Talking About Crosby at 1500 Points and His Place Among the All-Time Greats

Here's the Sidney Crosby video I promised a couple of nights ago when he reached the 1500 points mark.
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[@pt93music]

Sid is just a phenomenal talent. It's amazing he's still producing like he is at 35. If he hadn't missed time due to injuries he'd have over 1700 points by now. So glad that we still get to see him play, even if he has more time behind him than ahead of him.

[@BvG_Venom]

As a Pens fan, my life as far as hockey goes has been pretty amazing. I'm curious to see how high Sid and Malkin get

[@tomchamberlain4329]

As a Wings fan in England since 93 with the lack of coverage we had int he 90s, Crosby is the best all round player I've seen, honestly. I missed out on prime Yzerman and while Lidstrom is the best D I've seen (and it's not even close) he is great mainly because of defensive qualities rather than ability to dictate games like others mentioned. Crosby is just elite in every aspect of the game. Maybe the best grinder I've seen as well as probably the best passer, overall skater (low speed high speed edgework corner and board work etc), best backhand, best game management etc etc.

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

If not for all the time missed in his prime he'd be well on his way to the 2nd player ever with 2k points. Top 5 player ever in my opinion, his points per game in the lower scoring era he played in is amazing

[@dominicschell4695]

Been a fan of Crosby for a long time and had the pleasure to meet him when he randomly happened to be in the store that I work for in Raleigh, NC. Super cool guy and insane hockey player.

[@MrReelio3]

We are probably now living in the last era where it's tough to compare players between generations. 5 minutes after McDavid retires, there's going to be a 4-hour video uploaded of "every McDavid goal of all time." Crosby and Ovechkin's exploits are well documented and widely available too. For me guys, like Lafleur, Orr, and even Gretzky and Lemieux, they are clouded in a mystique because although you can find footage of them, it isn't really widely available. There are probably plenty of great Getzky plays that are lost in obscurity because they happened in some regular season game in 1984 and nobody recalls them. Nowadays you can pull up every highlight McDavid play in 30 seconds, and you will still be able to do that 20 years after McDavid retires. I do wonder how that will effect the perception of guys like Bobby Orr down the line when there are less and less guys around who actually saw him play and you only have a few clips and a stat sheet to go on.

[@pensavspatsfandom98]

He’s one of the best players in the game and it’s been a great 10+ years since I started watching Penguins hockey since 2011. More impressive, he’s 35 years old and he still putting up amazing numbers! Regardless, for what the future holds for the Penguins, I’m going to enjoy every game he plays alongside of Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang. It’s been one heck of a ride!

[@85blutch]

I feel like Crosby is underrated recently, McDavid is everywhere, Ovi is followed for his goal race against the record, i feel like Crosby is kinda flying under the radar nowadays.

[@ProPaks]

I’m so happy I get to say to my kids that I lived through the Sidney Crosby era. If this season marks the beginning of the end of the era I can’t even be super upset. Sid, Geno and Tanger won 3 cups in a 10 year span. Some of the greatest memories of my life that I’ll never forget. Can’t ask them for more. I hope our management can salvage the team and get a gm that can turn the team around to maybe make another run but regardless of what happens I’m satisfied as a Pens fan. This city will never see a talent like Sid for a long time if ever again. (Like Mario).

[@TokyoAlex]

Sid basically missed seasons 6, 7, and 8. Scroll through any player's career point totals and look at those three seasons. It's like Sid's career is missing a peak. Also, Sid doesn't see hockey as a game of goals and assists. It is a game of wins, and he will contribute to the defense if it raises the team's chances of winning.

[@bobroberts2067]

I've seen them all: Richard, Howe, Orr... all of them. A lot of Gretzky in person.

[@GRChrzak]

To think of the pressure on him when he came in. On top of the scouting, the league was just coming out of losing a whole season and needed a face, while having to play on a terrible team in Pittsburgh. He pulled it off, and in spite of all those early injuries and concussions.

[@jeffreyg4626]

Not a Pens fan but what a hockey player he is. Wow!

[@strahinjagov]

It's a damn shame that we were robbed of him in his prime, what an incredible talent.

[@Waty8413]

I remember Jagr single handedly winning many games. There were games when he just looked unstoppable.

[@MegaCoolman234]

To me the first player I pick for a shift in game 7 OT is Sid. He is maybe the most all around and most reliable players ever.

[@slurmsmckenzie5828]

I don't think hockey fans know how great he is shift to shift in all 3 zones, the best player I've ever seen play, top 5 all times, the best player below the goal ever

[@JohnDoe-ff2fc]

If a spectacular player plays on a sub-par team, their numbers take a huge hit.

[@aarrontherwbyfan1181]

When you look at Sidney and Mario you just have to go wow

[@telimektarband3615]

First of all, love your videos and passion for the game. Great channel. Also, this video is 9 months old and Sidney Crosby is having a wonderful season at the age of 36. So I saw this and considered his career so far. I think you are correct when someone wants to make a statement on deciding who was the best player of all time in the NHL. Hockey players are positional, and it seems to me you have to categorize the best players by position or at least related to a certain category such as "best clutch player" of all time. Otherwise making the argument that so and so is the best player is very subjective. Sidney Crosby has proven he can score points as a forward (positional), he is a great leader(on and off the ice), he is an excellent skater, he is a great faceoff guy (positional), he is very good defensively, he has won personal and top tier team awards, he is a clutch player in many situations, his work ethic is outstanding, and he is a great ambassador to the game of hockey. You can't tell me Sidney Crosby does not have a passion for the game of hockey. So where does that put him in the All-Time Great category? A first-ballot Hall of Fame player says a lot, and right now it looks like his career will be talked about for many years to come.