Alexander Semin

[Bluelinerfrenzy]

Is anyone taking a flyer on Semin this season with the Habs? Why or why not? Curiousity.

[ztking]

Late round pick, lots of upside you can't find anywhere else that late. Only two years ago he was a PPG player with Staal. I'm gonna draft him hoping for 50pts and a decent shot total and maybe some PP numbers. Worst case I drop him and don't worry about it

[Bass56]

As a Habs fan, I would hope for 60+pts but realistically, I would say high 40's to high 50's is a better range (49-59pts).

I had predicted 58pts in another thread if he played a full season. A scoring winger is a great bonus for a low-scoring Habs team, no doubt.

[CascadeFilly]

If you can get him late, why not? I doubt he does anything special, but he's worth a flyer in later rounds, or if you can get him for next to nothing in a trade.

[Shake]

Sure why not?
He could be useful at various times during the season.
If it does not hurt your roster to own him, sure take a flier on him.
If he's doing nothing, throw him away.
I personaly feel he will disappoint but hey, take a shot at minimal risk.

[Axeman33]

He's once again playing for another contract so I can see him having a decent year.

I personally wouldn't take him for all the tea in China (what can I tell ya, I hold a grudge) but I can't see any good reason why he isn't worth the risk for your team.

[Dennis4022]

I traded a 2016 2nd round prospect pick (should be between 26th and 32th overall) to get him. I need some depth and if he gets 50 points, i would be thrilled. You never know, maybe he can even bring more.

I also had him in another cap league, where his value is even higher. The $1 million contract i really nice. I was offered James Neal straight, so i pulled the trigger, but would have kept him otherwise to trade him at the deadline.

[Dikoi]

Definitely a late-round flier for me, the upside is just too high to ignore IMO.

[Big Ev]

Not a chance I take him in any league. I'd rather pick late-round guys who I actually respect and like.

[ericdaoust]

Might as well try in the late rounds where you usually get duds anyway.

[MarmotKing]

He's worth a late round gamble if you can afford it.

[stotan]

Doubt it. Maybe if he's sticking around a lot longer in the later rounds than I expected him to, but he's not really on my radar. New team is enticing, but in a broad multi-cat league like the one I'm in, his value sinks even lower as his offensive production and perhaps PPP are his only assets. I can think of many other notable late-round picks that cover more categories and probably have a better chance of performing strong next year than Semin.

And, like Big Ev, I just don't like him haha.

[Canucks_fan18]

Not a chance I take him in any league. I'd rather pick late-round guys who I actually respect and like.

If you can get over this. Then I would draft him as others have said as a 50 point winger.

[VincentVega]

He might be a very useful player in a cap league. $1.1 mil and the potential for 50 points is real. If he were available in later rounds and I had to choose between him and Gomez. well, I might just choose Semin.

[Big Ev]

If you can get over this. Then I would draft him as others have said as a 50 point winger.

IF I were to draft him there is no way I am expecting 50 points out of him. There are plenty of other 50 point wingers who are sure things out there.