Caps Video Clips

Remember how good Alex Semin can be?






Remember when Stephen Peat and P.J. Stock fought one Saturday afternoon in Boston? To this day, I think it's the best fight I've ever seen.



Remember that time the Capitals got into the big ol' brawl with the Bruins and Olaf Kolzig fought former teammate and best man at his wedding, Byron Dafoe?

Well, here's part 1:



And part 2:






and you didn't think I'd forget this one, did you?



and of course Ovechkin's game isn't all skill:






Ovechkin videos come from www.ovechkinfans.com

Caps/Cats Preview (sort of but not really....)

I don't have the time for a comprehensive preview so I recommend these to you:

• A View From the Cheap Seats (Humorous and has pretty colors for the team names)
  
• Japers' Rink
• Peerless Prognosticator
  

And I'll summarize the main points:

• Alexander Semin is back
• The Caps need a win bad
• It' s a winnable game, because Florida is not a very good hockey team
• The Caps better start taking advantage of their games against their own division. They play everyone in it eight times and they're better than everyone except Carolina.

Also I like videos. So here's a good (and applicable) one:

Semin Re-ups with Caps

According to Tarik the Caps have re-signed Alexander Semin to a two year extension:

Just landed in St. Louis and received word that Alexander Semin has signed a two-year contract extension worth $9.2 million.

He'll earn $4.2 million next season and $5 million the folllowing year, for a cap hit of $4.6 million.

Good move for the Caps - Semin potted 38 goals last year, could see his output increase with the talent the team has added and has the added bonus of being a great 1-on-1 player and breakaway goalscorer and thus should help the Caps pick up some points in shootouts. It is a decent amount of money but the Caps are well under the cap and look like a top tier defenseman would be the only move they might need to make in free agency in the immediate future.

Plus this should make negotiations with Ovechkin, who is eligible to be a restricted free agent after this season, come along easier.