Capitals Re-Sign Alexander Semin
by J.P. on Dec 26, 2009 8:18 PM EST
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PrintPer Capitals Insider, "Winger Alexander Semin has agreed to a one-year contract extension.... Semin, who is in the final year of a two-year contract, would have become a restricted free agent July 1. He will become an unrestricted free agent after the extension expires in 2011."
More to follow.
Update: Semin's deal is for $6 million.
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Glad to see him get signed for another year – I assume players with their name on the Cup cost more? =)
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 26, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
What about the savings RIGHT HERE… in your wallet?
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 26, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
Calvin & Hobbes, I believe?
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 26, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Anything with a fighter jet gives me an immense &$)(…..
by Cluster on Dec 26, 2009 9:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
what this really means?
100 more fanposts next year about trading or extending #28.
by Natty Bumppo on Dec 26, 2009 9:28 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Rec’d for the irritation this will cause me over the next 12 months.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 26, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
Uh…
Did the rest of the world miss something?
by marks4java on Dec 26, 2009 9:38 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
See, according to new NHL rules, an extra goal is added for each teamat the end of a game: the “ghost point”, so to speak. It brings the League to that much-saught-after higher scoring average, so non-fans of the sport will see bloated scores in the newspaper and decide to buy NHL Center Ice.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 26, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
We’re about to find out that Semin signed for 4.1 Million, but washingtoncaps.com will report it as 5.2 million.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 26, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s why they made that mistake:
Copy and paste is not necessarily your friend…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 26, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
I shall not mock, as I have been burned by it many a time myself.
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Knowing Semin’s play, he’ll sign his first name on the contract really nice before spilling the ink all over the thing.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 26, 2009 9:51 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
so you predict he “spills ink all over the thing” while writing “semin.”
by Natty Bumppo on Dec 26, 2009 9:55 PM EST up reply actions
That makes me want to watch Season Two of Mr. Show again for the “Devastator” bit.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 26, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I ain’t afraid of no rolly coaster!
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 26, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
Lol, thank you for reminding me of that.
by grapejoos on Dec 27, 2009 7:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
“I like it,” said Hockey Night analyst Glenn Healy. “This guy is a star, and if he did go to salary arbitration, the Washington Capitals would have got killed.”
Over the past two years, Semin has averaged an impressive 1.1 points per game, and is 14th overall in goal scoring over the last four years.
“You pay dearly for goal-scoring,” said Healy. “All but one of those 14 players is making north of 6.4 million dollars [US].”
“This was a steal for the Washington Capitals and a good deal for the player who signed it,” said Healy.
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That last sentence seems to be a bit of an oxymoron to my eyes.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Agreed, though RedBirdie’s point makes sense.
Bottom line: both sides punted. I’m fine with that.
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“It’s what the player preferred,” GM George McPhee said. “We discussed a number of options, but this is the way he wanted to go for now. Which is fine with us because it gives us flexibility going forward.”
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 26, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Not surprising…he knows what he’s worth but I’d be willing to bet he also really wants to stay in Washington.
by SeattleCapsFan on Dec 26, 2009 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
And….I didn’t read all the comments before posting. I see the quote from Corey below. Bedtime.
by SeattleCapsFan on Dec 26, 2009 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
Our own 6 Million Dollar Man, cue up GMGM as Rudy Goldman....
“Alexander Semin, hockey player; a multi-year contract barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the ingenuity. We have the capability to buy Washington’s first restricted free agent. Alexander Semin will be that man. We can pay him better than he deserves today. Consistant, smarter, and not as likely to take bad penalties in the offensive zone!.”
"Here lies David St. Hubbins... and why not?"
...David St. Hubbins from the movie "This Is Spinal Tap"
Not to split hairs, but...
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 26, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So if he was combining two characters, what are you going to do, shoot him? (It’s Rudy Wells, right?)
Rec’d for the action figure, though.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
The nod wasn’t bad, but if you’re going to make it a productive at bat, you’ve got to put the ball in play.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 27, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
I’m glad its done, but what about all those reports about Semin and the Caps being far away from a deal, it being unlikely to get done before the season is over, yadda yadda yadda?
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
The only down side of a 1 year deal is that we’re going to be talking about this all over again in October.
Apparently, they can’t do this again until January 2011 at the earliest, based on what I’ve read with Montreal and Plekanec.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
I believe the next time they are permitted to negotiate with Semin is July 1, 2010.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 27, 2009 9:26 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
What they said (and I admit to not checking the CBA on it yet) was because he was on a one year contract, they had to wait until January. Makes no sense to me, but what about union contracts does?
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
This is most certainly my understanding – once you enter the final year of a deal, you can negotiate the next one. Not sure why January would apply to one-year deals, though I guess there’s the logic of preventing players from being in constant negotiation.
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here’s the quote:
As per the collective-bargaining agreement, any player on a one-year deal can’t talk contract again until Jan. 1 at the earliest.
From Pierre LeBrun/ESPN.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 27, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
Yaayyyy
Unabashed Semin Fan. Relieved to have him in the fold for another year. Wished it were a longer deal, but this is better than losing him.
“I am just extremely happy to sign here because I like this team,” Semin said through a translator. “I’ve been playing for this team for a very long time and everything here is so native to me now.”
“This is a player we’ve drafted and developed and he’s become a very, very good player,” he said. “He can be an even better player. … He’s an exceptional talent and you keep working with these kinds of talents because we don’t get them very often.”
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
I think Corey nailed it:
George McPhee said Semin wanted a one-year deal, and the Caps were OK with it as well. To me, the translation is this: Both sides are ready to continue this engagment for another season, but neither side is ready to say ’till death do us part yet.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
So he loses his RFA status after the extension, which I guess was going to happen anyway.
My only fear at this point is losing Semin for nothing come July 1, 2011.
Very little, either in setting Kovalchuk’s value or in a team landing/renting/signing him.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 26, 2009 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Semin post game video with lots of contract discussion, obviously. (for those curious about his English, you’ll see he usually understands what is being asked, without needing to have the question translated. He also let’s a “yeah” slip out a time or two.)
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Is it just that Semin is gun shy about a long-term commitment? If he signs a series of one, or even two, year contracts, he stays here, or eventually goes back to Russia. If the contracts are short, there’s nothing of value to trade away.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
Here's a quick take on salary cap implications
AUTO-GENERATED CAPGEEK.COM LINES
FORWARDS
Alexander Ovechkin ($9.538m) / * Nicklas Backstrom ($6.300m) / Alexander Semin ($6.000m)
Mike Knuble ($2.800m) / Chris Clark ($2.633m) / * Brendan Morrison ($2.500m)
Brooks Laich ($2.067m) / * Tomas Fleischmann ($1.500m) / Matt Bradley ($1.000m)
* Eric Fehr ($0.850m) / * Dave Steckel ($0.725m) / Mathieu Perreault ($0.717m)
* Quintin Laing ($0.500m)
DEFENSEMEN
Mike Green ($5.250m) / Tom Poti ($3.500m)
Karl Alzner ($1.675m) / * Brian Pothier ($1.500m)
John Erskine ($1.250m) / * Jeff Schultz ($0.850m)
John Carlson ($0.846m)
GOALTENDERS
Michal Neuvirth ($0.822m) / Simeon Varlamov ($0.822m)
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS
ROSTER: 22; PAYROLL: $53.644m; CAP ROOM: $4.006m BONUSES: $0.850m
I gave Backstrom the Toews contract and flipped Pothier’s and Brendan Morrison’s contracts. Flash got a nice raise, Fehr a smaller one. Bottom line is that the team has plenty of cap room left for Backstrom and for another player.
As always, capgeek lines are not real lines.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 27, 2009 10:22 AM EST reply actions
Don’t we think that Flash and Fehr might be slightly low? And, as of this moment, I like a veteran 2G. But yeah, point’s still very much valid.
Btw, left out Juice and Mo are left out.
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I think Fehr is right. Fehr’s season matches Flash’s from last year in both productivity and time to UFA status, and Flash didn’t get a big pay raise. The salary I gave Flash is based on the assumption that he tops out at 25-27 goals on the season. That’s obviously below his current pace.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 27, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, and leaving out both Juice and Mo was no mistake. I think the team will keep only one of the three D UFAs (Pothier, Juice and Mo) and I think the one they keep will be Pothier.
Agree on the need for a veteran backup — probably someone who would bounce between Hershey and Washington if Neuvirth and Varlamov both play well. But then again, I also think they need another center and another defenseman. That’s what the 4 Million in cap space is for.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 27, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
I’m in agreement that Pothier is the one to keep out of those three, and he’s going to take a pay cut wherever he ends up. Question, though. If you’re looking at Carlson as the seventh defenseman, does it make more sense to leave him in Hershey most of another season? Or do you figure he’d rotate with Pothier?
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
As always, capgeek lines are not real lines.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 27, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
But they were your capgeek lines. Was asking if you had any rationalization behind them.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
CapGeek arranges lines based on cap hit. Most expensive to least expensive. That’s why Chris Clark is 2C although nobody here would pencil him in that role.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
I know Mo/Juice was no mistake. But that doesn’t make them feel any better!
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I’m not a very nice person.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 27, 2009 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
It’s a waste to get a veteran and hope you can shuttle them back and forth. They will be exposed to waivers and if they are any good (i.e. worth signing at all) they’ll get picked up. I say you either commit to leaving Neuvirth in HER at the start of the season or commit to leaving him in DC for a try out and signing/trading for a veteran if and only if you think Neuvirth is not ready or when the trade deadline comes.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
I think you need a vet here. Two kids is scary. That said, a creaky vet and a wonky Varlagroin still get Neuvirth 25 NHL starts, I’d think.
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by J.P. on Dec 27, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I gotta rec that for “Varlagroin”
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
Two kids is scary, but my point was more that once you get that vet you are consigning Neuvirth to the AHL. You aren’t going to shuttle a vet back and forth. How long do you keep burying Neuvirth for?
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Exactly the reason I think he’s potentially trade bait.
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