The issue also details the demise of the Youngstown Steelhounds — coached the past two seasons by ex-Cap Kevin Kaminski. Earlier this summer the Central League issued a press release which stated that the Steelhounds “are no longer participating in the league.” The team and the CHL have been in a legal dispute over assessments and fees and other financial issues, according to the magazine. Another reason the league may not have been viewing Youngstown as a long-term venture: the ‘Hounds were the eastern-most CHL franchise, and more than 750 miles away from their closest competitor. Kaminski, however, has latched on elsewhere, 
The Caps are trying to deal Michael Nylander — and back to the Rags? So says Globe and Mail hockey reporter Eric Duhatschek. If the Caps were as impressed with Sergei Fedorov’s play here as we were, such a deal might make sense. Fedorov is a better fit in Bruce Boudreau’s system, and he clearly established chemistry with his Russian countrymen — here and at the World Championships. A short term for Fedorov (say two years) may better suit the team with an eye toward Anton Gustafsson then coming over and moving in behind Nicklas Backstrom, and it could also end right about the time Alexander Semin would need a deal. That’s likely to require some serious coin.
Meanwhile, on the Mike Green front, the Fourth Period reported over the weekend that while negotations between Green and the Caps remain far apart, the promising rearguard is seeking $3.5 -4 million per season in a new deal. Seems like a bargain to me.
A Hockeysfuture staffer on Saturday 
