"As Thomas saw Semin charge toward him, he tried to make himself as big as possible."

by Uncle C on Jan 18, 2009 11:48 AM EST

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Bruins get slapped away: Semin's blast carries Capitals
By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff / January 18, 2009

"As Thomas saw Semin charge toward him, he tried to make himself as big as possible.

"Semin is coming down that wing with speed, and I know he's got a really good shot," Thomas said. "You try to take the angle, butterfly, and take away everything, but he put it in a pretty good place."

That place was over Thomas's glove, planted there after Semin wound up and stepped into a slapper.

"Guy LaFleur-ish," Thomas called it. "There's not many times where a guy has that much time to wind up for a slap shot like that."

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Slapper

I watched it in slow motion on my DVR like a hundred times. I’ve never seen someone bring a stick up so far in a backswing — it was almost past 180 degrees to the ice! Thomas reacted, but he never had a chance.

by Scott in Shaw on Jan 18, 2009 12:45 PM EST reply actions

I GET IT NOW

Football's boring. Get over it.

by Whiter Mage on Jan 26, 2009 10:38 AM EST reply actions

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