WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals handles the puck against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Verizon Center...

October 6, 2009: Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring the game teams 4th goal, tying the game...

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals skates against the Buffalo Sabres during an NHL preseason hockey game...

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 27: Alexander Semin #28, Nicklas Backstrom #19, Alex Ovechkin #8 and Matt Bradley #10 of the Washington Capitals rest...

PITTSBURGH - MAY 08: Forward Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Four...

Washington Capitals' Alexander Semin (28), of Russia, battles for the puck with Philadelphia Flyers' Braydon Coburn (5) in the first...

Washington Capitals' Alexander Semin, from right, of Russia, and Nicklas Backstrom, of Sweden, celebrate after Backstrom's goal in the...

Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom, from left, of Sweden, Dave Steckel, Mike Green and Alexander Semin, of Russia, celebrate after Steckel's goal against Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher in the third...

Washington Capitals defensemen Mike Green (52) and Brian Pothier (2) congratulate left wing Alexander Semin, center, of Russia, after his second goa,l in the third period of an NHL hockey...

Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin, of Russia, reacts after his goal against the Florida Panthers in the first period of an...

PITTSBURGH - MAY 08: Forward Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Four...

May 13, 2009; Washington, DC, USA; From left to right, Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (28), left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), center Nicklas Backstrom (19), right wing Chris Clark (17), center...

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, right, blocks the puck against Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (28), from Russia, during the first period of Game 5 of an NHL hockey second-round...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik (44) and Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (28) from Russia, collide during the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey second...

NEW YORK - APRIL 20: Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals is congratulated by teammates on the bench for his first-period...