tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10850908.post113700947842520333..comments2023-09-29T08:59:22.486-05:00Comments on i really do admire her candor: The Next OneLaTinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666980882353354061noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10850908.post-1137013509690148142006-01-11T15:05:00.000-06:002006-01-11T15:05:00.000-06:00First of all, let me state for the record that I l...First of all, let me state for the record that I like Sidney Crosby. The things this kid can do, and the fact that he can do some stuff at age 18 better than others twice his age in the NHL, says a lot about him. That, and the fact that he doesn't fit the stature of a (now) typical NHL player and can STILL put up great numbers is something that this person didn't take into account. <BR/><BR/>However, therein lies the rub. In the NHL today, you HAVE to get past the bigger, more physical defense. It's part of the game. Crosby was wooed into the idea (by the media, and perhaps even the Pittsburgh organization itself) that he was the superstar that couldn't be touched (like NO ONE would ever check Gretzky)... which is not the case. It's unfortunate but I do agree with the guy on that account. Crosby should accept it as part of the NHL today and shut the peeps up by doing what he does best (score). The whole business with the A on the jersey is indeed a joke, and the Pens should have known better and taken a look at a team who had already tried to do the same thing (The Lightning with Lecavalier given the C) and failed.<BR/><BR/>If anything, I blame the Pens for what they've done to him... by letting him get too big for his britches. I thought Super Mario would have done a better job taking Sid under his wing, but I feel that what he really did was milk Sid's fame for all it's worth. Shame, shame.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213774382003770591noreply@blogger.com