The Washington Capitals decided to keep the enigma around for a bit longer, giving Alex Semin a one-year, $6.7 million contract extension. Apparently, the team's max offer was two years, an indication that they're still not totally sold on his long-term future with the team.
Semin, as regular STC readers know, continues to confound many in the organization and around the league. The guess here is that GM George McPhee decided Semin was better than the available free-agent options and didn't need to give the forward a huge raise over his current $6 million salary. (His new figure equals Nicklas Backstrom's salary, second only to Alex Ovechkin's $9.5 million per season.)
Meanwhile, longtime Cap Dino Ciccarelli will be honored at "Turn Back the Clock" night on Tuesday, Feb. 1 against the Montreal Canadiens (7:30 p.m., CSN-HD). The Caps will wear their Winter Classic jerseys and a special pregame ceremony will take place.
Finally, Jay Beagle, Mathieu Perreault and Braden Holtby have been assigned to the Hershey Bears to give the trio a chance to play during the NHL all-star break. The Bears play tonight, tomorrow and Saturday before hosting the AHL all-star festivities on Sunday and Monday. Holtby was selected as an all-star and now will be able to participate.
Note: "Capitals Red Line" will debut next Saturday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. in its new timeslot. The show will air for eight consecutive weeks.
January 27, 2011
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