http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2009/12/21/are-the-caps-sizing-up-kovalchuk-lets-hope-not/ A cheerfully demented Washington Capitals site with a healthy fixation on Alex Ovechkin and his Russian bros. CRASH THE NET! Tue, 21 May 2013 21:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2009/12/21/are-the-caps-sizing-up-kovalchuk-lets-hope-not/#comment-298 XYZ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:47:38 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=167#comment-298 Semin can’t stay healthy, plays little or no defense, and is extremely inconsistent in his effort and focus. Your stats just show that there is a big gap in production, not that they are similar in production. Since 06/07, Semin has played in 264 of 337 games scoring 119 goals with 124 assists. Kovalchuk has played in 325 of 337 games scoring 167 goals with 143 assists. I don’t see how you can say their production is in any way similar, thats a huge gap. Games played to me is the number one reason why this would be a fantastic trade even given that the Caps would have to give up another player. I do however agree with your sentiment that they should not be rocking the boat with a shakeup like this at this point in the season.

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