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O HAI Alex Semin
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You’ve all seen Troy Brouwer’s comments about Alex Semin. Brouwer echoed Matt Bradley, David Steckel, Michal Neuvirth, Pierre McGuire, Marc Crawford, and sarcastic Peter Hassett: Semin is a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get from that enigmatic Sasha Minor.

We’re not here to re-litigate it, even if we have minor quibbles about the substance of his argument.

The fact remains: Semin is back in town, and we all gotta pretend like we’re not emotional basketcases for the next few hours.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Carolina Hurricanes Pregame: Return of Sasha (PuckBuddys Preview)
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[Ed. note:Today, the latest member of the PuckBuddys team hits the ice. Jason Rogers currently hangs his hat in Virginia, has studied in Paris and worked in China (always one step ahead of Interpol). But where ever he is in the world he’s a Caps fan through and through. He knows the game and we’re not holding that against him. Jason currently sports #8 – and the “C” – playing center for the Manassas Sperm Whales. Srsly. Give him a follow on twitter.]

Morning Skate: Well, Saturday’s game against the Devils sure was fun to watch, no? Alex Ovechkin bowled a Magician, and the whole team clearly ate their morning Oates with breakfast. It was a real big-boy win against the defending Eastern Conference champions for this Caps team, and like a really nice yard with an unmarked septic field, hopefully something they can build on. Today, Southeast Division rival Carolina Hurricanes blow into town like a hot, smelly belch from the South. I hope they brought illegal fireworks.

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By Doug Johnson 7 years ago

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Important: John Carlson Has Cut His Hair

John Carlson has had an ugly season. Sure, he’s got the third-worst goals-against count in the league, but that’s not the true source of the ugliness. No, we’re talking about the untamed tresses flowing down Carlson’s back. The hairstyle that says, “whatever, I’m a pro-hockey player and I can totally pull this off– no don’t look at Brooks look over here please.” We’re talking about this:

Oh thank god that’s over now.

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By Peter Hassett 7 years ago

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American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks Loves Alex Ovechkin; Let’s Get Him to a Capitals Game
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Maybe you didn’t notice, but my name was missing from all RMNB stories and bylines last week. I was in Las Vegas for an Email Marketing conference held at the Paris Hotel and Casino. Thursday in particular was a crazy day. It started with a murder that made national news and ended with an run-in with a celebrity.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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John Erskine Signs Two-Year, $3.9M Contract Extension

Okay, this one makes somewhat less sense. (Photo credit: Rob Carr)

Busy day! The Capitals have announced they have re-signed tough guy D-man John Erskine to a two-year contract extension worth just south of $4 million. Erskine is the team’s lowest-ranked defenseman when it comes to possession, although he’s not getting tagged for that yet in the goals-against department. He’s currently eating up career-high minutes– 19:30 per game.

Here’s Sky’s tweet, also timestamped weirdly:

So… thoughts? Press release below.

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By Peter Hassett 7 years ago

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Braden Holtby Signs a Two-Year $3.7M Contract Extension

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After a rough start, Braden Holtby has been terrific of late. Due to be an RFA at season’s end, this extension makes sense. Holtby has played all of the last six games, posting a sterling 930 Sv% in that span. He’ll be a Washington Capital through 2014-2015.

The news was confirmed by WaPo’s Katie Carrera:

Tell me you’re not elated over this. Press release below.

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By Peter Hassett 7 years ago

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Nicklas Backstrom Has Splinter in New Geico Commercial
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GEICO continues its frankly unsustainable onslaught of commercials only tangentially related to whatever service it is they provide (I have no idea, does it have to do with cars?) with this new one featuring Nick Backstrom.

Without spoiling the gag, Backstrom is injured in the ad and also not immediately imperiling any gentlemen up for Academy Awards on Sunday.

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By Peter Hassett 7 years ago

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Video: Alex Ovechkin Performs Trick Shot for Gillette, Scores Goal Through High Heels
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Alex Ovechkin may be engaged to Maria Kirilenko, but that doesn’t mean he won’t impress the ladies when given the opportunity. In a new video released by Gillette Russia, The Great Eight performs some fancy trick shots for young Russian women near the rink.

“Sasha, Sasha!” the girls scream in the beginning of the video, asking for an autograph.

“Let me do something better than autographs,” Ovechkin says. “Come with me.”

That’s when the magic happens.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Alex Semin Takes a Puck to the Face, Stays in Game
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Photo credit: Jamie Kellner.

During Saturday night’s game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning, Alex Semin took a puck to the face.

Relax: he’s fine, and his face is mostly in tact.

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By Peter Hassett 7 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin: “I Kind of Forget What ‘Rock the Red’ Means”
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We haven’t seen Alex Ovechkin like this in a while — for more than two years to be exact. On an otherwise lazy Saturday afternoon at Verizon Center, Ovi showed that he is not washed up. He can still be Alex Ovechkin. Three goals, four points, and one Capitals victory. It was his first hat trick since January 2011.

“The chances are there but just sometimes I feel the puck just doesn’t want to go in,” Ovechkin told reporters after the game. “Today it’s that kind of a game. Almost every shots goes in.”

Finally, this season is starting to look bright for the Great Eight. He struggled early in the year, registering two more collisions with teammates then he did goals for a time. Now, though, he’s scoring at his old pace. Caps fans waited a long time to see — and cheer — for that.

“To be honest with you I kind of forget what “Rock the Red” means,” Ovi said.

Saturday, though, he definitely didn’t.

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By Chris Gordon 7 years ago

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