Comments on: Nylander Loaned to Grand Rapids For Good / Caps Fans Rejoice http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2009/12/13/nylander-loaned-to-grand-rapids-for-good-caps-fans-rejoice/ A cheerfully demented Washington Capitals site with a healthy fixation on Alex Ovechkin and his Russian bros. CRASH THE NET! Fri, 24 May 2013 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: IRockTheRed http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2009/12/13/nylander-loaned-to-grand-rapids-for-good-caps-fans-rejoice/#comment-8 IRockTheRed Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:34:41 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=39#comment-8 Actually, m’dear, Boudreau was not the coach when Nylander was signed, and signing him -at that time- was hailed as a very good move.

We couldn’t know he’d have a season-ending rotator cuff tear, or that Hanlon would be sacked the following season… It wasn’t a mistake when we signed him; it turned into one when even after an 8-game benching, Nylander either couldn’t, or wouldn’t, adapt his playing style to what a Boudreau-coached team needed.

I’m very glad this was all handled professionally and mostly behind-the-scenes without dragging dirty laundry in front of the fans. Good on both side for that.

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