Was at the game, Semin looks incredibly weak, I was a big fan of the upside when we signed him but I think it's fair to say the guy is done, he won't get Chucky going, he looks in absolutely horrible shape, I was sitting just a couple rows behind the bench and he looked outta breath after almost every single shift, body language says a lot too, head is always down, he just doesnt seem to have any fight in him at all, game is way too fast and powerful for him, too bad.
I didnt like Patch at all, was very silent on the bench, looked out of fight completely, started thrash talking with Comeau in the 3rd with a big smile on his face, didnt like that at all, sure the team is doing well but he just didnt look like what you hope for in a captain to me, thats just one game so it's not a big deal but I could see the pressure of wearing the C getting to him during his traditionnal slumps. On the ice he made some extremely bad decisions, like that one ridiculously weak backhand pass through the crease with two defenders between him and Gally/Pleky not sure which one, he's thinking way too much, he's horrible on the PP, I'm a little bit worried about him, he's bad at making plays from the wall yet it seems like that's where he always is, at least with DD it was his center working the boards and him getting into the soft shooting areas, I'm not suggesting to reunite them yet, just a thought, try him with Chucky at least.