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Great highlight package for that game. So nice seeing that home crowd despite the attendance just happy to enjoy hockey, to see a group of great young forwards and an aging legend play. They were loving it. Why the hell did the Devils new coach pull the goalie on the penalty kill with 3 minutes left? Niskanens empty net PP goal looked...strange. Anyway, no points for Crosby yet in two tries, no points for McDavid yet in two tries. Yet Ovechkin, still humming along at his usual pace.

Give me 4!

Holy low shot totals.

Miller big win!

You did a great job Flyers!

Humbert Claims 4!

Not a movie but an excellent TV series.

See my previous post. He played on an offensive only squad in Washington. His first few seasons in Carolina I ended up catching a lot of the Canes games. Most of Semins goals/primary assists came off his work on the forecheck, or in the neutral zone stealing the puck. I'm not denying he can be lazy, and he certainly was even with the Canes. But when he was on a contract year with them? They didn't sign him to that contract just based on offensive output alone. He is an underrated defensive player when he actually puts the work ethic in.

That is a fair sentiment. I still say he pulls a Gaborik as he is far more similar to him than any other comparison. Guys who had proven the talent not just to produce in the NHL but produce very well. On top of that, Semin's bouts of lazy play has caused people to falsely label him a "bad" defensive player. Go look at his Coris stats, (even from last season) go watch him actually play. When he isn't lazy, he back checks, he is a solid stick checker, he can kill penalties. He has done all those things well. He doesn't lack the ability to do them. It's his motivation. But like Gaborik, Semin knows this is his last chance in the NHL. After being traded to LA it was the same deal for Gaborik. If he didn't perform, his time was likely done. If Semin WANTED an easy out, if he was looking for the lazy play, he would of returned to the KHL. He got bought on a huge deal, the only incentive for him to stay in the NHL is to win. But to stay he'll have to stop being lazy. You'll get at least two hard working seasons out of him, and I'd put my money on that.

Both his playmaking and defensive play are underrated imo.

*laughs* Why do you want to be in denial in a underrated talented player your team picked up for very cheap who is looking very good and will likely be playing first line duties on your squad? One who has great chemistry with a skilled young player of yours. It's like you don't want him to succeed due to some sense of personal dislike. I'm not a Semin fan either. I'm a fan of underrated players who get flack for random bullshit, who OBVIOUSLY still have a lot of life left in the NHL!

Getting ready for Boubabi to eat SO MUCH CROW regarding Alex Semin! Soon! Very soon! Oh by the way, chances are high he's starting a first line with Eller and Galychenku. Here is a camp highlight from Gally and Semin http://gfycat.com/VerifiableShockingJerboa Hot damn that pass, and the finish! Don't worry Boobs when Semin is still top six and a solid point getter for you guys in December I fully expect you to eat that crow as hard it gets.

Great choices!

Miller is on fire! Keep it going offense!

It's Miller Time!

Wolf had Thomassen. It was tough to pick one or the other for MVP when both were amazing. And for the record, I didn't vote O'Malley this year and think that was one of the few times we've had an unjust MVP. Only because O'Malley had both Klose and Koenig. I actually voted Karnage for MVP, as it was between him, Wingate and Wylde (who wasn't even on the ballot) for me personally.

*laughs* Nice try Boubabi. There have only been a few awards handed out that I personally felt were a bit biased. Realistically speaking we have pretty good integrity when it comes to award voting, and MVP doesn't just go to the person who gets the most points. The quality of the team in front of you is only half the argument. People seem obsessed with this idea that if they do well with no team it means MVP honors. Forgetting the fact that it is actually a lot easier to do that in the sim, than it is to play good on a good team. At the end of the day though it all comes down to the stats. Not just just stats in comparison to how good your team is on paper either. If you have the best team in the league on paper but only a single forward on that team has the 100 point ratio with nobody else being over a point per game, and that team still wins the Victory Cup with average goalie performance? He's your MVP. Doesn't matter how much TPE is around him, if he was the only one on the roster to get it done and his team still did well it makes sense. That is of course a hypothesis with zero competition, and in some of your sample cases your pick was either the one picked, or alternatively your pick was barely voted out implying that it was a tough race (which it was in a lot of cases.)

Probably, but I didn't want to take the chance Higgins wouldn't check his PM's for days.

Well deserved!

So Evgeny on Cologne is playing in both leagues at the moment. Probably should be fixed.

Were you going to go after 4th overall as well?

Not correct at all. Quebec would of drafted fourth not third, who was drafted could of changed and I wouldn't of had the second I used to get Karlsson.

Yeah the creation gif is fantastic

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