Alex Nylander Watch Thread: What's up with him?
This conversation is now happening in at least 5 threads. Let's try to keep it more dedicated. Something is clearly up with him. Is he injured? Does he care? Does he dislike Rochester/Buffalo? Is he just very young still and learning to be a professional? Should the Sabres stick it out with him? Will he go back to Europe?
My personal feeling is a little of a and b. I think he has some minor nagging injury and I think at times he doesn't care.
GMTM wanted him to have a similar experience that Jack did with Moulson. He arranged for Alex to live with the O’Reilly’s in Rochester last year. Apparently Alex did not have a drivers license and the he and his wife got sick of chauffeuring him around and really let him know that. In addition he was consistently tasked as one of designated individuals to clean the team bus after long road trips often at 2 or 3 in the morning. The reports were that Cal did very little to mentor him and adopted t