When A Rookie Sidney Crosby Got ‘Bullied’ in the NHL

#nhl #hockey #pittsburghpenguins
Before Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, and Nathan Mackinnon were targeted in the NHL.. Sidney Crosby was the shining example of getting extra attention. In this video, we break down a moment where Crosby proved to the league (especially the Philadelphia Flyers) that he would not be intimidated.

[@seanaldmcseansington]

"Little cheap shots" my man lost 2 teeth on the play lol

[@entheogenocide]

Haha yea dude said Crosby milked it.. Dude's front teeth went thru his lip. Young Crosby just had an annoying face 😂. I love the kid though

[@buggernut3643]

His "Welcome to the NHL" moment.

[@Zaidr0n]

not many sports have you required to replace all your teeth by the time you are done. i dont think its unreasonable at all that many players dont wanna jepordize their health and physical apperance to make a career and that theres a push to phase out the dirty and overly physical aspects of hockey. this was a bad take honestly .if youre not pissed about loosing 2 teeth idk what is wrong with you and sid had every right to be even if ¨thats just how hockey is played¨

[@oFinalSolution]

Hockey smile (trademarked) lol “first game you have to fight”

[@mike-mz6yz]

I love how a guy gets two teeth knocked out and people said he milked it. Like really?

[@ostry66]

The more they booed him, the more he destroyed them. It was glorious.

[@donjennings9034]

He's a punk and he plays on a punk team.

[@TheSuperRetroBros]

Braindead take. Go back to sleep old man. ​@donjennings9034

[@bigtearsandpistols]

@@donjennings9034cope harder. Music to my ears.

[@Fornoe]

@@donjennings9034least obvious flyers fan

[@Matanumi]

Yeah the flyers stink and there's no denying it

[@shawnreems493]

Crosby is a top 5 Nhl player of all time. 36 years old and still a point per game is insane. Brought a franchise from the ashes to one of the best in the league. Always stood up for himself. Never disappeared in the playoffs. Just an all time gamer. If he didnt have those concussions his numbers would be insane right now.

[@nevenmacleod7210]

Top 5 all time is not even close. You want all time check all time list. He isn't top 20

[@winkletown8828]

I've been a Pittsburgh Penguins fan since the first time I saw Mario on the ice. I knew there was something special happening, I have been a die hard Pens fan since. The highs and the lows, but there's something to be said about the Penguins...... Lemieux, Jagr, Crosby, come on, there's gotta be something in the water 👌 they just have a way of finding the generational talent.

[@Ccastine9]

@@nevenmacleod7210 lol what? Stop smoking drugs

[@shawnreems493]

@@winkletown8828 Finding? you guys literally got handed the 1st round picks. Everybody knew they were generational talents.

[@Lagonikakis]

@@nevenmacleod7210are you drunk or just dumb man? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@liamwelsh4665]

“Loses 2 teeth” “Milks it a bit” My brother in Christ I don’t think losing 2 teeth feels good.

[@E4create]

Literally he didn't even react to the teeth😂 kept his composure. Idk what you want the kid to do 😂

[@brandonmclean58]

crazy that in hockey when after guy lost a few teeth that if he goes down for a few seconds its considered milking it.

[@robertmerry-u8m]

Exactly what I was thinking. As someone that has less than half their teeth left unfortunately I can assure you he was not milking it 😅

[@wastedbread8036]

And he really was milking it lol

[@steve8803]

@@wastedbread8036 Just like the milkman did with you mom.

[@wastedbread8036]

@steve8803 that's funny cause your dad likes my milk ;)

[@bigtearsandpistols]

Its not normally but for Crosby it is. Jealous haters coping.

[@joshlaguardia6568]

he got popped in the mouth and lost a couple teeth and you say he “milked it” man i’d be on the ground for a bit lol.

[@OgopogoDG]

Was thinking the same thing.

[@liamwelsh4665]

Anything in the mouth or nose will put most people down for a second.

[@imclueless9875]

As someone who hated Crosby, gotta give it to him man. The kid ALWAYS showed up to play and he made DAMN sure to put some respect on his name. He is one of the greats and i gotta hand it to him.

[@Pro-Formance]

Respect ✊🏼

[@TroyTagz]

respect

[@imclueless9875]

​@@Pro-Formance He is one of the GOATs , respect

[@imclueless9875]

@@TroyTagz He is one of the GOATs , respect

[@jaylytical2271]

I still remember being a kid and watching Crosby drop the mits in his first season as captain. From then I’ve always seen Crosby as a player who’ll do what he’s gotta do for his team to get the win

[@AH-xn9or]

I love pointing out that he’s won almost every fight he’s ever been in. ‘Crybaby’ really doesn’t hit as an insult when he isn’t all bark no bite.

[@Akadehmix]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a rookie abused as much as Sid was. Look at how newer rookies are treated.

[@FairyGodAunt]

treated like idols from the day they’re drafted

[@StateOfMercury]

bro really said he milked losing 2 teeth

[@Childofbhaal]

Clean hits are one thing but these dirty plays are a whole nother. That stuff doesn’t belong in hockey imo

[@HarrisonHollers]

He took cheap shots and delivered just as many. Plus he got favorable calls as all stars do in sports. Other players resented that.

[@rustysalmonella7681]

@@HarrisonHollershe didn’t say Crosby’s dirty plays are ok, he just said he doesn’t like dirty plays

[@HarrisonHollers]

@@rustysalmonella7681 who said Crosby commits dirty plays and then said they are not oK either? My definition of dirty plays may be different from others: intent to injure (slew fit, knee on knee, severe slash), risk of brain injury by targeting opponent’s head or boarding).

[@rustysalmonella7681]

@@HarrisonHollers so the statement you’re trying to make is that Crosby committed cheap shots too, just they weren’t dirty?

[@HarrisonHollers]

@@rustysalmonella7681 not at all. Crosby committed cheap, dirty shots on opponents and also received them if not more. I have not liked nor respected him because of his behavior on the ice. I do recognize his game as one of the best ever though. He and Malkin (much more than Sid nowadays) have been involved with too much of the BS of the game and have not been likable. Whereas a guys like Ovi, Bergeron, Kane/Toews all handle themselves with respect for the game as faces of the league.

[@Laststepp]

Games Played against Flyers 83 Goals 53 Assists 71 124Points Shot % 183.3

[@sherminator1617]

I'm a Flyer-fan but damn he didnt have anyone standing up for him against a beast like Hatcher that were knew for things like this. But yeah it wasnt just Hatcher bullying him, i think Kovalchuk made it better then Hatcher by scoring a goal also, i believe this was during his rookie-season kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWO4hGeflrWdl8k - For the Kovalchuk - Crosby clip.. But yeah i'm a Flyer-fan but Crosby is an absolute legend, i dont hate on him he's been an amazing player since he was drafted.

[@jreiland07]

I think the 3 Cups and other accolades too numerous to mention were a suitable middle finger to anyone who tried to push him around. Number 5 player all time after Gretzky, Orr, Howe and Lemieux.

[@thegoughandbordenfamily8234]

And all the guys you're too young to remember like Jagr.

[@paullucci]

@@thegoughandbordenfamily8234everyone remembers Jagr, dude. And Jagr is great. He was never as complete as Sidney Crosby.

[@HarrisonHollers]

Don Cherry’s thoughts on Sidney Crosby: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kImTiXmAftOkp7M

[@chrisg7731]

To quote Sean Avery, “Don Cherry really does not know shit about hockey.” And he’s right. Grapes is old news.

[@HarrisonHollers]

@@chrisg7731 Sean Avery does not really know shit about hockey. Or really anything in life. He’s enjoying my sloppy seconds though.

[@codymaverick9267]

I love the crosby and ovi era. I love crosbys awareness and skills with or wothout the puck. But god damn i wish he had the toughness of ovi. Which is where i love ovi, hes a hell of a player, and hes not going to let anyone push him around physically.

[@M3G4TR0N_]

This is where this quote fits best. "Dont get mad. Get even.

[@lukeblersch1444]

that's an anomaly with Berdard comparing him to Crosby shouldn't be in the same paragraph 😂😂😂😂Sydney Crosby 2023 and 2024 is ah Dynamic Superstar

[@Seraph89_]

I always wanted Marner or Matthews to slash someone if they weren’t going to do anything. Nice to see Matthews hitting these days.

[@OwenRona]

I hope that they never do such thing. I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what Kadri and Bunting did and they were both labelled as idiotic hotheads by their own fanbase, media, and the NHL refs. I find it very interesting that Leaf fans want that kind of passion from their players but when the players do it, they demand that they get traded. Besides, Leafs just signed Reeves, Domi, and Bertuzzi. I highly doubt that the new Leafs are going to be soft.

[@Seraph89_]

@@OwenRona umm, I also loved it when Kadri did it. It’s too bad the culture was non existent in those early days. It’s just too bad he went too far. It wasn’t just a simple slash for Kadri.

[@rustysalmonella7681]

Hitting yes, slashing is weak and gutless

[@buggernut3643]

@@rustysalmonella7681 I'd agree if not for the fact that if that's how the game is played, that's how the game is played.

[@ericwatson3]

Feel like his career has flown by, hard to believe he has over 1500 points, 3 cups, 2 goal medals and a World Cup. Excited to see how he caps it off and proves us wrong again.

[@crisaunt]

im gonna miss this man when he's gone. soaking up every game i can until then.

[@WorldisGone]

Same thing happened to Mario Lemieux sadly it' shortened his career but not Crosby's! Three Stanley Cups later and I think we in Pittsburgh have had the last laugh❤

[@MACK0142]

I mean technically it did shorten Crosby's career. Not as significantly as Mario's, but he basically missed a season and a half of games right in the prime of his career. Plus we were all robbed of what may have been one of the most impressive single-season performances when Crosby first went down. He was only halfway through the season and had already put up like 66 points including 30+ goals....he easily could've ended that season with close to 140 points and over 60 goals AND this was during an era in the NHL when scoring was nowhere near as easy as it is now. It wasn't quite a dead puck era, but for a single player to achieve a point/game avg back then was huge. Nowadays it's common for every team to have at least one player who can do this.

[@buggernut3643]

Mario's a big boy. He could crush his opponents.

[@milesbowen9433]

There are two types of players in the NHL. Those that can defend themselves, and those that bring enough to the team that they don’t need to be as gritty to get the job done. Crosby was the latter, and it is so disgusting that nobody on Pittsburgh thought to avenge their star teammate. I wish he wasn’t as good (go caps) but if he was on another team he would have had plenty of guys protecting him.

[@danglesnipecelly13]

The shirt at 0:08 I bought back in like 2009. Literally had the exact same shirt

[@CASH_ces7899]

As a Flyers fan, I think they were rough on him a little. He’s over +40 for his career against the Flyers. You can’t deny his talent at all. It’s too obvious. He’s a great hockey player.

[@bradenwright2586]

It was only smart to rough him up bc the pens didn’t protect him with enforcers and the refs shallowed their whistle

[@FrankF.Y]

the best way to respond imo is to give it back, while trying to stay inside the line, and staying focus on your game. let the emotions apart. must show your opponent they won't be able to intimidate you physically nor mentally

[@randyoney8793]

I feel as though syd wrote this himself well put

[@shotguncrucifix]

Crosby had multiple fights under his belt before Ovechkin had his first.

[@ryanbencze]

can you imagine a world where the pittsburgh penguins arent in the NHL

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

Yea not that hard for the majority of people it wouldn't have any effect or matter

[@Seraph89_]

I didn’t consider him a cry baby. Was nice to see that fire come out and translate it to on ice dominance. Always a big OV guy but I always watched Crosby as well.

[@hounddog3476]

#87 & #66 evolved the game to skills. Kudos for that. It will be one of the best things for hockey

[@dmzabo3914]

Philly Fans are the toughest crowd in th NHL. and I'll just leave it at that.

[@TheZombiemofo]

If i was Sid after that OT goal i'd be skating round the rink waving goodbye to all the fans and the philly bench.

[@roxyroller8492]

I loved calling him crybaby Crosby to my friend. He'd get offended and would just yell back stats 😂

[@J0kerJOe]

the quote on quote high stick LMAO there was 0 contact to his face

[@Mohamedhassan-eu6wx]

Crosby wasn’t getting cheap shots when Laraque was on penguins

[@Jeri0ux]

The best play for the superstar would just be to run away and let the league do their job. Unfortunately, they are terrible at it.

[@MACK0142]

Look I'm biased b/c I'm from Pitt, but I always found it funny how so many opposing fans would complain about how the "league and refs favored Crosby." Really? This video is a prime example of just how much that wasn't the case. At least not early on in his career. I will admit that once guys like him and Ovi became veteran all-stars, THEN they would certainly get favorable call now and then, but that was par-for-the-course in the NHL with it's top players.

[@jacobsaucier5346]

I’d be resigning so quick after realizing no one has my fucking back on the team 🤣

[@danielgiacomazza5175]

3:07 & 5:59 - Cindy was never touched but should've received an Oscar for his performance.

[@paullucci]

1975

[@MyGreen456]

He’s so FUCKIN GREAT! Losing two teeth then winning the game 😮

[@scooburst]

He’s a good player doesn’t deserve to be bullied but some Pittsburgh fans overreact when you say “I think (player) is better

[@1dhowze]

I’m a kings fan but the way he plays is insane

[@theworldneedsmorehippies]

He's my forever favorite

[@tski716]

As a die hard flyers fan Crosby is my most hated player in ANY sport. That being said, I would take him any day of the week and twice on Sundays. you have to respect the talent. I felt the same way about Matthew Barnaby, who was the best in the business at getting under people's skin. Would have loved to see him on the Flyers too, and read somewhere it almost happened. don't know if it was true.

[@tmzz3609]

Why does he look younger now than as a Rookie?

[@chrisdupuis6751]

Never made any sense for the nhl not to protect their stars. They are the business. Still have to stand up for yourself though

[@brendanmontgomery87]

They swing like a pendulum, from one extreme to another. I'm surprised that Marchand didn't get sent to the showers for his tie up with Bedard. And back in the day, the refs would grab the skilled guy, if he was fed up with the goon's BS. McCreary was notorious for pinning the skill guys arms at his sides, while the goon took another couple shots at his face.

[@pp3k3jamail]

💥💥I'm a devil's fan and I laugh at Flyers fans complaining about Scott Stevens when their franchise the flyers have made a living out of Dirty Cheap shots on people as evidence in this video against a rookie Sidney Crosby.

[@JAYDEGARROW]

Draft "Lottery"

[@mustardtigerbaaaaaam]

I wouldn’t call bullied. No one could catch up to him, so they had to play dirty, he put up over 220 points in his first 2 years and there was no one on the team to deal fight for the rookies until Matt Cooke came around

[@james_d_eaton]

There are few things in life better than watching the Flyers get torched. Thanks Sid.

[@SoggySyrup8713]

He is the goat because the nhl did nothing to protect because he is from Halifax

[@davidstachowicz2457]

Not a Sid fan but despise the Flyers.

[@ryonious4564]

Best Canadian hockey player by far

[@288theabe]

For the longest time, I thought Crosby was a Habs fan with the amount of whining he did.

[@mike-mz6yz]

well his dad was drafted by the Habs.....

[@underground_music_uploads5422]

A charge for complaining...gotta love hockey!

[@r.ouellette6192]

When the grinders and enforcers started getting phased out.

[@liam4010]

Star players need to protect themselves to some extent. For all the criticism Crosby received for being soft, he'll absolutely protect himself. See when he chopped off Marc Methot's finger. Mcdavid protects himself to an extent. Malkin is a psycho and at his peak looked after himself. Ovi is too big to bully. Kucherov is straight up dirty at times. You can see what it's like when Star guys aren't willing to do anything to defend themselves in Auston Matthews. He allows himself to get bullied and it's obviously had an impact on his game in the playoffs at the least. Star guys shouldn't have to defend themselves at all times, but they absolutely have to.

[@markbenn1907]

Thats what I said about Bedard in the world jrs. He never backs down.

[@KingOfEmptyPromises]

And then he became majority owner of the Flyers.

[@jasonkemppainen4731]

Only if there were a player of Sid or Crosby’s crop who could also throw his weight. Ovi is close but doesn’t have the hands to be an elite cross you over a play. He can let a bomb go whenever someone finds him and can fight, hit ect. But his skating and hands are full compared to the elite puck handlers. It’s a dime in the dozen, but I want to see a player who can dominate everywhere.

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

Uhh Eric lindros was that

[@kit2770]

That what players who are _truly_ great do. They rise to the occasion. It's a cliche because it's true.

[@alexlamothe3584]

Great videos recently! 🎉 keep it up

[@plainbagel9192]

How can you protect a superstar if the league punishes instigation. Semenko and McTavish played on the Oilers for a reason , and Probert with the Wings.

[@lesandmojoscoales4885]

He never got protection like Gretzky did

[@nickkarczewski3291]

Alex Ovechkin handles this stuff perfectly, ya I know he a physical freak, but he came into the nhl and not only wouldn’t be bullied but would make others fear his body checks even more than his goal scoring. He plays with a fearless edge and can not be bullied, he plays a man’s game and could have excelled in any era of hockey. That’s what separates ovechkin from every other superstar.

[@KashiwaDaisuke]

At 6'3" and 240lbs, Ovechkin was much more difficult to mess with than Crosby

[@mr.devil9577]

Still blows my mind that the pens were allowed to have an equal shot to land sid after having the 2nd overall the year prior. Any team that had a top 5 pick the year before shouldn't have had the same odds

[@king--kang.]

What about the Oilers piling up 1st overalls in early/mid 2010s ?

[@brandonlee1218]

I miss 2005 hockey!

[@rainyday5654]

Officially, Sid’s lost year was due to concussion and soft tissue damage. Un-officially, my money is on that the Crosby camp told the NHL and the players association, that the current main draw in hockey will be fully recovered and will return to play only when there are guarantees that no one in the league could be subject to back to back hits like Crosby endured leading up to his time off. Voila, the department of player safety!

[@brendanmontgomery87]

If that's the case, and I doubt it - I would have waved bye-bye to Sid's dive school, which is still open by the way. It appears to have merged with the Mike Ribeiro school of faking it - although not necessarily in Pittsburgh. And the DOPS is, more often than not an absolute joke. Although they've done well so far, 2 days into the season...

[@raymondnesbitt8751]

It's been awesome to watch him light up the flyers 😂 the real cry babies are their fans 🤷‍♂️

[@winkletown8828]

His teammates should forever carry the shame and embarrassment of being cowards for not having his back. Imagine how much better his career would be without all of the concussions and added damage to him. Crosby is a god.

[@goldtigre4979]

To be fair, Crosby dove a LOT back in the day

[@NJHC21]

For about the first 8 or so years of his career I didn’t like sid. Thought he was a cry baby and wanted special treatment. It wasn’t until I started to find out why he reacted the way he did, that I began to respect him more than anyone else. I learned about the concussions and the dirty play he had to endure. He was treated worse than any player I’ve seen,at most he wanted a little protection from the targeting, which is fair enough. He put up with more than any player I’ve seen in my lifetime and he did so with class, with grit and remained a true ambassador to the sport. Sid is legendary. Got to enjoy him while we still have him around.

[@hunterm322]

Does nobody remember when Messier got his bell rung in the playoffs and then single handedly won the series. Sometimes all you do is create a monster

[@ozzydo2314]

They tried to bully ovechkin as well. He was just a bull and punished the opposition for doing it.

[@somguy728]

I hope that Bedard models his play after Sid, and not Matthews or Marner or even Kane. I'm a fan of the Blackhawks jersey, and nothing else about that place. Being in the show and getting big contracts are job 1, winning a Cup is secondary and unnecessary to a great career.

[@IcarusLP]

If you lost two teeth to a hit, you’d be pissed too. That shouldn’t be happening. That’s not being a crybaby is caring about your safety

[@buckopsoutdoors8673]

Now they’re not even getting touched

[@donmooney21]

Philly - "Sid is a crybaby". Everyone else - "1975".

[@kurtmcfc1629]

the man who got me into Hockey.

[@Brian-dh9lp]

Blame the nhl for going soft. If they had enforcers and the same rules as in the 80's, he wouldn't have taken as many cheap shots.

[@Bb186fo]

Every single person who called/calls Sid "Crybaby" would be the FIRST IN LINE buying that "CROSBY" jersey if he got traded to thier teams 😂 Yeah im sureeee hes the ONLY player to b#tch at the refs..... The funniest though, the people who hate Sid and the Pens the most and loudest, many of them werent even BORN YET the last time thier team even held a cup! Hes been nothing but a blessing to Pittsburgh AND hockey. So hate on that

[@1nONLY_DRock]

I don't care what anyone says. Wayne Gretzky got the same rep back in the day. I like both Crosby and Gretzky. I appreciate their skill and their fire. Also, Philly brought themselves a hell that they richly deserved.

[@rodneyjaynes2485]

I hate Crosby only for the fact that he was hyped so much all these years. More than any other player. Crosby could do no wrong!

[@jeromemontcalmcote]

Auston Matthews was continuously ragdolled by Chiarot and Weber during the playoffs... and was so scared to react it was embarassing. Montreal won in 7 with not half the star-power. Lesson learned ?

[@Noicul]

It's one thing to rough a new comer, but some of that sh!t is just needless. I've never appreciated players that try to end other player's careers. They're all out there with the same dream, why ruin it, ya know.

[@wwpjd28]

The league honestly should do more to protect the superstars. I am a more recent fan to the game, and I love the physical nature. I don't want it to get neutered like the NFL has to some degree. But Crosby has dealt with way too many injuries that slowed and possibly prevented what likely was the second 2000 point man from getting to that benchmark. I agree that Penguins probably could've done more by having more enforcers of their own to make guys pay for this. But the bruisers on opposing teams will take the damage if it means stopping the only generational player on the ice. So the only true way to limit it is with officiating.

[@Alexyoes]

This would never happen

[@AC-ri2ph]

The stars make the game. If they hate stars and skilled hockey so much, they should just let a new sector of the league for skilled hockey be created. The goons can kill each other off with their boring ass hockey

[@superwavess]

it was when Hatcher whacked him in the mouth with his stick that he chipped his two teeth btw

[@Impuhlz]

Plain and simple, Sid owns Filthadelphia. Haven't won a cup in 48 years, fans constantly throwing things on the ice, had a dog literally shit on their logo- definition of a poverty franchise.

[@cybernetix86]

Crosby never had the McSorley Gretzky. No one would have dared to do something like that to Gretzky.

[@That90sShow]

Wayne was the NHLs poster girl. The refs protected him bud

[@johng4730]

Wow, I really didn't watch Hockey regularly till my hometown Seattle Kraken got added, but this just gets me angry. Now, I've been told I have, and am seeking help, for anger issues, but this seems unacceptable as just part of the game, then or now. You don't want to know what I would try to pull on someone if I was under constant abuse and this person continued to the point where my livelihood, sanity, and physical well-being was being threatened. Just apeshit I guess.

[@ildarm]

McDavid has it easy and is lucky nobody is out there targeting him, especially with the current schedule. Crosby would have been even better.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

McDavid lost half his rookie season after being crashed into the boards and breaking his collarbone.

[@MACK0142]

I'm pretty sure that was also the Flyers, lol. @@politicalbandwagon4989

[@bw523]

McDavid is a larger frame than Crosby.

[@Blackhawkenjoyer]

This why Chicago got players like folingo and perry so if they wanna try n do this bs too bedard they will have the same thing done back too them

[@CarrotCannon]

Anyone calling Crosby a crybaby is insecure about their own speed and skill in the game. No one who called him a cry baby could ever beat him one on one and thats a fact.

[@matthewsecord7641]

Obviously bring back high talented enforcers. Remember, Laraque was an excellent overall player. Just don't use those guys as ONLY enforcers, let em play the game. BUT YOU Cross the line, big guy is going to mess you up. I've never seen an actual hockey GREAT not acknowledge that hits are part of the game.

[@avsrock1561]

In come MacKinnon!!!!! Just ask Phoenix.... he's not one to be bullied or you might get knocked out.... WARNING DANGER AVALANCHE AHEAD!!!!!!

[@brandensimmons653]

I've would have thought Sidney hated the caps more than the Flyers?

[@YeYe-db6ur]

Y

[@Scribe127]

Poor Cindy.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

Cindy, get up!

[@rubegoldberg6476]

I mean damn… a forearm shiver that lost two teeth… I know it’s hockey but… damn💀 AND stayed in the game

[@ShinobiHOG]

I love this. Too bad he threw a fit and ruined hockey by turning it into the NBA after this.....