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Your Wednesday Morning Skate

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* Alexei Semenov will be signing autographs today from 4:30-6:00. For as much crap we collectively give him around here, the last fifteen games have seen him develop into a decent defenseman (and one that I'm comfortable with at the seven slot). It almost seems as if that stint at forward shook off the tentativeness that has plagued his career in San Jose. He's making confident breakout passes (and not dumping it at a player's skates two feet away), using his big body (not trying to be the next Marc-Edouard Vlasic), and although he's refrained from lighting the lamp, we might have to deem that a good thing for now.

* Torrey Mitchell is getting an MRI done today, which is either a precaution or a sign that he's suffered a pretty serious setback. About ten days ago against the Hershey Bears (Washington's affiliate), Mitchell collided with another player and complained of pain in his injured leg.

* Is anyone else completely enamored with the goaltending situation we have going into the end of the year? Nabokov is beginning to hit his stride and Boucher has been lights-out in relief, giving The Todd plenty of options to choose from when composing his starting lineup. I'd like to see Boucher get more starts in February as he hasn't seen much game action for awhile now; Nabby will need the rest and it's always prudent to keep your backup ready to go.

The one position that will make or break a team is in two very capable gloves.

* Dan Boyle is likely to play on Thursday against Phoenix, but it's not a sure thing. Conventional thinking says keep him off the ice until he's 100%- if a guy can take a lump in the All-Star Game, there's no need to push things in the latter half of the year.

 

Go Sharks.

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  • Going to see Semenov… I agree that his passes are super impressive as of late (the one that sticks in my mind is the one against Vancouver on Jan. 20, to Joe Pavelski – if Luongo was a lesser goalie, that pass would have actually been the primary assist).
  • Torrey Mitchell… we have to wonder if he’ll gel upon returning (if and when…), but could he be our ace in the hole just before / during the playoffs?
  • Nabby has been playing extremely well – the occasional goal (ok, 5 of them against Detroit) can indeed be softies, but his saves have been highlight reel quality for much of this season. Ditto Boucher – that man is a beast. He needs to be in against Pittsburgh and Ottawa, so Nabbers can face Boston and Detroit on the days beforehand.
  • I predict Boyle will be in on Saturday – if he’s back tomorrow, I’ll be worried about relapses (see Zubov, Sergei, et al).

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by Mr. K. on Jan 28, 2009 10:56 AM PST reply actions  

Agree about Semenov.

His post-forward performance has been admirable. He was a crazy man last night (dropping the hip-check…who knew?)

by Section223 on Jan 28, 2009 2:54 PM PST reply actions  

I think we should keep Boyle out for this game

we need him to be healthy for future games I don’t we need to rush him back in.

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by KA1Z3R on Jan 28, 2009 5:21 PM PST reply actions  

100% With You

Considering the lack of point-desperation the Sharks have right now, it’s a solid idea not to rush him back. I’d much rather give up the 1 seed and have Boyle 100% than get the 1 seed and have Boyle playing through this recurring upper body injury.

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by Mr. Plank on Jan 28, 2009 6:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Semenov

seems to be benefitting from the new system. He seemed to second guess himself on every play and was afraid to play his game last year. Same goes for Goc.

by ktice on Jan 30, 2009 4:09 PM PST reply actions  

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