Penguins' Crosby Reminds NHL Fans He's Still Good
Discussions about who's the greatest in this sport and that sport do have one useful function.
They beat talking about the weather. That damn near takes an advanced degree these days.
Since technology's given us artificial ice, though, arguments can move straight to who's The Man above all others who skate on it right now. The search for answers knows no bounds.
Tough call.
- Connor McDavid toils for an organization that once had their four first-overall picks on the ice at the same time and still sucked, so he's got to do most of the heavy lifting all by himself.
- Auston Matthews is surrounded by quality players, compliments of a big payroll and a huge commitment to eradicate Leafness, and he's the main exterminator.
This is the second straight season Matthews and McDavid are off to strong starts.
According to the NHL's annals, though, it seems like someone else hoisted the hardware last spring. Alexander Ovechkin & Co needed to dethrone Sidney Crosby & Crew to do it.
Ovie's doing his thing again this season, as was Crosby, with one exception.
Crosby had yet to find twine this season.
And then the Pens went to Edmonton. It was just the sorta game that seemed like a tribute to hockey in the 80s in the city that personnified it.
And the Kid showed the kid how it's done, especially in overtime to claim a 6-5 goalfest:
Now, there's a GWG for the ages!
Not that anyone really doubted it, but Crosby knows how to make a point.
Literally.