Is Sidney Crosby a class act?
No matter how many people try to lure him into telling them where to go, he just doesn't bite. Mature beyond his years. I would have told Don Cherry to bite me years ago.......Sid just smiles and says how much he enjoyed Coach's corner as a kid. There's the whole Semin thing....if I was Crosby and he called me out, I'd be lighting him up through the media, everything from "what has he won?" to his "trips to the IR" to his peculiar name......but nope, Sid won't bite. Bigger man than most. FROM AN ARTICLE TODAY...... "Coincidentally or not, Crosby has gotten hot since the Capitals’ Alexander Semin called him overrated, a player whose production has never matched his hype. “What’s so special about Sidney Crosby? I don’t see anything special there,” Semin said last month. “If you take any player, even if he is dead wood, and start promoting him, you’ll get a star.” The criticism seemed curious given that Crosby scored more points (102) at a younger age than any player in league history in 2005-06, won the scoring title a season later at 19, then returned from a major ankle injury to lead Pittsburgh to the Stanley Cup finals last season. Crosby wouldn’t say whether Semin’s comments motivated him. Maybe he didn’t have to. “I don’t think I really have to defend myself with words,” Crosby said. “I play the game and play the way I feel I have to, the way I feel is the right way. If that’s not up to someone’s standards, that’s fine. If they feel like they have to have their opinion heard, that’s fine, too. But, you know, that’s not really the way I go about it.” People like to compare one generation's stars to the next generation's stars.........of course there is only one Bobby Orr or Mario Lemeiux BUT it is this part of Sidney's persona, not his game or his skills but his class that makes him the closest thing to Wayne Gretzky.........since Wayne Gretzky.
Will Sidney Crosby have a better career than Wayne Gretzky?
If you MUST have an answer I highly doubt it. Just look at the numbers, if Crosby had 150 points a years for 10 years and 100 a year for 10 he would still come up short. And note he has yet to have that 150 point season. Now can I PLEASE make a plea, once again, to avoid asking these questions until Crosby accomplishes a little more? It's not like anyone else hasn't had 116 points before. Calm down people. Please? Pretty please?
Why do people call Sidney Crosby a crybaby?
listen puck bunny, i'm not coming to your defense here. i'm just here to help some people out over incorrect notions they may have of crosby. people hate him because he's the best! he got great at such a young age, was the youngest captain to hoist the cup, and has a crazy fan base. we pittsburghers do a great job. also, i'm sick of hearing this "oh he's a crybaby" bull. yeah, at the beginning of his career, he talked to the refs a bit too much, but honestly, he was a TEENAGER. he's clearly grown out of it now. he talks to the refs every now and then and that's because he's the captain. as far as him being a dirty player? come on, that's not even close to being true. he's a clean player. if he wasn't he'd have mad penalty minutes. anyone who thinks otherwise is just blinded by hatred. sidney crosby is talented, that's all.
Paul Kariya in his prime or Sidney Crosby?
Paul Kariya's best year was 108 points, in a higher scoring NHL. In Kariya's prime (ages 27-30), he wasn't averaging a point a game (241pts in 281gms). In retrospect, his 1996-97 season was a monster season (99 points in 69 games) but he wasn't that good before that year, and he certainly hasn't been that good since that year. Remove that year from his career, and he is averaging less than a point a game (and based on his current career trajectory, he's going to end up with Doug Gilmour/Dino Cicccarelli type numbers as it is from a point/game perspective - and they aren't HOF players either). I know Paul quite well, and he's taken a huge beating in his career for a man his size. But he was an above average player at best, never a superstar. He'll tell you that himself. So, to answer your question - I'll take Sidney Crosby who in a lower scoring NHL has hit every major point plateau in fewer games than Paul Kariya.
Sergei fedorov vs sidney crosby? was fedorov as good as crosby in his prime?
Nothing against Crosby, he'll be one of the greats, if he can stay healthy and can have a long career. Sergei Fedorov, as good as he was, was somewhat of a disappointment. If he'd fully committed himself to the sport, he could have been one of those players that are mentioned as being in a category all by themselves. He played both wings, centre, and defenceman, and was effective at all the those positions.
What are some of Sidney Crosby's major accomplishments in the NHL?
Crosby is one of the greatest players in the modern and has many awards.In his career in 826 games played he has 397 goals and 673 assists totaling 1070 points with a career plus/minus of +154.Some of his awards are2006–2007, The Art Ross Trophy, The Ted Lindsey Award, The Lester B. Pearson Award, and The Hart Memorial Trophy.2008–2009 Stanley Cup2009–2010, Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award and Maurice Richard Trophy.2012–2013, The Ted Lindsey Award2013–2014, The Art Ross Trophy, The Ted Lindsey Award, and The Hart Memorial Trophy2014–2015,2015–2016, Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy2016–2017, Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy, and Maurice Richard Award.He has been named an All-Star 200, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2025, and 2017He was named NHL All-Star first team in 2007, 2013, 2014, and 2016Named NHL All-Star Second team in 2010, 2015, and 2017NHL All-Rookie Forst Team in 2006.He was the youngest player to get the Art Ross Trophy in his second season and the only teenager to win a scoring title in the NHL.Outside on the NHL2005, won gold in the World Junior Championship for Team CanadaIn 2010 he won gold in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Team Canada as an alternate captainIn 2014 he was the captain of Team Canada in the 2014 Winter Olympics where he won gold againIn 2015 he led Team Canada to another gold medal at the World Championship in Prague as captainIn 2016 he led Canada to the gold medal in the World Cup of Hockey and was elected MVP unanimouslyHe has 5 gold medalsHe is a member of the Triple Gold Club having a Gold Olympic Medal, a Stanely Cup, and a World Championship gold medal.Team AwardsMichel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy 2006MVP, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017A.T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award, 2010, 2016, 2017The Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award, 2006, 2009, 2010He has some more but my fingers hurt from typing
Suitable Alternative Nicknames for Sidney Crosby?
Sid 'Top Corner' Crosby Sid "I like to score on DiPetro" Crosby (Just for Jude) Sid 'better than ovechkin' Crosby (for those who think otherwise) Sid "Soon to be Stanley" Crosby