Owen Nolan

Was a superstar in his own right only a few years ago, until knee injuries (and allegedly arthritis) hampered his play. Also adding to his problem was his long (approximately 2 year) layoff. A source close to Nolan told me he thought Nolan would have a much better year and that there were some personal issues (some of which have already been mentioned in the press) as well as layoff effects that affected his play, but that all those problems are now gone.