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NHL's Top 50: Alexander Semin (No. 28)

Found July 30, 2009 on FanHouse:
PLAYERS: Alexander Semin
TEAMS: Washington Capitals

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by Adam GretzFiled under: Capitals, NHL Fans, NHL VideosFanHouse's Adam Gretz takes a look at his top 50 players in the NHL. No. 28 is Washington Capitals forward Alexander Semin. Starting with the 2002 draft, the Washington Capitals made it their mission to hoard as many first-round picks as humanly possible, making 14 selections in the first round between 2002 and 2008. No team had more than 11, while only Los Angeles and Phoenix had more than 10 over the same time period. The result has been an up-and-coming team in the Eastern Conference that has taken significant strides the past two seasons, and was just one game away from reaching the conference finals in 2008-09. One of the players responsible for the team's recent success has been winger, and 2002 first-round pick, Alexander Semin. The NHL's Top 50 Players: See the Entire List NHL's Top 50: Alexander Semin (No. 28) originally appeared on Fanhouse NHL Blog on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT . Please see our ...
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