Comments on: 2011-12 Year-End Review: Alex Semin

By: Savvy

Savvy — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:09:00 +0000

Best.

By: Hale

Hale — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:56:00 +0000

Could it still happen? As always, the question is what does he want? At least from his position, the coach & team direction matter. Can’t blame him for not wanting to have a repeat of this season in terms of his usage. He was misused, horribly. Also, everyone talking about needing 2 top 6 forwards, but where are they? Who are they? We’re letting one walk whose stats are pretty damn good in his career so far. I understand the new scenery argument, but maybe that happens in place. I think he’s loath to moving. Hate waiting.

By: Melle

Melle — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:19:00 +0000

“Semin chose to go with the controversial “don’t grow a beard at all” strategy. N/A.”Hey now, he grew like….four or five little stubs, that counts for something. And that something is laughter.

And it’s nice to see that his torrid affair with everyone on the team is still going strong. This is going to be one of the weirdest phrases I’ve ever typed or even thought, but let’s hope there’s more of that in the future.

srsly sasha come back. you can blame it all on green.

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:03:00 +0000

Those two together scare me.

I would have expected 28 to get a little over 5M per year if he re-signed with the Caps for a multi-year.

By: Dark Stranger

Dark Stranger — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:01:00 +0000

I also think 7-8 Million is unlikely. More like 5-6. Still, he’d be targeting teams who have cap space, preferable good teams who have cap space but who need help in offense. Teams in that category would be Blues, Yotes, and Predators. With the Predators possibly losing Suter and with the whole Radulov sitatution, I doubt Semin would go there (or that they’d want him). Phoenix — we’ll see how their ownership situation resolves but getting closer. If it were me in his shoes, I would target the St. Louis Blues. They have plenty of cap space, are a rising good team, AND, even during a bad year, Semin’s stats would have been tied for their team lead, so here’s a team who needs offense. (Plus, David Backes has the “face of the franchise” role already.)

I could understand the appeal of the Avalanche as well. They have Cap space, with other folks being their franchise face. And Stastny and Sasha could click on the same line. Only drawback — how good (or bad) is Colorado expected to be.

By: Liongirl92

Liongirl92 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:01:00 +0000

That is as close to defining an enigma as anyone may ever get. Brava.

By: Hale

Hale — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:51:00 +0000

I think 6 might even be high, but who knows? I feel the Wings would be a good place for him if he isn’t going to be here, much to my sadness. I think he could flourish there with Dats. Of course my secret desire for 3 years was for GMGM to somehow pry Dats away from Det for Sasha to play with. Dreams . . .

I just want him to have success and play to his talent. That is what I like to see, wherever it may be.

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:49:00 +0000

I think 7-8 is unlikely unless there’s a serious bidding war. I put him at or around 6, but I’m just pulling that out of my heinie.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:41:00 +0000

The Rangers may not have the 7 mill plus its going to cost to sign semin once the resign guys like Peust, Del Zotto, Biron and a few more defesemen right now they only have 4 under contract for next year.

I think for Semin he wants to go someplace where he will first get paid 7-8 mill be the first line face of the offense and that comes down to 4 times I think Avs, Jets, Yotes, Blues. They all have money to burn in free agency this year and are 1 really good offensive player from fighting for the cup yearly. End of the day I think he ends up in Colorado, he has a familiar face in Varly, Foresburg and Foote gone they need that franchise face, need for a top line left winger. And the most cap space available out of the entire NHL.

By: Rhino40

Rhino40 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:38:00 +0000

O Ana U have done it again…kudos. He must stay, because if he doesn’t, what “index” will we use to rate the players next season?