SUCK ON IT, SIDNEY!

[Utah Grizzlee]

You freakin' little crybaby!

[Dulcinea]

1. Haters gonna hate.

Sid is the best player in the league & of his generation. He's far from done. The Caps will lose to Tampa anyway.

[True Dough]

2. Crosby is a very good player

He overtook Mario Lemieux in April as the Penguins' all-time playoff points leader. Crosby, at that point, had 173 career playoff points but he took 152 games to do it. Mario needed only 107 games. And Lemieux's career production pales in comparison to that of Wayne Gretzky, the best offensive player of all time. So there are levels of this stuff.

I hope Conor McDavid proves to be on the same level as Crosby or, even better, Lemieux. To match Gretzky levels seems unrealistic, but one never knows...

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Are There As Many "Big Ice" Buildings Today?

I'm not a die hard NHL guy, and i'm barely even a casual viewer (well except when the Blackhawks are really good). I' m much more a "wait for Sportscenter highlights" type.

But, as i recall during the Gretzky glory days, a high percentage of the buildings had the big rinks, which was right up his and team's alley given their speed and quickness.

Is the "open rink" thing still as prevalent in the NHL or have teams gone toward the smaller ice surface thing like the Hawks and Redwings do?

[True Dough]

4. Boston, Chicago and Buffalo are the outliers

A little smaller than the rest.

Another factor to consider is that Gretzky's mid to latter career got bogged down by clutch-and-grab style of play in the neutral zone trap/"dead puck" era. That several year period significantly lowered scoring overall.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. I Remember That

I recall fans of Olympic hockey complaining that it slowed the game down. Of course, in those i didn't have a high def TV so i wasn't a hockey nut because it wasn't that good on TV.

Did go to a few Hawks' games and it was way more fun live, but i still was never into enough to want to spend the money very often.

I was little more into it when my nephew was playing club hockey in HS and college. But, when he hung 'em up, i kind of retreated back to my "i'll watch the highlights" mode.

[Dulcinea]

8. Mario's career was plagued by health problems.

Hodgkin's lymphoma, a bad back...Who knows what could have happened if he had stayed healthy!

[True Dough]

9. True

I don't think he would have been as good as Gretzky, even if healthy, but that's mere speculation. No doubt that Lemieux was an incredibly talented player.

[Dulcinea]

10. My hockey all-time favorite!

[True Dough]

11. You seem to have "a thing" for the Pittsburgh

franchises. Are you a Pirates fan too?

[Dulcinea]

13. I grew up there. It comes with the territory! nt

[Utah Grizzlee]

7. No Argument

You are correct. I do hate Crosby. The Pens overall I can take or leave.

[johnp3907]

6. Only the youngest captain in league history to win the cup.

And won it twice since then. Meanwhile Over8ed didn’t get past the 2nd round til he became a gray haired 30 something.


ETA: I love the ignore function.

[True Dough]

12. Although Crosby does have a reputation for being whiny with the referees

He also does a lot of charitable work, especially in his home province of Nova Scotia, Canada. So he has that going for him.

[Iggo]

14. This is hockey, man. He ain't on my team, so fuck him!