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cbc.ca - 10/29/2008

The other Alex

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Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, left, laughs with teammate Alexander Semin during a team portrait prior to the 2008 NHL season. Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, left, laughs with teammate Alexander Semin during a team portrait prior to the 2008 NHL season. (Luis M. ...

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sports.yahoo.com - 10/31/2008

Puck Daddy chats with Alex Semin about Ovie, Crosby, stardom

— sports.yahoo.com — 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 ... (more) Puck Daddy chats with Alex Semin about Ovie, Crosby, stardom

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stetsports.com - 10/31/2008

Beware the Washington Capitals Goal Horn

— stetsports.com — Everybody wants the Washington Capitals to score early and often, but when the team’s goal horn sounds... like a chase scene out of Grand Theft Auto IV, well, that’s just slightly disturbing to me. (more) Beware the Washington Capitals Goal Horn

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thenhlarenaprogram.blogspot.com - 10/29/2008

Videos Before Bedtime....

— thenhlarenaprogram.blogspot.com — Two shootouts for the price of one....this means you must double dip your vanilla ice cream cone... into the chocolate for best results! Have a great night everyone! (more) Videos Before Bedtime....

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Another Alex In Washington
KK Hockey — ... you to learn that a certain Russian forward named Alex with the Washington Capitals currently leads the NHL in scoring? No, not that Alex, the other one. Alex Ovechkin is the reigning Art Ross and Hart Trophy winner, but the Washington winger is mired in a six-game goal drought and has only tallied a meagre five points through the first eight games of the season. Lucky for the Capitals, though, that Alex Semin is scoring in bunches. continued

Thursday Roundup
Japers' Rink — ... any causation here. And this isn't to say that Backstrom is "fat" or out of shape - it may very well be the case that a bigger Backstrom may be a better hockey player in the long run and that his coordination needs time to catch up to his changed (changing?) physique. But the bottom line is that if Backstrom looks a little slower or less nimble than he did last season, there may be a reason for that. Beefcake. Beefcake ! Elsewhere 'Round the Rinks: Some love for Alex Semin from up north .... Vogs and Brett apparently mentioned this on Capitals Report yesterday ...

Puck Headlines: Malkin says 'not everything is alright' with Pens
Puck Daddy — ... Our new best friend Kevin Smith and daughter Harley at an Anaheim Ducks game where ... hey, where the %$#@ is the NJD swag, sir? Jersey represent! What is this, sympathy for 2003? • With the team losing, attendance down and Rick Nash centering the top line, the spirits of Columbus Blue Jackets fans have never been lower. Ditto Blue Jackets  beat writers, evidently. [Puck-rackers] • Celebrating Semin. [CBC Sports] • Really interesting college hockey story from James Murphy: College Hockey America may ...

It's Like Déjà Vu All Over Again
Japers' Rink — ... (and just eight fewer than Number Eight would score), but took a bit of a step backwards last year, due to injuries. He's a different player today than he was two years ago (thanks, Sergei!), but what's being written about him is hardly anything new .

Caps Report, Get to know Semin Edition — OCT 31
MVN RSS — ... increased even more for Semin, leading to the early offensive prowess. Don’t think Matt Bradley hasn’t taken notice either.“It’s kind of depressing,” Washington forward Matt Bradley said good-naturedly, “knowing I’ll never be able to do half the moves he does.” And perhaps Semin is taking a dash at what no Caps fan ever thought would happen … At the rate things are going, Semin is managing to turn Ovechkin into “The Other Alex.” Ummm, one step at a time baby steps. Helping Semin along in the maturation process has been the big Russian Veteran Sergei Fedorov and Bourdreau ...

Be Inspired By A Legend, And Dream Of Sunny Days
Japers' Rink — ... the players talked about him in our season-end meetings made it clear that this is a guy we have to have back." Chris Clark, the captain, remains the quiet leader of our band of heroes.  A man who speaks with contemplation and great import, he's a general who picks his spots carefully.  Mike Vogel once called him a John Wayne-type of character in the room.  When he rises to speak, his teammates hang on every word. But it is Feds who is the idol, the cultural liaison for Coach Boudreau, on a team which runs on a multi-headed ...

Finding That Dahlen In the Rough: The Busts and the Best of McPhee's Reclamation Projects
Japers' Rink — ... purgatory by McPhee at the March 2008 trading deadline and helped guide the franchise to its first playoff appearance in five years.  He was the cultural liaison for the dynamic duo of the Alexes, credited particularly with guiding Alex Semin toward becoming a more complete player (if not instilling in him a greater conservatism and hockey sense).  And Fedorov's goal alone in Game 7 of the first round series last April against the ...