Categories: Atlanta Thrashers, Eastern Conference, Washington Capitals Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Atlanta Thrashers, Don Waddell, Ilya Kovalchuk, Michael Nylander, Mike Green, Mike Knuble, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals
2000 Eastern Conference Finals, Game 7. The very mention of the game creates an uneasy feeling in the minds of Flyers’ fans.
While the Oilers have fallen on hard times, 'The Kid Line' has been integral in helping the club's poor PP of last year improve immensely. Right now, it is the only successful aspect in Edmonton's game.
Those risks made this organization make the playoffs for 11 consecutive seasons and 12 out of their last 13 before missing last year's postseason.
No chance they would trade backstrom for him. Backstrom is 19 and might be a better player than kovy
Semin for Kovy would be fine by me. Kovy and Ovie are good friends and have played together in Russia for years before coming to the NHL. Semin refuses to learn english and takes nights off some games. He often plays with immaturity and commits stupid penalties at the worst possible times. Semin has all of the potential in the world, but how long do you wait for that "potential" to be realized?
Trading Backstrom is not an option. Backstrom is already one of the best players in the game and still has tremendous upside.
If Kovy is to come here it would have to be for Semin and a prospect from Hershey. I would not package Fehr with Semin. Fehr is another young player with size and speed that can score.
A power play with Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Backstorm, Green, and Knuble would be unfair to the rest of the league! As a Caps fan, I would like to see it!
[...] mouth water. Washington Capitals – By now, if you came to NHLHS you read our piece on Kovalchuk and Ovechkin together. Anthony suggested either Alexander Semin or Nicklas Backstrom, but based on Boston’s [...]
Backstrom for Kovalchuk would be a downgrade and would pretty much kill any cup hopes.