Speculation: Acq./Rost. Bldg./Cap Part XLIX

[BrooklynCapsFan]

Please Rutherford...$7.5 x 5

DO IT

 

[peterthegreat12]

The only thing is, didn't Brouwer have some choice words concerning Semin when he left?

 

[Backstrom #19]

What would a line-up look like with Semin being the only acquisition as far as forwards?

Ovechkin - Backstrom - Burakovsky
Johansson - Kuznetsov - Semin
Brouwer - Beagle - Wilson
Chimera - Laich - Latta

Or something completely different.

Ovechkin - Backstrom - Wilson
Johansson - Kuznetsov - Brouwer
Laich - Burakovsky - Semin
Chimera - Beagle - Latta

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Please Rutherford...$7.5 x 5

DO IT

No he'll sign him 8.7 x 8, so hopefully he channels his inner Crosby. GM of the year is going to be close between him and Sweeney this year!

 

[hockeykicker]

The only thing is, didn't Brouwer have some choice words concerning Semin when he left?

Can always trade him

 

[Acallabeth]

Any way, it's a player with sick hands and an insane shot. If Sasha is cheap, which he should be... Do it GMBM! What are we losing?

 

[Hivemind]

The only thing is, didn't Brouwer have some choice words concerning Semin when he left?

Exactly. Bringing back Semin means we unload Brouwer. WIN-WIN

 

[tmljeh19*]

Boston didn't take back salary in the Lucic deal. What exactly makes you think they wanted to take back an RFA slotted to make more than 3m a year? You can't just stomp your feet here and whine about the Caps no trading MaJo for Lucic.

You just want to rant and rave. Fine. At least do it based on some logic, instead of your emotional bent at the time.

I would have made the same trade for Lucic without mojo in the deal and deal him elsewhere. My logic is he's going to take up 4 million and we have no spot for him. He's failed at center. He's not a scoring wing. But we keep forcing him to those positions

 

[Backstrom #19]

Hell, sign Semin just to use him on the power play in Brouwer's spot. He'd score 15 on the power play alone from that spot.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Canes buying out Sasha:

@NHLCanes: #Canes place Alexander Semin on waivers with intent of buying out his contract. READ MORE: http://t.co/DPL0hCt4r3 http://t.co/T9HD3fVd3o

I wouldn't mind seeing Sasha in a Caps uniform again, at the right price.

 

[RandyHolt]

Its easiest to replace the boardward cough work by shaping our offense a bit more into one that more resembles the teams in the stanley cup finals. Not, your 1983 Roidskins.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Please sign Semin for $2M.

 

[BiPolar Caps]

The only thing is, didn't Brouwer have some choice words concerning Semin when he left?

Wasn't just Brouwer, I believe Holtby hopped on the band wagon after Brouwer had made his comments.

"Some nights you didn't even know if he was gonna come to the rink. It's tough to play alongside guys like those because you don't know what you're gonna get out of [them]." -- Troy Brouwer on Alex Semin.

Comments weren't that harsh when you look at them, can't honestly see that a bridge was burned with such a comment.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Please sign Semin for $2M.

1 mill... If 950k is still possible even better.. No way 2 million.

 

[Stewie G]

Booom. Semin time.

 

[strungout]

No. For the love of god no.

Move on.

 

[Backstrom #19]

Wasn't just Brouwer, I believe Holtby hopped on the band wagon after Brouwer had made his comments.

"Some nights you didn't even know if he was gonna come to the rink. It's tough to play alongside guys like those because you don't know what you're gonna get out of [them]." -- Troy Brouwer on Alex Semin.

Comments weren't that harsh when you look at them, can't honestly see that a bridge was burned with such a comment.

Brouwer talking about himself from the playoffs this year?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

1 mill... If 950k is still possible even better.. No way 2 million.

Yeah, well, any cheap contract really.

 

[BobRouse]

Wasn't just Brouwer, I believe Holtby hopped on the band wagon after Brouwer had made his comments.

"Some nights you didn't even know if he was gonna come to the rink. It's tough to play alongside guys like those because you don't know what you're gonna get out of [them]." -- Troy Brouwer on Alex Semin.

Comments weren't that harsh when you look at them, can't honestly see that a bridge was burned with such a comment.

That doesn't sound good no matter how you cut it and it wasn't just Brouwer.

Departed players like Bradley and Steckel had said some things.

Laich said some things about Semin when he was here too. Not that he's a terrible human being or anything...

How often you heard this..."He's more skilled than Ovie and has limitless potential"

Transalation? "He's a slacker that doesn't give it his all and is lucky he's as skilled as he is"

Some team is going to give him more than a 1 year $1 mil contract. You can bank on that.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Would absolutely take Semin back at anything under 2 mil.

 

[Capitlols]

No. For the love of god no.

Move on.

The Semin speculation around here will be unbearable.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

So everyone has their feathers ruffled over Beagle over 1 million... Yet bringing Semin back at 3 million or under is ok? I don't get it. 950k-1 million or go back to Russia.

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

No. For the love of god no.

Move on.

The number of seemingly reasonable posters in here getting excited about bringing this guy back is just mind boggling.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

That doesn't sound good no matter how you cut it and it wasn't just Brouwer.

Departed players like Bradley and Steckel had said some things.

Laich said some things about Semin when he was here too. Not that he's a terrible human being or anything...

How often you heard this..."He's more skilled than Ovie and has limitless potential"

Transalation? "He's a slacker that doesn't give it his all and is lucky he's as skilled as he is"

People change with age. Semin is 31, suffered 2 concussions and a broken wrist the past year, and was put on waivers by one of the worst teams in the league.

His value has completely plummeted and he might be looking at his last chance to redeem himself in the NHL.

If we take him back, I hope his best friend Ovi and Trotz go to him and say : "No more messing around, this is a serious team, you can GTFO if you're not going to give a 100% effort on and off the ice."

A healthy Semin will get the 25+ goals we're missing, let's roll the dice for a cheap price.

 

[Langway]

The number of seemingly reasonable posters in here getting excited about bringing this guy back is just mind boggling.

But he knows the market and a lot of the great fans still like him.