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Semenov’s Family Says No To The Rangers
by Paul on 10/02/09 at 09:46 PM ET
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from Steve Zipay of Newsday,
On Wednesday, the Rangers thought that 28-year-old Alexei Semenov was signed and sealed as a No. 6 or 7 defenseman. Now, they’re hunting for his replacement.
Semenov, a second-round draft choice of the Edmonton Oilers who recently played in San Jose and Florida, had called general manager Glen Sather for a training camp tryout and played well enough to earn a one-year, $600,000 contract. The team announced that the 6-6 Russian had come to terms Wednesday evening and on Thursday, Semenov’s agent, Allan Walsh, posted it on Twitter.
But Thursday, an “issue” developed, the team said. Friday, Semenov, who made the trip here but watched the Penguins’ morning skate with Sather in the stands, left the team.
“He agreed, his agent agreed, but his wife didn’t,” Sather said. “He couldn’t talk his family into it. In all my years of dealing with players, I’ve never had that happen before. He was crying.”
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He was crying.”
Damn Sather. Seriously, WTF is the point of telling people that. You are a d-bag.
Posted by Gretzky_to_Lemieux on 10/02/09 at 10:10 PM ET
Only the Rangers could be so bad that the player’s wives don’t want them playing for them.
Posted by Paul From Cali on 10/03/09 at 06:03 AM ET
Only the Rangers could be so bad that the player’s wives don’t want them playing for them.
Um, except the Oilers, who have had it happen to them twice.
Posted by K24 from NYC on 10/03/09 at 08:21 PM ET
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Michael Nylander can console him.
Posted by false_cause from DC on 10/02/09 at 09:24 PM ET