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Yesterday saw the completion of the Rick Nash sage which finally sent the one-time face of the Columbus Blue Jackets franchise to the New York Rangers. One of the pieces that was sent the other way was 24-year-old center, Artem Anisimov. Affectionately nicknamed “Artie” by the Blueshirt faithful, Anisimov enjoyed three seasons in New York after playing two years with the clubs AHL affiliate the (now defunct) Hartford Wolfpack.
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(courtesy of CBC.ca)
While Artem Anisimov was busy beating the Sabres in overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky was brushing aside 35 shots in Raleigh, Alexander Semin scored his second hat-trick of the season and racked up 5 points against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
All of Semin’s goals would come in the third period, his first tally would come on the powerplay when his wrist shot seemed to pop out off and over Dan Ellis’s shoulder for his 10th goal of the year. His second would come from almost the same spot this time on a slapshot that would ricochet off a defensemen and past Ellis.
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