Comments on: Alex Semin: “I’m Waiting For July 1st”

By: caps rock herndon

caps rock herndon — Sun, 27 May 2012 19:57:00 +0000

Trade Semin. He doesn’t bring his a game all the time and he commits too many stupid penalties

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Alex Ovechkin’s in Paris to Support Girlfriend Maria Kirilenko — Sat, 26 May 2012 23:37:58 +0000

[...] Thursday during a press conference in his hometown of Krasnoyarsk, Alex Semin was asked when he would be hanging out with his BFF, Alex Ovechkin, during the summer*. [...]

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By: stacy

stacy — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000

It’s a four hour time difference just from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk and the flights are all over night. . .been there done that! All not to mention that it’s a 12 hour time difference from Washington D. C. to krasnoyarsk.. .likely won’t catch up on that change for a couple weeks at a minimum.

By: Dara Goldberg

Dara Goldberg — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:12:00 +0000

I truly believe he’ll be in the NHL next year. Just don’t know if he’ll be with the caps. Also, love this line: “I just don’t like interacting.” Oh, Sasha…

By: sakuragi

sakuragi — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:06:00 +0000

if he stayed in KHL,he’ll have to double the effort.In KHL players get ready 2-3 months before a season,and basically they have to stay fit for the whole year.If he ended up in KHL,the competition will be high.he will be nothing less than a greater,stronger player.And again everyone’ll be chasing him to sign a contract.

By: serpent

serpent — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:46:00 +0000

SAVE THE SASHA! And, for the lovapete, spell the man’s correctly!

By: rachel

rachel — Fri, 25 May 2012 03:46:00 +0000

It’d be a real shame if he ended up in the KHL. I’d hate to see him leave the Caps, but if he did, I’d much prefer he went to the Western Conference or something, because a player like that deserves to play at the highest level.

By: Dark Stranger

Dark Stranger — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:59:00 +0000

Not surprised to learn that Semin was jet-lagged. I did the math and figured out that the absolute earliest he could have left Finland was Sunday evening. There’s about a 5 hour time difference between Finland and Krasnoyarsk so there’s a major difference. Adjusting to Krasnoyarsk time from Finland is even more difficult than adjusting to East Coast time after being on the West Coast. Almost akin to adjusting to East Coast time after Hawaii. And I’m sure long flight times were involved as well. I figure there are no direct flights from Finland to Krasnoyarsk. I assume there’s be a stopover in Moscow but don’t know the details. In any case, I bet he didn’t get to Krasnoyarsk until Monday evening at the earliest and likely even later. So, no surprise, that he’s tired and jet-lagged.

Will miss him if he’s gone.

By: ~Eileen~

~Eileen~ — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:34:00 +0000

I can only hope that Sasha comes back to the Capitals! He has been my favorite player for years and I don’t want to see him playing elsewhere!