals," added Capitals coach Bruce Cassidy, who said he had no expectations for how his players would respond to the absence of the team's biggest stars.
Nylander capped his season-high four-point night when he drove through the crease and jammed the puck past Turek 42 seconds after Steve Begin got the Flames within 3-2 at 4:03 of the third period.
www.usatoday.com /sports/scores102/102331/20021127NHL--WASHINGTON0nr.htm   (721 words)

  
 Nylander's salary goes to arbitrator - The Washington Times: Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Michael Nylander, the center who was acquired from Chicago on Nov. 2 and became a fixture in the Capitals' first line for most of the season, will take his case for a larger salary increase to an arbitrator today in Toronto.
Nylander and his agent, Don Baizley, and the Washington Capitals present their cases before an independent arbitrator.
Nylander played nine games with the Blackhawks before the trade and had 17 goals and 56 points in 71 games with the Caps.
www.washtimes.com /sports/20030810-123152-2336r.htm   (620 words)

  
 Carolina Hurricanes, Michael Nylander, Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka, National Hockey League, New York Rangers - CBS ...
NEW YORK -- Michael Nylander's ankle was sore enough to keep him off the practice ice one day after he and the New York Rangers were thumped in North Carolina.
But Friday's aches turned into Saturday's glory as Nylander and his linemates rebounded from a dismal performance and turned the tables on the high-flying Carolina Hurricanes.
Nylander had a goal and three assists, and Jaromir Jagr set up three goals to lead the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Hurricanes on Saturday that gave New York a home-and-home split.
cbs.sportsline.com /nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20051119_CAR@NYR   (1012 words)

  
 TSN : nhl - Canada's Sports Leader
Washington Capitals traded Michael Nylander to the Boston Bruins for a 2nd draft selection in 2006 and future considerations.
Tampa Bay Lightning traded Michael Nylander to the Chicago Blackhawks fo Bryan Muir and Reid Simpson.
Hartford Whalers traded Michael Nylander, James Patrick and Zarley Zalapski to the Calgary Flames for Gary Suter, Paul Ranheim and Ted Drury.
tsn.ca /nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_name=Michael+Nylander&...   (446 words)

  
 ABC 4 - Rangers sign Michael Nylander   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
LAST UPDATE: 8/10/2004 2:53:54 PM Nylander split last season with Washington and Boston, appearing in just 18 games because of a broken leg suffered early in the campaign.
The Bruins acquired him in March and he went on to post a goal and 11 assists for 12 points in 15 games.
"Michael is a highly-skilled, versatile player who we feel will play a significant role on our team," said Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather.
www.abc4.com /sports/nhl/story.aspx?content_id=520802BD-DAD4-4445-9995-891442038C9A   (224 words)

  
 New Jersey Devils, Jaromir Jagr, Michael Nylander, Scott Gomez, National Hockey League, New York Rangers - CBS ...
Jaromir Jagr scored his NHL-leading 13th and 14th goals of the season and Michael Nylander also had two goals to lead the Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Devils on Thursday night.
Goals by Nylander and Jagr 47 seconds apart in the first period wiped out the early lead Langenbrunner gave the Devils with an unassisted short-handed goal at 4:06.
Nylander tied it at 14:05, taking a return pass from Martin Straka and jamming a shot from just outside the crease past Clemmensen on a power play.
cbs.sportsline.com /nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20051103_NYR@NJ/rss   (875 words)

  
 Broken ankle ends Nylander's streak at 310 - The Washington Times: Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Michael Nylander's streak of playing 310 consecutive games ended during practice yesterday with a broken right ankle that will sideline the Washington Capitals' first-line center four-to-six weeks.
The 6-foot-1, 189-pounder was tussling for the puck with rookie defenseman Nolan Yonkman — who has five inches and 47 pounds on the veteran — when his skates apparently caught and he went flying hard into the boards before crumpling to the ice in pain.
With Nylander out and barring McPhee finding a defenseman he likes and can afford in today's NHL waiver draft, the Caps can get to Monday's roster maximum of 23 by sending enforcer Alex Henry and defensemen Yonkman and J.F. Fortin to Portland of the American Hockey League.
washingtontimes.com /sports/20031002-114807-7942r.htm   (691 words)

  
 Nylander's Four Points Enough Against Canes :: NY Sports Day - Independent Gotham Sports Coverage
Factoring in all the scoring, Nylander's four points were one off a career best five established his rookie season with the Hartford Whalers on April 7, 1993.
Taking advantage of a Nylander giveaway, Staal came in two-on-one with Erik Cole and fired a shot past Kevin Weekes for his 14th of the season at 10:34.
Nylander was credited with the unassisted goal to give his team a 2-1 lead at 15:22.
www.nysportsday.com /news/combined/1132550597.html   (628 words)

  
 Brooke's Hockey Photographs :: Michael Nylander ~ Photos with the Boston Bruins
Michael Nylander at warm ups, March 4th, 2004.
Michael Nylander in warm up drills, March 4th, 2004.
Willie Mitchell and Michael Nylander on the faceoff.
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 Nylander joins Capitals' exodus - The Washington Times: Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The Washington Capitals yesterday sent center Michael Nylander to Boston for a second-round pick, likely in 2006, and future considerations a day after trading three-time All-Star defenseman Sergei Gonchar to the Bruins.
"Given that Michael will be a free agent this summer and that we're not going to enter into any long-term contracts until we know what the new collective bargaining agreement is, we gave him the opportunity to play in the playoffs," Caps general manager George McPhee said.
And as fine a passer as Nylander is — he had assists in his first two games back after missing 21 weeks with a broken leg — he wasn't ingrained in coach Glen Hanlon's retooling project.
washingtontimes.com /functions/print.php?StoryID=20040304-114559-5491r   (555 words)

  
 Phoenix Coyotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
"Michael is a highly skilled, versatile player who we feel will play a significant role on our team," said Sather.
Nylander has represented Sweden in 12 international competitions, including seven World Championships (1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002), two World Junior Championships (1991, 1992) the World Cup of Hockey (1996) and two Winter Olympics (1998, 2002).
At the 1997 World Championships, he was named the tournament's best forward and was selected to the All-Tournament Team after posting six goals and five assists for 11 points and helping Sweden to a silver medal.
www.phoenixcoyotes.com /news/nhl_story_details.php?op=details&ID=3700   (608 words)

  
 HFBoards - New York Rangers sign Michael Nylander
If Nylander and Lundmark center the two top lines it looks like Holik will finally be usd to center the third line, unless Lundmark moves to left wing.
Nylander is a nice "stopgap" acquisition, one who NYR could likely move on to a contender come March, should they - and he - be going nowhere.
Not because Nylander is an exceptional player but he did have a great chemistry with Samsonov.
www.hfboards.com /showthread.php?t=96934   (2629 words)

  
 Washington Capitals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Michael Nylander, expected to center the Washington Capitals' top scoring line, will miss four to six weeks after breaking his leg in practice, the team announced Friday.
Nylander sustained the break just above the ankle when he was checked against the boards by rookie defenseman Nolan Yonkman on Thursday.
A native of Stockholm who turned 31 on Friday, Nylander was acquired with a draft pick from Chicago on November 1 for center Andrei Nikolishin and left wing Chris Simon.
www.allsports.com /network/content?site=1021&story=44823   (247 words)

  
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The 6-1 Nylander was entered the NHL in 1991 and has had an illustrious career playing for a myriad of teams including the Hartford Whalers, Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins.
Nylander is an experienced player who has appeared in 30 Stanley Cup games--registering six goals and 14 assists.
Nylander’s career 140 goals and 307 assists support the claim that he is a skillful and versatile player who is expected to play a significant role on this team, especially during special teams play.
www.nyc.gov /html/sports/html/rangers-offseason.html   (8376 words)

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