Comments on: Is $6.7M for Alex Semin a Good Deal?

By: Why Future Performance, Not Consistency, Matters

Why Future Performance, Not Consistency, Matters — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:29:48 +0000

[...] Some people think the $6.7 million one year deal is a fair one, while others, like me, think it is a tad too much. Part of it boils down to whether you think Sasha Minor is able to give consistent performance [...]

By: Around The Boards: Heading Into the Homestretch « Kings Of Leonsis

Around The Boards: Heading Into the Homestretch « Kings Of Leonsis — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:52:47 +0000

[...] is high. The chances of him scoring 40 goals again this season were low to begin with and his projection for next year is around 32 goals and 67 points in 70 games. Seems like a lot of money for that type of production. It is hard for a player to [...]

By: Tattooed Enigma

Tattooed Enigma — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:44:24 +0000

Also don’t forget that the current CBA expires after the 2011-12 season and a lot of players including Semin are keeping close tabs to the new CBA talks because there is big talks that with the new CBA they plan on doing something about these huge multi year deals (Thanks to Kovalchuk and Hossa).

By: Carl Putnam

Carl Putnam — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:59:51 +0000

Thanks.

By: Russian Machine Never Breaks

Russian Machine Never Breaks — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:26:52 +0000

@Carl:

Similar players to Semin’s 2010 campaign

player year age
Mariusz Czerkawski 2000 27
Markus Naslund 2001 27
Eric Daze 2002 26
Martin Havlat 2009 27
Thomas Vanek 2007 23
Henrik Zetterberg 2006 25
Keith Tkachuk 1999 26
Corey Perry 2009 23
Pavol Demitra 2000 25
Thomas Vanek 2008 24

By: WWJD: What Would Sally Jenkins Do? | Chirps From The Ledge

WWJD: What Would Sally Jenkins Do? | Chirps From The Ledge — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:39:12 +0000

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By: 28ISGREAT

28ISGREAT — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:31:37 +0000

I’ll take a 1 year deal. He’s worth every penny. And while I understand the contract value being pegged to Backstrom’s deal, I’m not satisfied its a fair comparasion – at least not the way Nicky has been playing (or as the case may be, not playing) this season.

And I agree with the previous poster – put Semin back on the 1st line. You see BB do that when the team is down and time is running out – presumably on the notion that line combo provides the maximum scoring threat.

So if thats the rationale, why not do it more often? How about early in the 1st period to get that crucial first goal? Lord knows we could have used that boost many many times this season.

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:12:44 +0000

Considering how thin the UFA class is this year, it’s not a horrible deal. I doubt it was done to make him better trade bait though. I would be surprised if this contract did not include a No Trade Clause.

By: 4capitals

4capitals — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:55:33 +0000

This was a good signing for both the player and the team. Semin is a legitimate 30 goal scorer and there are not a lot of 30 goal scorers out there. As for trading him, that is not going to happen. As is evident from our offensive woes this season we need scorers, there is no one out there that we could trade Semin for who would score at the level Semin does. It is time for the Semin haters out there to realize that Semin is an essential cog on this team and if BB had any sense he would put Semin on the top line with Ovie and Backstrom.

By: Avtopilot

Avtopilot — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:36:09 +0000

There is allready a RW deficit – can’t see any moves with Semin, that will make the team stronger…