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Fight Video: Alexander Semin plays the bongos on Rangers' Staal
Fight Video: Alexander Semin plays the bongos on Rangers' Staal
Between Sidney Crosby 's off-the-faceoff pummeling and this Alexander Semin fight with Marc Staal in the Capitals' 2-1 win over the New York Rangers , this is shaping up to be the most awkwardly surreal day of hockey pugilism in recent memory: The local coverage of the fight in D.C. is here, ...
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Semin's Night: The Bitch Slaps Heard 'Round The League
Puckhead's Thoughts — ... weird. Semin began hitting the downed Ranger like a 4 year old boy would slap at a brother that just stole his ice cream or a mad man banging on bongos. It was borderline crazy, a little metrosexualish and all the way funny to watch. Semin was disqualified after the fight for not having his jersey tied in the back (which by the looks of it, he couldn't because of the huge back guard that was there to prevent another injury). Of course the blogging community can't stop giggling at it: Puck Daddy , ...

Bang The Drum Slowly
The Pensblog - A Pittsburgh Penguins Blog From Behind The Veil Of Cryptic Online Identities — ... This is not the easiest of times. But when all else fails, make fun of the Washington Capitals. Watch this fight between Semin and Marc Staal: Now that's embarrassing. It is a cross between a bitch fight and someone beating a bongo drum. Idiot. Thanks to [Puck Daddy for the assist.] ...

You Brute, You Brute, You Brute, You Vicious Brute! [Nhl]
Deadspin — Alexander Semin shows off his unusual fighting style against Nick Staal. Good thing the refs broke it up before the scratching started. Not in the face! [via Puck Daddy] ...

Alexander Semin Of Capitals Fights Marc Staal Of Rangers [NHL Fight Video]
FanIQ Blog — ... As Puck Daddy points out, the last time Semin fought anyone was in the AHL back in 2004, so he hasn't exactly been well trained in the art of pugilism. Semin's obviously been trained on how to do a drum solo though. Or play bongos, whatever works best. ...

Links of the Day 1/4/09
The Victoria Times — Stupid Colts. Stupid Rivers. Stupid Sproles. Another tick against the beard. Alexander Semin was somehow the winner of this fight. Illinois State is surprisingly undefeated.

Capitals Shut Down Rangers; Semin Gets Physical
Off Wing Opinion — ... . Pretty classless. And while Alex Semin was responsible for the other odd fight, it was odd only because he clearly doesn't know how to fight , not because he fought dirty. He shouldn't fight any more than Crosby should, but at least he tries and gives the other guy a fair fight. For the rest of the game, the Caps had the better of the defensive affair, getting the 2-1 win to make them 26-11-3 on the season, which is ...

Pregame: Rangers vs Pens — Hey, it’s my birthday!
RANGERLAND.NET — ... Did you catch the fight between Mark Staal and Alexander Semin? I would say Semin fights like a girl, but I’d be offended at myself. ...

Our Long National Nightmare Is Over
Scarlett Ice — ... The Bruins signed Zdeno Chara and Peter Chiarelli and are eastern conference champions. The Ottawa Senators kept Wade Redden and John Muckler and are paying three head coaches next season. 3) Marc Savard golfs at my in-laws golf course, hopefully not until June. 4) There will be riots in Montreal. 4 Quick Thoughts On The Capitals and Rangers 1) Henrik Lundqvist does not matter... the Rangers are going to be a speed bump. 2) Sean Avery makes me feel stabby. 3) BONGOS! 4) I like Alex the Eights excitement. Don Cherry is going senile. ...

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Marc Staal vs Alexander Semin Jan 3, 2009
hockeyfights.com 1/4/2009 — Marc Staal vs Alexander Semin from the New York Rangers at Washington Capitals game on Jan 3, 2009 ( fight , game )
Alexander Semin Shows Us How To Fight
totalprosports.com 1/5/2009 — Total Pro Sports - If your wondering how do Russian Hockey players like Alexander Semin take out their anger on Canadian players like Marc Staal of the New York Rangers. After knowing your country has lost in shootouts to the Canadians at the World Juniors? Fight like you have never fought ...
Alexander Semin Knows How To Fight
sports.ticketstumbler.com 1/4/2009 — A hilarious hockey hissy fit.
The Worst Fight Ever?
thegoldenspoke.blogspot.com 1/5/2009 — Alexander Semin will slap you in one of the worst hockey fights I've ever seen.
ALEXANDER SEMIN STANDS UP TO A BULLY
withleather.uproxx.com 1/5/2009 — The Caps’ Alexander Semin [ hee hee! -Ed. ] positively lost his mind while fighting the Rangers’ Marc Staal this weekend. Hockey video of the year. Hands down.
Semin Photoshop Madness: Semin Kombat
capitalskremlin.blogspot.com 1/4/2009 — Alex Semin got into his first NHL fight on Saturday. Here's some great photoshop items of the incident from blogger Capitals Kremlin.
You Know Its Ugly When......
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com 1/3/2009 — I apologize for the following....may hockey forgive me for my sin....but here goes.... Crosby mauls McLean. This was not even a fair fight folks. Crosby does not even let him drop the gloves...he just jumps him! Back to the regularly scheduled hockey viewing! Officiating poor..maybe but still ouch!
Brett McLean vs Sidney Crosby Jan 3, 2009
hockeyfights.com 1/3/2009 — Brett McLean vs Sidney Crosby from the Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins game on Jan 3, 2009 ( fight , game )
Fight Video: Sidney Crosby really earns his instigator penalty
sports.yahoo.com 1/4/2009 — Frustration, thy name is the Pittsburgh Penguins . Unless you consider a Sidney Crosby fight off the faceoff and his 21 minutes in penalties to be harbingers of sunshine for the Pens in their 6-1 humiliation to the visiting Florida Panthers today:  ...
Aftermath of Sidney Crosby's 'Fight' With Florida's Brett McLean
nhl.fanhouse.com 1/4/2009 — by Adam Gretz Hopefully by now you've seen the video of Sidney Crosby and his attempt to light a fire under his teammates by mugging Brett McLean during Saturday's game in Pittsburgh. Actually, it looked like he may have been trying to steal ...
Florida's McLean claims Sidney Crosby is lying about their fight
sports.yahoo.com 1/5/2009 — After his "fight" with Brett McLean of the Florida Panthers yesterday, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby claimed that he and McLean had agreed to drop gloves following the faceoff: "We were talking early in the first period ... I ...
Alexander Semin Fights Scut Farkus
onfrozenblog.com 1/4/2009
One of the Worst Hockey Fights of All Time
the700level.com 1/4/2009 — We already spent our fair share of time diagnosing poor attempts at dropping the gloves earlier today, but man if Alexander Semin didn't top Sidney Crosby for lamest attempt at a manly showing. Video after the jump. I've just never seen anything ...
The Sidney Crosby and Brett McLean 'fight' blown out of proportion
pensburgh.com 1/4/2009 —     Everyone is having a field day with this, so I figured it's only right to say my part as well.  As always, I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about it. In this video you'll notice an altercation between ...
Semin Loses Jersey and Pads in Fight With StaalHockey Beat
It’s been a while since a hockey fight made me laugh out loud but this scrap between Alexander Semin (Washington Capitals) and Marc Staal (New York Rangers) will make you crack up.  Staal manages to pull Semin’s jersey and pads off so you’ve got Semin with no sweater on, smacking (yes, ...
Alexander Semin Attempts To FightNHL Digest
Alexander Semin has many talents, but clearly fighting is not one of them. This video of Alexander Semin fighting Marc Staal is a must see. I’m not sure who should be more embarassed, Semin for his fighting skills, or Staal for being the victim of this hideous display of a hockey ...
Gayest hockey fight everNHL Hockey Fights
This is probably the gayest thing I have ever seen in the NHL, what an embarassment. Washington Capitals' Alexander Semin and New York Rangers Marc Staal drop the gloves and fight, not many punches thrown, but then Staal falls to the ice and then Semin starts slapping away at Staal. It is some ...
Rob Ray is Not ImpressedThe Goose's Roost
That's Alexander Semin, uh... pawing at Marc Staal. I'm glad he knew enough to get the jersey off, but he does know you're allowed to use fists, right?
More Slapping Than FightingKK Hockey
from Tarik El-Bashir of Capitals Insider at the Washington Post, Alexander Semin engaged in his first career fight tonight with Rangers defenseman Marc Staal, who had two small scratches under his right eye after the encounter. And for those of you who weren’t watching the game, check ...
slap fight!HomerMcFanboy
Washington Capitals wing Alexander Semin is not happy. Don’t believe me? Watch him show Marc Staal of the New York Rangers just how unhappy he is. Trust me, it’s highly enjoyable. The guy has one of the best shots in the entire NHL, but he doesn’t bring much to the table when ...
It's Not Quite A Hockey Fight If You're Slapping Each OtherLion in Oil
Someone might want to tell Marc Staal and Alexander Semin that if you're going to have a hockey fight, you might as well do it right. And slapping each other doesn't quite cut it. Neither player will get any manliness points after this "throw down."
Oh slap me silly, Semin!Waiting For Stanley
Marc Staal hits Semin, then Ovechkin hits Staal, then it looks like Semin crashes in the goalie intentionally and Staal takes offence to that and drops the gloves. The only problem is the skilled... Follow title link to original article
"Say what you will about the comic relief that was the Semin fight. He looked his opponent in the...Japers' Rink
"Say what you will about the comic relief that was the Semin fight . He looked his opponent in the eye before taking him on (and Staal got in the first punch). The light of the league didn’t give his opponent that much of a chance ." - The Peerless Prognosticator [Ed. note: links added]
SEMIN ONCE PLAYED RALPHIE IN "A CHRISTMAS STORY"AROUND THE RINK with GREGSKY
I have to tell you that when I saw the Semin vs. Staal fight, the only thing I could think of was that I had only seen one other fight like that ever. Here they are together. Semin vs. Staal Now the other. You can be the judge - Is Alex Semin really Ralphie all grown up?
Someone Get Semin Some Fighting LessonsThe New York Rangers Blog
If you haven't seen Alexander Semin "beatin' the drums" as Sam Rosen called it on Marc Staal last night here you go.... ...i have no words.
In Today’s Hockey HighlightsThe Slanch Report
Because it wouldn’t have been the weekend without some fun hockey moments, here’s two clips from action over the weekend. The first is Alexander Semin of the Washington Capitals showing off his bongo moves while fighting with Marc Staal. And for the second course, how about ...
Loose Pucks - Crosby Ignores “The Code”Canes Country
As we take a quick look around the hockey world, there were a couple of interesting hockey “fights” this weekend. First of all, Sid Crosby picked up an instigator penalty as well as an unsportsmanlike conduct and a 10 minute major misconduct for mixing it up with Brett McLean during ...
Sidney Crosby Takes on Brett McLean!Hockey Beat
Wow!!!  You don’t often seen Pittsburgh Penguins captain, Sidney Crosby , get into a fight but the Kid threw down with Brett McLean on Saturday night and earned a fighting major (19 minutes – five for fighting, two for unsportsmanlike conduct, two for instigating and a 10 minute ...
WTF?! Semin Has No Room to Talk [About Crosby]The Steel City Sports Fan (Penguins Edition)
Well, at least Alexander Semin is good at talking "smack." Jordan texted Marc on Saturday night about this fight (and because they're playing each other tonight). As you've seen, Marc got in a few punches, but when he attempted to pull Semin's jersey over his head, the jersey and all ...
Sidney Crosby vs Brett McLean, Hockey Fight Video, 1/3/09NESW Sports, Sports Videos
Sidney Crosby vs Brett McLean, Hockey Fight, 1/3/09 . The Penguins center and captain Sidney Crosby wails away on Florida’s Brett McLean right after the puck drops during the second period. He drops his gloves and pulls McLean’s jersey over his head. He did not have a chance, and I ...
Semin on the BongosThe New York Rangers Blog
I know this story has gotten way more ink on this blog than it should but here is a great piece of animation that a Capitals fan put together of Alexander Semin playing the bongo's. Photo and animation courtesy of Capitals Kremlin . ...hat tip to Puck Daddy for the link.
Alexander Semin Is Not A Fighter, Is He?TheScore.com Blog
Of course, fighting in hockey is pretty much retarded, so why should he care? Hat tip: With Leather
Fighting Like GirlsThe Power Play
Over the weekend there were two pretty embarassing fights in the NHL. And my apolgoies in advance for comparing these fights to how girls fight in the headline. Because I bet most girls have been in better fights than these two. First off we have Sidney Crosby, or as we shall start referring ...
Battle of the Bizarre FightsCapitals Insider
Alexander Semin engaged in his first career fight tonight with Rangers defenseman Marc Staal, who had two small scratches under his left eye after the encounter. And for those of you who weren't watching the game, check out the first video. ...
Caps 2, Rangers 1Capitals Insider
"You've got to win every which way," Coach Bruce Boudreau said. "That's playoff hockey. You play a really good team and you shut them down and you do it with all four lines." *The Capitals won a tight, defensive game against the Rangers tonight to ...
Rangers-Capitals: What a Slap Fest, Rangers Lose 2-1 to CapsBleacher Report - NHL
Another game, yet another embarrassing loss. The Rangers continued their trend of sucking tonight, losing to the Caps 2-1 . As a team ,they played with little to no emotion, despite the two fights. Well, one fight and one slap and tickle with ...
What a Slap Fest, Rangers Lose 2-1 to CapsBleacher Report - NHL
Another game, yet another embarrassing loss. The Rangers continued their trend of sucking tonight, losing to the Caps 2-1 . As a team ,they played with little to no emotion, despite the two fights. Well, one fight and one slap and tickle with ...
Capitals-Rangers Review: Alex Ovechkin Snubbed But Not StoppedBleacher Report - NHL
The Washington Capitals (26-11-3—first in Southeast) extended their winning streak to six games, and 13 out of 15, as they defeated the New York Rangers (23-14-3, third in Atlantic) 2-1, Saturday night at the Verizon Center before another ...
Sidney Crosby Throws A Temper TantrumBleacher Report - NHL
Sidney Crosby let his superstar hormones get the best of him tonight. Instead of worrying about putting the puck in the net to try and lead his team out of their slump like a good captain should, he threw a temper tantrum and jumped Brett Mclean . ...
Fantasy Hockey: What To Do With Injury Prone SuperstarsBleacher Report - NHL
  Ask anyone who plays fantasy hockey to name a few players that appear to be made of glass and the same names will probably come out of everyone's mouth.  Gaborik, Semin, Connolly, and Havlat. Sure, there are more, but 4 out of 5 ...
Semin SkatingCapitals Insider
Alexander Semin is on the ice practicing with his teammates but was mostly stretching along the boards. Donald Brashear (leg bruise) is also out on the Kettler ice, as is Karl Alzner (hand bruise), John Erskine (concussion) and Brian Pothier ...