and i already kind of loved him.

"What's so special about [Sidney Crosby]? I don't see anything special there. Yes, he does skate well, has a good head, good pass. But there's nothing else. … I think that if you take any player, even if he is dead wood, and start promoting him, you'll get a star. Especially if he scores 100 points. No one is going to care about anyone else. No one is going to care whether he possesses great skill. Let's say you put someone in front of the net and let him deflect pucks in, and he scored 50 goals -- everyone will say, 'Wow!' and then hand him a $10 million per year contract. That's what they like here."
-- Washington Capitals forward Alexander Semin

but now i kind of really love him. FINALLY!!! i have been complaining about crosby's overexposure pretty much since the day he was drafted. WE GET IT! he's a good hockey player. fabulous. but there ARE other players. i hate that every single day there's a story about the pittsburgh fucking penguins on the nhl site (or any site that's discussing hockey). 30 teams, guys. 30 teams. anyhow, all you EVER hear is people singing crosby's praise because he's the superstar and the face of the game. whenever people who don't know hockey try to talk to me about it, they always ask me about crosby. i won't even say he's overrated, but i'm just so sick of him. and i'm so glad to hear alexander semin (pronounced seh-min, not semen, fyi) speak his mind.

now, semin's on the caps with ovechkin. and ovechkin gets a lot of exposure too (though definitely not as much as crosby) and there's this brewing rivalry between the two clubs. i think a lot of it is fabricated by the media, but when they play each other the playoff atmosphere is there. i love ovechkin, though. i love semin. i love the caps. i don't get to see them play very often since they're an east coast team, but whenever i watch them it's such a good time. and there is NOTHING better than watching ovechkin celebrate scoring a goal. homeboy gets SO EXCITED!!! EVERY TIME!!! and he scores a shitload of goals. more than crosby. he's jut so much more fun than crosby.

anyhow, i can see how semin would be the one to say this about crosby. i hope that it takes the rivalry to a new level. and i can't wait for the kings game against the caps tonight. i think the kings are going to pretty much have their asses to them. i mean, they are going to get SMOKED. poor little ersberg isn't going to know what hit him. (although the caps [i think] will have theodore in net and heaven knows he is permeable, so i'm hoping for a high-scoring affair). but whatever, it'll be fun because you know ovechkin is going to score and jump around like an excited little girl. a big, hairy russian girl.

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and in looking for a picture of semin to accompany this post, i came across this and decided it was definitely worth posting for the lolz:



where to start? (he's the one on the far left, by the way). i cannot look at that picture without laughing. first of all, i fucking LOVE foreign fashion. *especially* eastern european fashion. i don't think it gets any funnier. that is one tight, sparkly tank top. neatly tucked in. and those jeans! lol. i've seen jeans with that many sexy holes in them... on women. this is probably the gayest get-up ever. but you can't make fun of him because he is 6'2" and huge and will kick your ass. as funny as those jeans you mustn't overlook the muscular thighs bulging out.

ok i'm done with that. i just couldn't believe that picture was real and alexander ovechkin was voluntarily wearing that outfit.

and i've lost interest in finding a good picture of semin. like i said, ovechkin is just really entertaining.