Panthers "loaned" C Nylander from Capitals
by Donny Rivette on Sep 29, 2010 2:31 PM EDT
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PrintThis is indeed a strange one: the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle is reporting longtime NHL forward Michael Nylander - who split last season between the AHL and Europe - has been loaned via Washington (with whom he remains under contract) to the Panthers, with the presumption that the soon-to-be 38 year-old will play an on-ice mentoring role with the Rochester Americans. From Florida assistant GM Mike Santos:
"He’s coming here to help our young guys. He’s not coming here grumbling. He wants to resurrect his career for one more shot."
This is astounding news for an Amerks roster recently dinged by an injury to possible number one center Mark Cullen, who potentially could miss over half the regular season.
Nylander was the victim of a salary dump by the Capitals, who found no further use for his contract him after the quick ascension of a number of talented centers in the Washington organization, hence the loan to non-NHL clubs. Under his current deal, he is owed $3M (per CapGeek) for one more year - likely to be paid enirely by Florida.
Personally, I'm a lot happier that he's going to ROC and not the Panthers, where his $4.875M cap hit would spell doomsday for the rebuild at the center position; suddenly he becomes Florida's highest-paid pivot, cap-wise - a completely unjustifiable situation for an at-best third liner (keep in mind, he was drafted in 1991). Who gets the bump in that case: Shawn Matthias?
UPDATE: GR confirms Washington will pay the entire salary, not Florida.
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I’ve never personally heard of a player loan to a competing NHL club, and with WAS paying his entire salary (see GR’s update above) and holding his contract, I just can’t see it…if someone has the lowdown on this question please enlighten us.
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by Donny Rivette on Sep 29, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's the breakdown:
via GR/OFP…
With Nylander under contract to WAS (though playing in ROC), the Caps would have to recall him via re-entry waivers. If FLA desired to grab him they would have to make a claim at that time. Washington and Florida would split his remaining salary, though his cap hit would indeed affect the Panthers.
Can’t imagine FLA has any desire whatsoever to bring him to the Big Club.
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by Donny Rivette on Sep 29, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
NHL players are loaned to the minor league affiliates of other teams all the time. Bouwmeester and Weiss were loaned to Atlanta during the lockout, right before the AHL playoffs, to get them some experience. This is nothing different, as Washington has a pretty deep pool of prospects currently and Nylander would be an obstruction to their playing time.
I was referring to the question of whether a loaned player had ever suited up in the NHL while on loan from another NHL club; obviously the answer is no.
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by Donny Rivette on Sep 29, 2010 7:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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