His comments may hint at the fact he wants to be traded to a team that uses him more effectively and give him more ice time."I feel good on the ice, but it doesn't matter. We'll have to see what we can do, what happens."
When I asked him if his struggles were the result of his playing style not meshing with Boudreau's, Nylander said: "I don't know. I am not the coach. What can I say? This is the way he wants to do it. I just have to figure a way around it."
"I know how the system works," he added. "I don't have a problem with the system. The system is quite easily played."
Nylander is in the second year of a 4 year term, and his $4,875,000 contract could prove difficult to unload at the trade deadline.
Also of note, Bryan Helmer, Karl Alzner and Daren Machesney were all returned to Hershey today. It is likely that Alzner could return to the Capitals line-up after the All-Star festivities have ended.
Also, Nicklas Backstrom will fore go the All-Star Young Stars game citing that he "felt like it made more sense to give someone else that opportunity and use this time to rest and prepare for the second half of the season with the Capitals."
He assured the press that his decision is not injury related.
Finally, Capitals prospects Michael Neuvirth and Travis Morin took their part in the ECHL All-Star game tonight in Reading, PA. The American All-Stars (Morin, Neuvirth and co.) topped the National Roster 11-5.
Morin finished the game with 2 assists while Neuvirth stopped 19 of 20 shots in the third period of the contest.
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