21 August, 2008

Nylander: Date with a Knife

Washington Capital Michael Nylander - photo courtesy of the Washington CapitalsRumours that have been flying around have now been confirmed. Both Tarik El-Bashir and Corey Masisak have reported that Michael Nylander will undergo surgery tomorrow for a torn left rotator cuff. Nylander had been taking days off between games to rest the shoulder as he played through the pain. Per Corey’s blog:

“He did a courageous job of trying to come back, but sometimes he didn’t have the strength in his arm to play like Michael Nylander,” [Coach Bruce] Boudreau said. “It is very, very sore so he is going to get it fixed.”

Tarik reports that Nylander will be out three to six months.

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3 Comments

  1. TG wrote:

    *sigh*

    There go my hopes that someone (Colorado? Rangers?) would overpay for him at the trade deadline.

    Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 1:01 pm | Permalink
  2. pepper wrote:

    I guess where there’s smoke . . .

    I’m more worried about what this means for the remainder of his contract than for the remainder of this season.

    If we’re in the hunt at the trade deadline, I think George will get a rental to fill the void.

    Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 1:21 pm | Permalink
  3. hockeygrl76 wrote:

    Yikes! Do you need to make it sound so gruesome! Poor guy!

    Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 3:01 pm | Permalink

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