The Winnipeg Jets put former Capitals forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby on waivers Monday.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman is reporting that AJF went unclaimed and cleared on Tuesday. Axel’s likely next destination is the Jets’ farm team, the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.
The Winnipeg Jets placed Axel Jonsson-Fjallby on waivers on Monday per The Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli
Jonsson-Fjallby is being moved so that the Jets can make room for defenseman Dylan DeMelo back on the active roster. DeMelo has not played since January 26 due to a lower-body injury.
DeMelo skated in a full-contact jersey at practice on Monday, per The Winnipeg Free Press’s Mike McIntyre, and is expected to play Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken.
The Washington Capitals lost forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby to the Winnipeg Jets via a waiver claim in early October after the young Swedish winger was unable to make the Caps out of Training Camp.
Since then, AJF has gotten into 23 games for the Jets and tallied two points. Sunday night’s game inside Canada Life Centre will be his first against the team that drafted and developed him.
By Chris Cerullo 10 months ago
Former Capital Axel Jonsson-Fjallby scored his first goal as a member of the Winnipeg Jets. And it turned out to be a big one.
With the game 4-4 late in the third period, AJF redirected a Brenden Dillon shot from the point to give the Jets the lead with 5:37 remaining.
It would stand up as the game-winning goal in the Jets’ 6-4 victory. The goal was AJF’s third of his career and his first-ever GWG.
The Washington Capitals paid the price on waivers Monday after choosing not to make more room for several prospects over the offseason. Brett Leason and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby were claimed.
The Caps put four players total on waivers Sunday after making their final cuts.
By Ian Oland 12 months ago
The Washington Capitals have made the final cuts to their preseason roster in preparation for Wednesday night’s Home Opener against the Boston Bruins. Brett Leason, Henrik Borgstrom, Lucas Johansen, and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby have all been placed on waivers.
The news was announced by the Capitals on Sunday afternoon.
By Chris Cerullo 12 months ago
The Washington Capitals have made it quite clear for some time now that younger players are not guaranteed spots in their lineup. General manager Brian MacLellan said as much in his free agency wrap-up presser in July.
“It’s a competitive situation,” MacLellan said then. “I don’t think we’re coming in guaranteeing young guys spots in the lineup. I think, you know, you have to earn it to a certain degree.”
Head coach Peter Laviolette was asked Thursday on the first day of Training Camp about the involvement of youth in his squad this season and about his message to them for camp and the preseason.
By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago
Nicklas Backstrom was spotted in public for the first time since undergoing hip resurfacing surgery in mid-June.
Backstrom attended Christian Djoos and Ebba Östlund’s wedding in Sweden. Djoos was a defenseman for the Capitals’ Stanley Cup team in 2018.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby finally made his NHL debut this season, but did he do enough to secure a spot going forward?
By Peter Hassett 1 year ago
We here at RMNB talk behind the scenes as a team and with our friends on our DISCORD server. 95% of the time it’s to joke around or debate something incredibly stupid. One percent of the time it is me talking up longtime-Bash member, Sheena, and saying that she could beat all of us up. And then the other four percent is to debate lineup decisions.
For instance, this morning, I was super confused about why the Capitals called up Brett Leason and then got even more confused when he was tabbed to be the guy to replace Tom Wilson over Connor McMichael and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby for Game Two. Then I talked to Chris Cerullo and it kinda made sense?
I’m publishing this because I thought it might help some of our readers who are also confused about this decision so I have decided to break the fourth wall, write like a blogger (ignoring all my sports journalism instincts which I barely have already), and basically post the equivalent of a Xanga article.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
