tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post5894035559259511392..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Why Alex Semin Doesn't Do InterviewsJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-607262190382715242008-09-20T13:37:00.000-04:002008-09-20T13:37:00.000-04:00Ryan said... @ stepguy Russian names have di...Ryan said...<BR/><BR/> @ stepguy<BR/><BR/> Russian names have diminutives, think of it as like "Joe" for Joseph or "Fred" for Frederick<BR/><BR/> "Sasha" is the diminutive of "Alexander" or "" for example, "" for , "Dima" for Dmitri and so on and so forth<BR/><BR/> 9/19/2008 12:55 PM<BR/><BR/>NO! <BR/>LESHA for Alexei<BR/>Vitya for Viktor<BR/>Vanya for IVANиhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210617386646581616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-42153529861663332102008-09-20T13:18:00.000-04:002008-09-20T13:18:00.000-04:00You guys who think this is a bad interview are con...You guys who think this is a bad interview are coneheads. Ovechkin AND Semin are both felt to be great, hard working players in Russia. What Semin is being quoted here saying is that he thinks EVERYONE on the Caps team works as hard as he and OV do and all are very talented.<BR/><BR/>Thant said this like many print interviews in the Russian Press is probably made up. Comapring much of the Mark Bonatuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028759195766716450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-52628828016408689792008-09-19T16:40:00.000-04:002008-09-19T16:40:00.000-04:00Remember, this is a guy who had an article publish...Remember, this is a guy who had an article published about him last year (in Russia) that said he had a badly injured knee, that he ignored a request by the Caps that he get surgery on it, and that he would miss a substantial amount of time that season due to his bad knee. It even included quotations from Nikolishin supporting the story. Every word of it was a lie. I'd be suspicious, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1658531191627199332008-09-19T12:55:00.000-04:002008-09-19T12:55:00.000-04:00@ stepguyRussian names have diminutives, think of ...@ stepguy<BR/><BR/>Russian names have diminutives, think of it as like "Joe" for Joseph or "Fred" for Frederick<BR/><BR/>"Sasha" is the diminutive of "Alexander" or "Alexei" for example, "Vanya" for Viktor, "Dima" for Dmitri and so on and so forthUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375454099809118713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-9264053821152303182008-09-19T09:50:00.001-04:002008-09-19T09:50:00.001-04:00"Zhenya" Varlamov???"Zhenya" Varlamov???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-88233192553581155042008-09-19T09:50:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:50:00.000-04:00The title of the interview has been edited to refl...The title of the interview has been edited to reflect a more accurate translation-- which actually puts Semin in a better light and not so self-serving. Also, I agree with TJ that article exactly proves Semin's point. This interview was just published today, but it has no dateline as to when it was, and as he points out it actually was from over a week ago. I just saw that someone's comments in Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427524829775299204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-18686738230010809262008-09-19T09:39:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:39:00.000-04:00Good for you, rrrrrrrrrrabbit!Good for you, rrrrrrrrrrabbit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-83834872282243692882008-09-19T09:34:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:34:00.000-04:00I guess I contradict myself here. In Semin defense...I guess I contradict myself here. In Semin defense I hope Semin didn't say anything like that and that the whole interview is made up.<BR/><BR/>Another thing that is suspicious; the interview was taken like a week or two ago? and now, when Semin is gone, it's been published?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-28905974096921150302008-09-19T09:28:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:28:00.000-04:00Rhetorically, Sasha fall down go boom.Rhetorically, Sasha fall down go boom.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-24539663623021275922008-09-19T09:26:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:26:00.000-04:00I think this interview is exactly what Semin is af...I think this interview is exactly what Semin is afraid of, it's all made up. For example, a date when he is leaving is 20th while in video interview at the same game he said he would be leaving to US on 18th.<BR/><BR/>I do believe though he could say everyone in the team ("равняются на меня и Овечкинa") measuring up to ME and Ovechkin.<BR/><BR/>That's the difference between Semin and Ovechkin. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-18500050307779116822008-09-19T09:06:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:06:00.000-04:00With that one quote my appreciation for Alexander ...With that one quote my appreciation for Alexander Semin just attained a new high. Plus I imagine every other question he gets involves "What's it like playing on a team with Ovechkin?" Imagine you work in an office and every client you handle wants to know your opinion about working with some other star employee. It'd drive me nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-18650152303484889652008-09-19T09:04:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:04:00.000-04:00No mincing of words there, huh? Maybe if his engli...No mincing of words there, huh? Maybe if his english gets better, he'll be more open but he's got a point there...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post - this is stuff we don't get from the mainstream!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-12364661638126729452008-09-19T09:03:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:03:00.000-04:00I wonder if Alex ever read Dave Fay....Semin's kno...I wonder if Alex ever read Dave Fay....<BR/><BR/>Semin's known for being a careful guy when it comes to the media, which is why he still uses a translator with reporters despite the fact from players' and coaches' accounts his English has improved. Given the crap he went through in Russia before he came over post-lockout, I can't blame him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-65278273077894440272008-09-19T08:21:00.000-04:002008-09-19T08:21:00.000-04:00I dunno. I think he's got a point.I dunno. I think he's got a point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-84844950874014916972008-09-19T08:14:00.000-04:002008-09-19T08:14:00.000-04:00I'm sure part of his reticence is related to his c...I'm sure part of his reticence is related to his command of English. I regularly communicate in a non-native language in the context of my job and it can be tough, even though I'd venture to say I'm in a more nurturing environment, to put it mildly, than Semin, i.e. I don't have microphones and cameras documenting my grammar errors.<BR/><BR/>Whatever prompted his comments, score goals in bunchesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-28712606682994569272008-09-19T07:30:00.000-04:002008-09-19T07:30:00.000-04:00In fairness, there's no reason to think he's talki...In fairness, there's no reason to think he's talking about the American media here, and some of the Russian media outlets <I>are</I> a bit more tabloid than they'd get away with here. <BR/><BR/>I just dig the quote.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-8477184532446634952008-09-19T07:27:00.000-04:002008-09-19T07:27:00.000-04:00Eh....its just Sasha being Sasha...He's our MannyEh....its just Sasha being Sasha...<BR/><BR/>He's our MannyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375454099809118713noreply@blogger.com