Michael Nylander has also landed in Washington. The Capitals are quickly becoming quite deep down the middle and it's going to be a joy for the wingers to have pucks fly onto their sticks. Nylander had a good year with the Rangers and Jaromir Jagr, but his spot was soon filled when the Rangers made their splash on the free agent market.Nylander was over a point-per-game last season, in large part to a good linemate, and should be a good linemate to Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin or Matt Pettinger. At this point, Nylander's stock probably will stay the same... you can make that Jagr to Ovechkin comparison at your draft day, but much like Kozlov, there isn't a guarantee of where you'll play.
Also, in other free-agent acquistions... the Capitals picked up defenseman Tom Poti. Poti has been the guy who just hasn't fit in terribly well, even with the potential he's always shown. He had an alright season with the Rangers as well, but should fit in a little bit better as the big shot on the Capitals power play come October. Pool-wise, things got a bit better for Poti.
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