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Originally Posted by moon
The Semin comments seem to be what everyone says and sees with him as well.
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Perhaps that is what "most" people say about Semin, but not "everyone"!
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=416044
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"He has been nothing but great," said Staal. "He's been a great teammate for everyone in this room and the type of guy who competes in practice and in games and that's all you can ask for."
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Also, I think perhaps due to Semin's immense skill, and the fact he uses finesse to make his way around the ice, people don't give Semin the credit he deserves defensively. He's not a detriment to the team when he's been +75 throughout his career, whereas Troy Brouwer, a guy one would expect to be a good defensive player with lots of effort, is a career - 12.