Crymson
Fire Holland
- May 23, 2010
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But, but Semin is a locker room cancer! I like to daydream about how much better the Red Wings offense would be with Semin in the line-up.
When you have an ex-teammate like Brouwer say Semin's work ethic was so bad that he often wasn't sure if Semin was going to show up to the rink, you know that something is seriously wrong.
And frankly, against all the evidence that he's a problem, you've got nothing but your own conjecture. And no offense, but that conjecture is worth precisely nothing.
Also of issue is that giving a guy like Semin a one-year contract with a yearly salary higher than Datsyuk's would have been rather insulting to the latter.
I read an interview once where they asked Datsyuk why he took the money he did when he could have gotten more. He said something like "money isnt everything, I'd rather have a good team and win". If he comes back after this contract it is to win a Cup and I doubt he asks for 10mil.
Datsyuk signed his contract in 2007 before the Flyers and Rangers doled out those ridiculous contracts in the offseason. At the time, his contract was large for the cap era. If you'll recall, there were many fans who considered the contract oversized and risky; having had three successive poor performances in the playoffs, Datsyuk was a playoff question-mark.
In sum, he really didn't get less than he could have gotten at that particular time.