sportsnet.ca - 10/31/2008
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Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby is getting it from all sides, it seems. First he was listed as day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Now Washington's Alexander Semin is questioning his worth.
sports.yahoo.com - 10/31/2008
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Alexander Semin stood at his locker on Tuesday
night quietly answering questions in Russian through an interpreter,...
surrounded by the sort of media horde typically reserved for his Washington Capitals teammate Alexander Ovechkin . He had ...
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Puck Daddy chats with Alex Semin about Ovie, Crosby, stardom
post-gazette.com - 10/31/2008
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The previous time the Penguins
played at Jobing.com Arena, they dazzled a standing-room crowd...
with their offense, including a mind-blowing goal by Sidney Crosby as he corkscrewed to the seat of his hockey pants. That was 21 months ...
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Crosby leaves injured in 4-1 loss to Coyotes
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Puck Headlines: Rematch for Dallas, Chicago after penalty fest
Puck Daddy —
Here are your Evening Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • First off, the response to our Alexander Semin interview has been tremendous, and thank you for it. TSN, Canwest and Sportsnet have all picked up his comments to Dmitry Chesnokov about Sidney Crosby. None of them could actually bring themselves to use the word "blog" in the story, but ...
Mainstream Media v. Bloggers Part 324
Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole —
... : " In an interview with Yahoo! Sports on Friday, the Russian winger said he didn't know what all the fuss was around No. 87." From Sportsnet : "'What's so special about (Crosby)? I don't see anything special there,' Semin, who leads the NHL with 16 points, said in an interview with Yahoo.com." From the ...
Pens Vs Devils Grades
Faceoff Factor —
... was the beneficiary of a Devil turnover and put it into a gaping cage. Then, how about the walrus goal as he slid along on his belly and pickle-stabbed it into the empty net. At times, you just run out of superlatives to describe what he does. This is one of them. As Bibsy said, his joy is back. As The Great Edzo would say, he was one happy human last night. Alexander Semin: A Thank you, thank you, thank you, dear Alex. Ever since he made his infamous “what’s so special about Crosby” remarks , Sid has been on fire to the tune of 10 goals, 11 assists in 12 games. Just keep ...
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Semin: What's So Special About Crosby?
nhl.fanhouse.com 11/2/2008 — by Eric McErlain Over the past three seasons, I've gotten to know Dmitry Chesnokov of Sovetsky Sport very, very well. He's come in handy here at FanHouse in more than a few instances -- most recently yesterday when he provided translations of ...
Semin takes shot at Crosby
canada.com 10/31/2008 — "What's so special about (Crosby)? I don't see anything special there," Semin said in an interview with Yahoo.com. "Yes, he does skate well, has a good head, good pass. But there's nothing else."
Capitals’ Semin: “What’s so special about Crosby ??”
kuklaskorner.com 10/31/2008 — Aaaah yes, more fuel to the Capitals-Penguins rivalry fire.
Big tip of the hat to colleague Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy. Greg posted a very interesting article concerning an interview with the Capitals’ Alexander Semin.
On Semin on Crosby
fromtherink.com 11/6/2008 — It was nice to hear Don Cherry offer a defence of Sidney Crosby tonight on Hockey Night in Canada after the nonsense that the Capitals' Alexander Semin spouted a few days ago .
It was rather amazing, actually, to see just how widely circulated the ...
Semin calls out Crosby
thesportscorner.ca 11/3/2008 — I’m not even using my bias here. You get a few more points ten games into the season and think you’ve accomplished something?
Alex Semin, the NHL’s scoring leader right now at 8-8-16, told reporters that Sidney Crosby doesn’t have the qualities to be an ‘interesting’ player.
The Other Alex isn’t a fan of Sidney Crosby
uatgsports.ca 11/2/2008 — Forget President, the Capitals' Alexander Semin isn't even a member of the Sidney Crosby fan club. The Washington Capitals winger was critical of Sid The Kid in an interview with Yahoo! Sports, even calling out the NHL for its excessive promotion of No. 87.
Crosby injured in Pens' loss
pittsburghlive.com 10/31/2008 — The offense is down and captain Sidney Crosby is out. Crosby left a 4-1 loss last night against the Coyotes in the third period. He did not return and is listed by the Penguins as day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
Sidney Crosby Top 49 2008
askmen.com 10/22/2008 — Short Bio Born in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, it wasn t long before Sidney Crosby began turning heads with his hockey skills. At 13 years old, his family sued the Nova Scotia Minor Hockey Council in an attempt to allow him to play alongside ...
Capitals' Semin talks tough about Crosby
tsn.ca 11/2/2008 — The rivalry between Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and Washington Capitals winger Alexander Ovechkin went up another notch on Friday, with Ovechkin's teammate Alexander Semin offering some harsh words on Sid The Kid. In an interview with ...
Crosby rests with undisclosed injury —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 10/31/2008
Sidney Crosby has an undisclosed injury, and it's unclear if the Pittsburgh Penguins star will be able to play Saturday night against St. Louis.
Crosby left Thursday night's game at Phoenix with five minutes left in the second period. After the game, ...
Status of Penguins' Crosby unclear (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 10/31/2008
Sidney Crosby has an undisclosed injury, and it's unclear if the Pittsburgh Penguins star will be able to play Saturday night against St. Louis. Crosby left Thursday night's game at Phoenix with five minutes left in the second period. After the game, ...
