This is Honestly TRAGIC For Crosby...

[@jcfairbanks13]

Because of Crosby's post-injury success with the Conn Smythes and Cups, a lot of people forget that 2011-2016 there was an insane amount of talk about Crosby being another "what if?" situation where yeah he's great but what if he didn't get injured. Kind of like what happened with Lemieux

[@davidcortez2224]

Yup because Crosby would had have a better career just like Lemieux but his injuries were cause by other players and not cancer. It should make people think about what they want in the sport. Violence or talent?

[@warriorofthewest3340]

Even as is Crosby is top 5 of all time. It's possible he would have even been 2nd in points all time. Flat out amazing! Crosby is the reason the Penguins are my 2nd favorite team.

[@josephzerblad2979]

Never liked him! His attitude, etc… in fact lost respect for that team as well! For the second time that team was “handed” the golden ticket! They should’ve been playing in Nebraska🤣! Just have little respect for him and never will

[@smorgdonkey]

​@@josephzerblad2979I'm sure that he's devastated that you don't respect him.

[@josephzerblad2979]

@@smorgdonkey About as much as I’m devastated that on what he or you think of my opinion of him

[@NifeOO4niff]

My favorite thing about Sid is how private he has kept his personal life. He isn't on social media talking about politics or preaching how you should live your life on facebook. He leads by example, and I love that about him. And in a close second is how he does good things for people with no cameras involved. I'm from Pittsburgh, grew up here watching him throughout my entire childhood, and the amount of awesome local stories about him that you'd never hear anywhere else is just crazy.

[@theodorebelmont7922]

Hes living life through his own eyes and only sees his friends family and fans. Its a more peaceful strong way to live your life . Its actually motivated myself to live that way and take it back to the 90s

[@conorwreckoner]

You mean like any other hockey player? That’s why nobody watches nhl and bench player in NBA get 2x more money than nhl best stars

[@austincurry9861]

Very well said, thanks for your comment. Guy is a gem, a class act.

[@kenglass7833]

So true, all class !!

[@dylanr8481]

@@conorwreckoner Lebron would suck China off, at least Sid wouldn't do that. You know much Crosby cares about money? He signed a contract for an AAV for 8.7m. You need to step back son, hockey is what you call class, the NBA not so much.

[@Emotionless0000]

I completely agree. We missed the peak Crosby era. Maybe he wouldn't have put 150 like Mcdavid, but he was more complete than him and he could've put 2-3 seasons more of 100+ points, probably even 2-3 seasons of 130 points. He would sit around 1700 career points right now I'm pretty sure. The only one I see right now who can achieve the 2000 points mark is Mcdavid, if he stays healthy and put a lot of 100+ points season again.

[@funtimes8296]

Scoring was way lower back then. Even McDavid wouldn't have topped 140 in that era. Peak Crosby would've been good for 125-30 points and McDavid maybe 135 or so

[@esperago]

Let's all go in on a Jeff Gallooly hit on McDavid. Kneecap that sumnubītch. Bring'em down to Sid's level. Your welcome, Sid.

[@theodorebelmont7922]

​@@funtimes8296Crosby hot 120 as a 19 year old. I believe 140-150 from prime Sid and Geno along his side would be very realistic

[@funtimes8296]

@@theodorebelmont7922 Possible. In todays NHL definitely even likely.

[@Emotionless0000]

@@theodorebelmont7922 Possible. What y'all both said, we can't know for sure since it won't happen. We can only suppose ! I agree though, Sid was legit almost as good as Mcdavid offensively. At his peak, he could've put 130+ I'm sure.

[@chuck2469]

Same with stammer after he broke his leg he just wasn't the same. It's crazy because sid is a Hofer and Stamkos most likely is but to feel like they under achieved in any form is wild

[@ethanparker7900]

stamkos didn't change one bit still scoring 40+ goals on average. the very next season, he scored 43 then 36 after that then in 18-19 45 goals and 42 in 21-22 and 34 in 22-23

[@chuck2469]

@@ethanparker7900 he had 2 50 goal season including a 60 goal campaign before he broke his leg and now he hasn't had a 50 burger since and it was almost a decade ago you dope.

[@dribbIegod]

Well Stammer did have his first 100+ point season last year so it’s not that bad

[@dondash8921]

Stamkos is still tearing up the mesh. He came back from that serious leg injury & is still is a great leader for the Bolts. Remember, McDavid went through it too & he is also shredding it. I wonder if Crosby would be pushing 99's records had he not suffered those concussions? He is still an amazing player. I'd love to see McDavid, Pasternak, Ovechkin, Crosby, & MacKinnon all on the same line against any team.

[@TheWesen18]

yep, those canadians man

[@dribbIegod]

Thankfully Sid went on to win back to back cups in 16-17 so that kind of helped ease the pain. We just gotta appreciate every Crosby season from now on, I’m going to enjoy every game he plays and celebrate when he scores.

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

Crosby is a top 5 player ever, the points he was putting up in a way lower scoring era is just unheard of. There are legit arguments you could make for him being the 3rd greatest forward ever behind Gretzky and Lemuiex.

[@theodorebelmont7922]

Good points. I think its more fair to rate players from the post expansion era and then again from the start of the salary cap era from 2005. Crosby is the best player from the salary cap era with Ovie close behind at 2nd. McDavid if he can win a couple Cups could surpass Crosby potentially

[@Smeble68]

I feel like Crosby would’ve had so many more points, awards, and maybe more cups it’s stupid when I see someone say ovi is better like no, no he’s not

[@Toews1247]

100% I am not sure even a pens fan just like Sid

[@jrb5162]

Yes yes he is

[@fijipodd]

Ovi is better as a pure goal scorer. Crosby is the best all round player I've ever seen. I say that as an Oilers fan who would trade mcdrai for a prime Crosby.

[@nickythecat6826]

Well yeah its Crosby is job to collect points becuse he is a center Ovi since he is a left Wing Gets Goals and not as Much points

[@Ovechkin895]

yes, yes he is

[@spockterwho]

Unfortunately, this is the price Sid (and hockey fans) paid for head-shots & concussion policies to move forward. Lucky for us, he went on to have a good long career afterwards. The fans and especially the players, have him to thank (directly and indirectly) for keeping their heads safe.

[@richardprescott5939]

He skated right into the guy. KEEP your head up.

[@d0giem]

@@calebtedford6779 correct he had a fracture which needed surgery

[@stevencooke6451]

Bettman unfortunately thinks concussions are no big thing. I guess someone who never played the game would think that.

[@bombardboxing]

Looking at points per game for sid in the injured 2010-2013 seasons compared to mcdavid this year, while accounting for league points per game, sid actually had higher scoring. Deep dive statistics are always better than a cursory glance. One could also go deeper and account for power play points vs full strength, points for individual teams, teammates, linemates, etc.

[@theodorebelmont7922]

Crosby was also a more complete player than McDavid in those years by comparing

[@Mirrale]

As a Habs fan watching peak Price having to deal with chronic knee injuries, I feel this.

[@theodorebelmont7922]

Thanks Krieder.

[@rgmartinelli1079]

Saaaaaame

[@jamesh5142]

Those were from holding up the team.

[@tophercabba]

price should of got outta there like roy did he probly could of had a cup

[@Kenpoman999]

My favorite Sid memory is when he showed up as a member of the Shaddock St. Mary's Sabres to play our local hockey team. They beat us 11 - 2 and Sid had 4 goals. It was unbelievable! Thanks Sid for all the great years and we hope for more!!

[@Squirrelpadre]

This isn’t a therapy session

[@rdhoch]

I'm a Pens fan (all the way back to the Century line). I think Sid's focus changed after the injury. I think he became more team-oriented. He still shows some flashes of the amazing talent he has, but he seems to care more about winning than sticking out. I've always been mildly disappointed that he didn't kill penalties. That was where Mario did some of his best work, and I think Sid could have followed suit.

[@girthypeen2351]

I’m a caps fan and as much as he’s terrorized us, I still wish he could’ve played through those prime years.

[@dmonsef]

No you aren't! If you were a real Caps fan you wouldn't say that!

[@girthypeen2351]

@@dmonsef haha it hurt me to the core to type that but it’s true.

[@ethanparker7900]

@@dmonsef some caps fans DO have standards bud

[@IanStrain23328]

@@dmonsef I mean, it woulda meant even greater battles between the Caps and Pens throughout the years, an even bigger rivalry than it already is right now. As a Pens fan, I woulda loved if Ovi got to play a few more seasons due to those lockouts and everything

[@picx2246]

@@dmonsefyou are not a true hockey fan if you are happy about a player being injured

[@brucenel46]

The greatest Sidney Crosby moment for me was when he scored the goal that won the gold medal for Canada in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic final hockey game.

[@hajeraa]

that one was EPIC !!!! 😩😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@deejayguppy6087]

Golden Goal, Bay Bay!

[@tailspirate]

I remember doing a speech in elementary school about Crosby's concussions and the dangers of having/getting a concussion. Ever since then I had become more of a Crosby fan than I was before and made me more aware of the possible dangers of getting hit in the head is

[@Aarron656]

those 140 points in 82 games were also in the dead-puck era. If you era adjust his points to now, it would be around 160-170 points in 82 games which is utterly insane

[@Impuhlz]

As a lifelong Pens fan, I have so many great Sid memories- both from watching live at Mellon/Console/PPG, and from 8 inches in front of the TV at home- but I think if I had to pick one, it's probably when he hoisted the cup for the first time in 09. I was 13, the year I first started playing hockey, the first Stanley Cup I got to see our boys hoist in my lifetime, Sid being the youngest captain to ever do so. Since then, even after all the concussions and brutal injuries, he's been the most consistently reliable, competitive, and jaw-dropping player we've had in Pittsburgh. Every time he's on the ice, you just can't help but sit in awe of what he continues to do, regardless of the (many) accomplishments he's earned over his career. And it's more than just watching a gifted forward, it's all over the ice- the blocks, the diving plays to keep the puck in the zone, the unmatched puck protection, the faceoff wizardry, the unreal passing and play-making, and the insatiable hunger to win, regardless of who he shares the ice with. We truly are blessed to have had him as our captain all these years, and I know it will be a sobering day when he finally does retire. Until then, we just have to be attentive and grateful for the treasure that is Sidney Crosby.

[@adamjardine9592]

I got the chance to see him play by Montreal in a game at six of the Stanley Cup playoff the year Montreal made it to the Eastern conference finals some of the things that man pulled off that night was insane solo goal and assit got a standing ovation in Montreal

[@louisyank5326]

Much like Lemieux coming out of retirement, my favorite Crosby memory will be his big return game against the islanders

[@BowzKnows]

My favorite Crosby moment was when I met him when he as 16 playing for Rimouski. They had a morning skate before playing the Mooseheads, I was in Halifax for a tournament and was playing after the practice. I was a 13yo with the shoulders of a brook trout, lots has changed since then!

[@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS]

I was lucky enough to witness barley and I do mean barley, witness both eras of Sid. one of my first memories is sitting at home watching Crosby on TV, and Fleury making the save to win us the Cup in 09'. Truly hope that the Pens can pull off one more deep run for Sid Geno and Letang.

[@paulleblanc9280]

I am an Ottawa fan but my brother was a Penguins fan and I remember all this when it happened. Sadly, he had this happen into his prime years. He was never the same after that but he did still win the Stanley Cup after.

[@HouseHippoWrangler]

Thank you. I was sold on the Kid as soon as he showed up in the NHL. My favorite player ever. People called him a whiner. But look at the abuse he was put through. And yet, he still showed up. Why he doesn't get Selke nominations these days is beyond me.

[@Zac15]

He doesn't kill penalties, no chance to get a Selke without being on the PK.

[@kapriizais8278]

Sid is a top5 player of all time without a doubt

[@saadkhanimran8327]

I really like Crosby and I always have, that's why I have a soft spot for the Pens (Vegas fan). And while his prime years were very unfortunately taken away from him by injuries, he still was and is an absolute legend. He won 2 cups after those tough times, not many players can even have one

[@mentsl902music9]

I live in Nova Scotia. I’ve met Sidney Crosby. Great guy and photo with him.

[@wissemjaubert]

He has been the best for me and will stay that way. He gave me goosebumps like no other athlete in the whole world ! I hope to see him play live before he retires ❤

[@hajeraa]

but even with all the injuries and the pain… HE’S THE GREATEST OF OUR GENERATION!!!! He made it big with all the ups and downs !! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827]

I say the same thing about the Suter hit from behind on Gretzky in the 1991 Canada Cup (World Cup). Gretzky was NEVER the same again and we wouldn't even be talking about OV catching him. From 79-80 to 90-91 - Gretzky's lowest goal total was 40. & got 51 or more 9 times. His lowest assist total was 86 in his rookie season but then he got at least 102 in the rest. Never missed the playoffs in a single season. After the hit... From 91-92 to 98-99 - Most goals he got was 38 and 31 - 25 or under in the rest. He never cracked 100 assists again - topping 90 only twice. His teams were only in the playoffs 4 times after the hit. It's like looking at 2 different players. Yes, I get that he was getting older, but the drop off from 91 to 92 is very significant.

[@screeechbud]

I have so many memories of Crosby. I took my deep dive into hockey at 18 or 19 (I was a fan but became obsessed when I moved away from home and stopped playing) right around the time when his injury trouble started. I watched the Golden Goal (thanks Iggy). My uncle was a Nova Scotian rink rat and I remember him coming to visit the Christmas the year before Crosby's first WJCs and him talking about how he'd never seen a player like him before. I also remember Cindy Crysby phase where it was cool to dislike him. Or thinking he would be out of the NHL before he hit 30 with the nature of his injuries. To see how he adjusted his game to maintain a certain level of dominance, how he improved everyone around him... his pure awareness and knowledge of all 20,000sq ft of the rink... and how it has led him to still be a force who can play at 35 is wild. It'll be sad when he retires but I can't wait to see him as a coach of some sort. He really defined how a lot of people around my age grew up with hockey.

[@Lbundy]

Us Pittsburgh fans have been spoiled by the talent that has come to this team. Not just talent but leaders of the game. My favorite memory is the islanders game after coming back from 10 month layoff. It was me and my wife’s first game that we went together and sid netting two guys was just amazing.

[@jeodoretoel]

living in australia watching NHL live had limited opportunities. i had the pleasure of watching crosby and the pens play against the panthers in ‘08. definitely a generational player and the rivalry created by the media between him and ovi was something else. take me back to those times :(

[@semajxocliw]

140+ points over 82 games in a low-scoring period for the NHL to boot.

[@hockeyboy379]

Not to mention he (and Ovi) helped the sport out by getting people excited about hockey again after the lockout. Greats like Yzerman, Messier, Robitaille, Hull and many other stars from the 80s/90s were either gone or about to retire.

[@j.flux87]

Very good video, this gave me a new perspective on Crosby's career, especially given that I have left North America since 2011. As a Canadian, I therefore lived through Crosby-mania. But not as much of his career after that. Of course, negative things happening to people, especially with such skill and talent, is sad. But this video gives me yet another perspective, on life. In the West, we are so focused on wanting things, yet when these things are taken from us, we find them tragic. It's true. But I think we also just have to admire and accept what is sometimes. Crosby will always be etched up there in the pantheon of hockey gods/greats, because anyone who followed his career (especially the beginning, as highlighted in the video) will know just how talented and how much potential he had. That will never be taken away from him. He will always be remembered for his greatness - even if it was shorter-lived than we all hoped and expected. It reminds me of Forsberg. I'm not even quite sure what really took him away from the game (prematurely), but everyone who saw him play, again, will remember him for the same thing: his greatness. It's not so much the stats tallied over a career/lifetime - yes, those are important/significant. But how people are remembered - at least while those who remember are still alive - is much more about what sentiment and thoughts they evoke in people's mind. And Crosby, Forsberg and those types of guys, they will always primarily be remembered for their greatness.

[@tylerward176]

Crosby > McDavid. Maybe not from a pure skill standpoint, but the guy won everywhere. Juniors, NHL, Olympics, etc. And let's not act like the Penguins team he started out with was some juggernaut. The Oilers have had just as many high draft picks as the 2000's Pens did and they've done nothing.

[@JustinLee-lt1hr]

I didn't live through Crosby mania because I'm only 11 years old, but I love Sidney Crosby and the pens. I didn't know about all his injuries but I'm glad that he stayed in the league and pushed through it. I agree if Crosby didn't get hurt so much, we would've been amazed about what he would do for the team and the league. Prime Sid the kid was amazing!

[@antoinelegendre-belanger9463]

Always thought the same about Patrice Bergeron. Got his face broken in the boards in '07 and still became one of the best 2-way center in history.

[@MrZachtheKingsfan]

On the flip side, it is very lucky that Sid not only came back from those injuries, but still showed to be a dominant force in the league. Yes, he wasn’t the same, but we’ve seen these kinds of injuries either end someone’s career early, or turn them into a shell of their former self.

[@gamedayhockey]

Thanks for this video, it’s a great reminder to appreciate the fabulous talent that we’ve seen. Enjoy Crosby, McDavid, Mackinnon, so much hockey talent we are blessed to see.

[@trollo_ed8869]

My favorite part of Sidney Crosby was the 2010 Gold Medal Final in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, especially when my favorite Flames 🔥 Captain Jerome Iginla got the assist and played as the Assistant Captain for Team Canada 🇨🇦

[@stevencooke6451]

You are so correct here. Crosby was set to be on one of those short lists of greats who won multiple Art Ross, Hart and Conn Smythe trophies, but concussions stripped him to being "merely" a great player, admittedly with a penchant for big goals. We, his fans, and of course, he himself were robbed of peak Crosby. And with peak Ovechkin occurring at the same time, it could have been as exciting as Gretzky and Lemieux (another superstar impacted by injuries) playing at the same time Not that this solves the problem, but that first hit on Crosby was a Matt Cooke type of hit. It should have earned around a 40 game suspension, but of course, in Bettman's world concussions are part of the fun. Bettman who likely couldn't skate from the center dot to the bench.

[@jamiecrawford7220]

Crosby is still amazing what slowed him down was the concussions bottom line but he always bounces back.. He has more pts vs Ovi as well as less games played..

[@jamiecrawford7220]

Tizz he Dizz

[@johnclaudevondon5333]

Pittsburgh native, die hard pens fan. I’ve been spoiled being able to watch him and Malkin. I guess too your point, Sid was slightly different before the concussions. He was unstoppable and fun to watch him embarrass the opponents. I remember being able to watch a few of his practices ;specifically one in 2006 when he wasn’t selected to team Canada at 19 during the Olympic break. I NEVER saw someone so dominant/ a step above everyone else. It was absolutely insane.

[@jimarger8533]

Thanx Johnny for the great great hockey interest story. Keep up the great work.

[@PensInsxdr]

0:18 such a great line😂😂

[@YT0091]

You are absolutely right about everything here. I was at that Winter Classic when he took that hit. That game was supposed to be a highlight game for me as a Penguins fan. But it was actually a nightmare. It rained the entire game, the Pens lost the game, and Crosby is concussed. The Pens also created one of their ugliest jerseys for that game as that final kick while down. But Crosby is Crosby. He didn't let that experience keep him down. He battled back and brought the Pens 2 more Stanley Cups in the process.

[@actionjack7655]

Crosbys shootout goal against theodore is still iconic to this day , i remember the whole nation on the edge of their seat wondering if he is as advertised and he came through in such a big way

[@terrymartin7993]

I am a proud Canadian Cros fan !! Jersey and all ...and I've watched those hits over and over and don't understand in any way how easily they messed him up ?

[@billestew7535]

It has a lot to do with how many he has had, in total in his life, the damage might have already been done.

[@michaelshields6326]

The Pens medical staffed messed up big time. It came out after he visited another specialist that they had missed a fracture in his neck. The whole medical staff was fired afterwards.

[@eddiemelville5576]

It's the big "what-if" for so many of us Pens fans. That and what if Mario didn't miss all those games due to injuries, fatigue from radiation, early retirement, etc.

[@Elijahdtrask]

I was only one when the concussion happened so I never lived through Crosby mania but I watch old videos since he’s my favorite player and he’s still amazing but there’s definitely a big difference between late ‘00s and today

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

I was simply too young to watch Sidney Crosby during the early 2010s, as I was only born in the fall of 2004, when the 2004-05 lockout was underway. I didn’t really discover hockey until 2014 during that season’s Stanley Cup playoffs.

[@hockeyboy379]

I miss young Sid the Kid. I remember how when he faced my Wings in back to back cup finals, so I wasn’t a big fan of him then, lol, but honestly I’d love to go back and relive those years. Hockey was so much better back then

[@mixtapeshappen]

That shootout goal against Jose Theodore was the moment I'll always remember as the moment he stepped into being the icon that he was destined to be. Really such a shame that injuries derailed an absolutely unbelievable career. Dude still has 3 cups, 500+ goales and 1500+ points, but you still can't help but think what could have been.

[@NicCrosby87]

Agree 100% ! Sid was different when he came back. It’s a shame! He was so fast, so skilled. I am compiling every regular season full games and playoffs on my channel right now through playlists. If you want to relive those amazing moments. One of my best moments was from November 21st 2011, the COMEBACK vs Islanders. The first goal, I got my favorite player back!

[@theodorebelmont7922]

Die hard Pens fan from the 80s. I'm so proud of Crosby. He had his career in doubt then came back and DOMINATED the game and won Cups. It was a shame that he had that concussion but it worked out well for us. Crosby has also had No Protection or Bodyguards out there to help protect him. He's taken plenty of dirty shots in his career aswell. Cheers and Bravo to number 87.

[@Ben-fo2vt]

Yeah he lost the disregard he had for his body after those injuries. I wouldn’t say he has ever played scared but you can tell he started to factor in his personal health when making decisions on the ice. He used to go full speed at the net with complete abandon for what would happen to his body. It’s like he acknowledged his mortality after the injuries.

[@stevecowder4774]

Just goes to show people how ‘ tough as nails ‘ Sidney Crosby really is after sustaining those injuries and yet bouncing back to help win 2 more consecutive Cups for the Pens. No matter what, he’ll easily go down as one of the best ever.

[@kgm4556]

Good ol Scotian boy. Tough as nails. Dudes the GOAT of my watching era.

[@adamlee6895]

The silver lining is that he evolved into a more complete player post-concussions. His game would’ve evolved any way, but during the back-to-back cup runs he was just as dominant, though less flashy, more grindy

[@slay8217]

My favorite is his one comeback game where he scores on a break away early in the game, circles into the corner and can clearly be seen screaming "fuck yeah" during his celly

[@danglesnipecelly13]

I’m getting old. I was in 7th grade crosby’s rookie season. He’s always been great but after he came back from concussion his attitude changed in a good way.

[@nickythecat6826]

The Biggest What-if! What-if Crosby and Ovi changed teams.

[@breakaway2x]

I actually made a video about this many years ago and had to delete it cuz YT copyright and other crap. If people do an indepth analysis, you'll find that what Crosby did in juniors and in his first 6 seasons in the NHL was greater than what McDavid is doing right now. Crosby is better and way better. In juniors, Crosby had a better ppg than McDavid. Crosby also won championships and McDavid didn't. By the age 24 Crosby had won everything you could win. I mean, he was already done what most hockey players in an entire career can't do. He did it all by age 24, also being the youngest captain. I did an analysis of NHL stars and found that on avg, NHL stars peak in season 6. Guess when Crosby's first concussion was? In season 6. He was having the most outstanding season of his career on pace for 64 goals and 135 points and in those days when scoring was down, that was remarkable. Today's NHL, it's loose and back open to the 1980s. No offense to McDavid but him putting up 150 points is not that impressive when you see someone like RNH put up 104 pts or Jason Robertson put up 109. Crosby up until his 6th season had at the time the 3rd highest ppg average in NHL history. He was peaking and hitting his prime where we were going to see him score 50-60 goals a year like Ovechkin. People forget one of Crosby's greatest assets was his physicality and tenacity. He was vicious. His physical strength, lower body strength, balance, edge work, and rough housing allowed him to bully and bulldoze his way through defenders, and defenses.......McDavid doesn't have physicality but he has better skating ability to do that, but Crosby was the complete package. Once his concussions became a serious issue that could have ended his career at age 24-25, he really had to adjust his game and you could see he was less tenacious, less aggressive, and a lot more laid back trying to focus on other parts of the game where he could excel. So I always say, since 25 years old, we only see a diminished Crosby play the rest of his career. But he was SO GOOD that even a diminished Crosby was still the best NHL player by far. Imagine that. In the end, he's done everything in the game, and that's why he's easily in the top 5-10 goats ever to play the game. Personally I have him in the top 5. People really forget how good he was.

[@Chewbachi]

I remember Malkin this season he was definitely the best in the league

[@ccm0222]

Crosby is a canadian legend, he will always be a legend and he will always be considerd one of the best players to ever lace up th skates. He changed but he is still that guy

[@oddclod]

Crosby is like a rockstar Sakic with Forsberg’s physical stature and mean streak. Top 10 all time in the Goat debate, and top 3 Captain Canada with Wayne & Mario. Sid is all class.

[@ryanburnham1932]

I was never interested in the Penguins but knew at the time about his injuries and if he was going to stay in the league or if he had seen what happened to Lindros and was going to call it quits. I remember a game from the last season or two between Ovechkin and Crosby where there was a graphic about points per date from them entering the league together in '05-'06, but I never realized their was a dirty hit from an Ovechkin teammate that ultimate cost Crosby a lot of games in his prime. As it stands currently Crosby has 44 more points in 157 fewer games, or about 0.18 points per game better (over 200 points if you average their games played) Sure Ovechkin is close to breaking Gretzky's goal total, but Crosby knows how to pass too like Gretzky because both have many more assists than goals.

[@htd9980]

Got to serve Sid at Chipotle on Tuesday, dude is such a modest man

[@HockeySideisHim]

i am hurt cuz someone who is as great as crosby got robbed from winning more hart trophies and just greatness and i hope matthews, mcdavid, and marner won't go through this

[@kevinalexander6812]

I missed Prime Lemieux(85-90), but fell in love with him as my favorite player ever and he always will be. I have been fortunate to see all of Sidney Crosby's career. He is truly spectacular. I cherish every shift he plays for us. My favorite thing about Sid is this; yes he's primarily a scorer and a point producer, but there are nights when the offensive production just isn't there. Happens to all players. But it's on those zero point nights he still impacts the game quite a bit. He will hit, back check, win battles for possession, win face offs and draw penalties and he does all that better than anyone on most nights. He helps his team win without the puck on his stick more than any other non-goaltender I've ever seen. His career accomplishments will be complete when he finally receives the long overdue Selke Trophy that he's deserved for more than a decade now.

[@tw7690]

Where do you get your stuff or what part of Philly are you from?

[@danielkraushuber7860]

4:06 what is a name of this website please?

[@mikeumm]

Mario and Sid both live in my hometown. I see them out and about all the time. So the comment about "omg Sidney Crosby is in my city" is kinda funny to me.

[@S.M.214]

The violence that is permitted by owners sacrifices skilled players. It models horrible behaviour for young children in the sport. Teams seem unable to play with skill as they break the rules constantly. It impacts class players.

[@9mmSafetyAlways0ff]

Kinda like Lemieux who missed 5 seasons. He would've smashed gretzky records. Probably would've had 1000 goals

[@Platnatimingbelt]

In my eyes he’s still Sid the Kid I member when Detroit and Pittsburgh would meet each other every year omg those were the days some of the best hockey ever 2009 final was epic Pittsburg finally getting over the wings that was a moment

[@sj4iy]

Honestly…I get that people want to say “what a shame”…or “what if”… But I think that kind of wishing disregards how excellent he still is. Seeing his amazing career since…I think “holy shit what a player”. He changed his game to be defensive forward. He fights in corners and steals pucks. He wins a crazy amount of faceoffs. All while scoring 40 goals. I’m glad that Crosby didn’t end up like Lindros or Kariya. I’m glad he’s had 12 years of great hockey since. I’m glad he could change his game to stay elite as he aged. The pens nearly made the playoffs on his willpower alone. That’s more impressive to me than scoring titles. He may not be as flashy but I’m happy he’s still playing.

[@Toews1247]

Remember when this guy carried the pens to the final in 2016 and after game 3 in the 2017 finals took control this guy could’ve the goat over Wayne Glentzky

[@mikecraig4998]

When he was in the QMJHL, many of the opposing teams would only allow you to purchase a ticket to see home team vs Rimouski/Crosby if you bought it as part of a bundle of tickets for other crap games.

[@axe2grind244]

I was playing in a tourney against DiPietro when we were 15 or 16 and my buddy scored on him 5x in one game. Crazy to think he was the guy to stop Sids pt streak.

[@TriforcePunk]

The fact that Crosby has all these awards and championships yet we're still sitting here wondering what else he could have accomplished had it not been for injury tells you everything you need to know about how insanely talented he is. Sorry to everyone who rides the 'McJesus' bandwagon, but until Crosby retires, I'm not willing to give him the title of best player in the world.

[@Childofbhaal]

Crosby has the intangibles that McDavid doesn’t. Crosby is a superior leader and captain, and a superior two way player focusing more on defense. McDavid scored 150+ points yet got knocked out by Jack Eichel who had 66 in the regular season lol points aren’t everything

[@Furens]

Sid will always have his myopic detractors, as does every superstar. But no doubt he is a top 5 all time forward. Putting up the totals he has, even with the huge chunk of his prime missed, in a relatively low scoring era, you can argue his adjusted for era value makes him better than everyone but Gretzky and Howe. He is still destroying at age 35. He's done it all and won it all and if it weren't for the salary cap PIT would be gobbling up HoF talent across the League to keep the Cups rolling in like Detroit did for Yzerman.

[@vepsuu106]

1:00 clean hit

[@donniedoesdishes]

this was a real good video , people forget them years sid was hurt and the rise of malkin

[@fortnitefan6990]

Malkin is criminally underrated. He honestly was a top center in the league for a long time and still is! His whole career he’s just been behind sid so he never got much of a spotlight. He’s 4th in active point leaders with 1229 points. He could also take the #3 spot in the coming years passing Kane as he is only 8 points behind him. Malkin also has 20 more goals than Kane and has played in 117 less games. Even though Malkin is well respected, he deserves more credit than people give him imo.

[@tsholts5173]

Heck, I remember retirement rumors floating up again sometime during the back-to-back Cup runs just to not risk another bad head injury before he gets older. He's definitely been protecting himself a lot more effectively lately

[@Toews1247]

And every time u looked at their lineup 8 guys were injured and he was playing with Ty Buzz andPaul Bisszonete from the echl

[@mrfake675]

The fact he cameback is the most impressive aspect. I thought he was done

[@Sir_Frostshire]

People in the comments gotta stop arguing over who's better out of Ovi and Crosby , They are both Goats leave it at that hockey would never be the same without both of them

[@shawnpedri7948]

Bro, it's like you haven't seen him play the last 10 years... he's still freaking amazing

[@nickward3878]

Crosby is my favorite player, definitely preaching to the choir with me

[@ov1btr]

Gotta say I’m a caps fan but it’s still true Crosby would have been great

[@ChrisJones-yt8zp]

As a Pens and Crosby fan, I'm just glad he recovered enough to have a normal life, let alone be one of the best players of all time. Yes, "what if..." But also appreciate what we have seen.

[@ryans413]

Why Connor is not human and Crosby is. Connor has had two career ending situations once with his clavicle bone and then with his knee and he recovered very quick 2015 he missed 4 months after going into the board awkwardly and then came back that same season and scored a crazy goal like nothing happened. When he rammed his knee into the goal post he recovered again in 4 months and came back and had an explosive season. The guy is not human. No disrespect to Crosby but Connor on another planet here.

[@Aarron656]

I would argue that ovi was more of a distant 2nd at that time. Some even believed Malkin was 2nd best in the league after his monster season and having a cup before ovi

[@justinganz1173]

As a American I didn't hear any news of Crosby being done with his career, granted I was younger and I knew he had a concussion but that was the extent of it

[@footfungus6226]

NEVER EVER say that Mcdavid is even close to Crosby potential. He can never communicate properly with his team at all and always makes it the Mcdavid show and not the Oilers show. Especially in the playoffs.

[@hockeyfanatic95]

I was at the winter classic and it was insane....and then NOTHING happened to Steckel after either

[@t1n032]

That tweet at the end explains it all, wow, 140 pts

[@FalloutUrMum]

My favorite Crosby moment was a Hurricanes vs Penguins game, a Pens fan sat next to me, a Canes fan. We chatted it up all game and eventually he goes and tries starting a "Let's go Penguins" chant, followed by a Canes fan running back to his seat yelling "Fuck the Penguins bitch" we both started dying laughing from it. It wasn't really a Syd memory, but Sydney Crosby was playing that night. Hurricanes won, the Pens fans were pleasant though