All of us here at CACTP would like to wish Sasha all the best in Carolina, and hope that he is able to get along with the two Staal brothers that he'll be working with.
Goodbye Sasha.
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Goodbye Sasha
Today at about three twenty-two in the afternoon Alexander Semin signed a one year, seven million dollar contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
All of us here at CACTP would like to wish Sasha all the best in Carolina, and hope that he is able to get along with the two Staal brothers that he'll be working with.
Goodbye Sasha.
All of us here at CACTP would like to wish Sasha all the best in Carolina, and hope that he is able to get along with the two Staal brothers that he'll be working with.
Goodbye Sasha.
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
There's A New Hunter In Town...Again
The Capitals announced that they have finally signed their second assistant coach yesterday! No it wasn't an ex-Capitals player this time. Instead the Caps went after an ex-assistant coach. The name of that man? Tim Hunter.
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| Say hello to Tim Hunter! (No relation to Dale Hunter) |
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Joey Crabb's Baltimore Hockey Classic and All You Can Eat Crabb Legs
C'mon out to Joey Crabb's Baltimore Hockey Classic Hon!
Date: September 26
Location: 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD.
Hang out with one of yer newest Capitals, Joey Crabb, as he and the Washington Capitals take on the Columbus Blue Jackets!
The festivities are set to include all you can eat Crabb leggs and drinks will be provided by Natty Boh!
See you there hon!
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Alex Semin: Misunderstood
For whatever reason Alex Semin has been labeled as a lazy, egotistical coach-killer--they say he's an enigma of a man that lacks effort and has a sense of apathy during the post-season. While Sasha does possess a somewhat enigmatic quality to him, lazy? A coach-killer? Lacking effort during the playoffs? That is simply untrue--it's a falsehood spread by the left wing-hating Russian-bashing media.
Let's address the issue of lazy first. I'm honestly not sure where this claim is based in reality. If one were to base an opinion of him being lazy off of the fact that his point production has dipped over the last several years, then perhaps there could be a case made. However, take this into consideration--over the past several years the quality of Sasha's line-mates has gone down. As Jeff Angus points out in his great piece, "Alexander Semin and Ignoring the 10 Percent," In 2009-10 Sasha spent over twenty percent of his time on the ice with Ovechkin and Backstrom, and over the following seasons that percentage of time gradually went down and Alex began to play with less gifted players a greater percent of the time. It doesn't take a genius to realize that a hockey player on a line with better players will generally play at a higher level.
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| I've also heard that Alex Semin is behind a conspiracy to make the new Batman movie anti-Romney |
Let's address the issue of lazy first. I'm honestly not sure where this claim is based in reality. If one were to base an opinion of him being lazy off of the fact that his point production has dipped over the last several years, then perhaps there could be a case made. However, take this into consideration--over the past several years the quality of Sasha's line-mates has gone down. As Jeff Angus points out in his great piece, "Alexander Semin and Ignoring the 10 Percent," In 2009-10 Sasha spent over twenty percent of his time on the ice with Ovechkin and Backstrom, and over the following seasons that percentage of time gradually went down and Alex began to play with less gifted players a greater percent of the time. It doesn't take a genius to realize that a hockey player on a line with better players will generally play at a higher level.
No Love For Sasha
We are now 21 days into Free Agency and one star has yet to be signed. So, who wants the Caps talented but, "coach killing, island misfit, lazy, egotistical" second line winger? As of right now, it seems to be no one. Here is how I see Alexander Semin's remainder in Free Agency playing out:
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Meet Calle Johansson
With the resignation of both Dean Evason and Jim Johnson when Dale Hunter resigned as the Capitals head coach after the Caps 2012 Stanley Cup Playoff second round exit, the Caps have since been on a search for their replacements.
The Capitals took their time in hiring Adam Oates as their next head coach and that was good news for Calle Johansson.
The Capitals took their time in hiring Adam Oates as their next head coach and that was good news for Calle Johansson.
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Capitals Re-sign Green, 3 Year Deal
That's right Caps fans! Mike Green is back in DC!!
After declining the qualifying offer of $5 million per year the two sides agreed on an extension, a 3-year deal worth $18.25 million ($6 million in the 2012-13/2013-14 seasons and $6.25 million in 2014-15). Which means we get to see the beloved Vespa-riding, defensive bad boy all the way through 2015!! (Photo credit to Google images)
After declining the qualifying offer of $5 million per year the two sides agreed on an extension, a 3-year deal worth $18.25 million ($6 million in the 2012-13/2013-14 seasons and $6.25 million in 2014-15). Which means we get to see the beloved Vespa-riding, defensive bad boy all the way through 2015!! (Photo credit to Google images)
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