[Lefty Noob]

According to the Associated Press, "Michael Nylander will undergo surgery to repair a torn left rotator cuff Wednesday and will be sidelined for three to six months, robbing the Washington Capitals of their second-leading scorer for the rest of the season." How big of a loss is this for Washington? Who can step up and fill the void?

Capitals C Nylander to undergo season-ending rotator cuff surgery - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

[blueandwhite]

"We'll go with what we have," says GM george McPhee said.
Sounds like Toonto management - but washington has Backstrom and a guy named Boyd Gordon that McPhee seems to depend on and Kozlov and oh yeah OVECHKIN. And washington just beat the Sens without Nylander. Washington's not great but they surprise.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

According to the Associated Press, "Michael Nylander will undergo surgery to repair a torn left rotator cuff Wednesday and will be sidelined for three to six months, robbing the Washington Capitals of their second-leading scorer for the rest of the season." How big of a loss is this for Washington? Who can step up and fill the void?

Capitals C Nylander to undergo season-ending rotator cuff surgery - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

Crap...I keep forgetting to check my GTG team...this guy is on my team...

[blueandwhite]

plus you had Ward out there last night - tough one.