Most Penguins fans don't see it. A few would agree that
Crosby's antics are annoying and some are disappointed that he acts the way he
does while being the face of the NHL and their franchise. Don't get me wrong,
every player has their moments, but Crosby is the biggest offender. There are
some who are up there with Crosby such as Avery. Is Avery considered the face
of the league and the franchise he plays for? No. Crosby plays himself off as
the good guy or "Sid the Kid". Sorry Sid, but you're not what you
make yourself to be. Character wise I can't stand Sidney Crosby, but I don't
have trouble respecting him as the best player in the game. So here it goes.
Dear Sidney Crosby, Sid, Sid the Kid, whatever you want to
be called,
You probably know a lot of hockey fans hate you. I'm sure
when you step off the ice you are a great guy, but on the ice you play a
different role. I understand everyone acts up on the ice, but you go a bit far
for being the face of the Penguins franchise and the league.
It's just the good kid act that catches us all. Like Mike Milbury was saying you, try and play off as that kid who is innocent and nice, but under that all you truly aren't. What annoys me the most is the dirty things. It's a bit ridiculous for the best player in the world to go after other players and damage their career, isn't it? If I were playing the best hockey of my career and got knocked out by a cheap shot I'd be extra careful with the decisions I make. I wouldn't want to put any other players through what I had just gone through.
For a couple examples we can visit you causing Claude Giroux
to have wrist surgery. Slashes happen, but when you fracture both wrists on a
player? Too far. Let's move to a late hit on Brayden Schenn. After the whistle
Schenn gave you a crosscheck and you
flew to the ice like you were shot by a shotgun and looked helplessly for the
refs. Was that really necessary? Let's get this straight now. You throw a late
high hit on a player, then proceed to drop like you were blasted in the back by
a shotgun when you get crosschecked by him. What about that time against the
Thrashers? You were the third man in and repeatedly punched the guy in his
lower area. What's that all about? How about game 3 of the playoffs? Attack
Hartnell from behind then run away and let Craig Adams fight him for you and
have him take a suspension. C'mon buddy. That's why we hate you.
The worst of it all is the diving. A stick within a few
inches of you? Time to fly! A hand or stick near your face? Your neck snaps
back like Mike Tyson just laid a solid punch on you. The worst thing about it
is that all these get called penalties. You take advantage of the fact that the
league has made you the poster boy.
How about the crying and whining? There's videos of you
mic'd up crying to the refs. There's you admitting that you asked the refs to
tell the fans to stop throwing hats after Ovechkin scored a hat trick. That's
terrible respect for your peers and even
worse sportsmanship. Grow up.
I highly doubt you'll see this, but I hope somehow you do. I respect your skill and wish no harm onto you like others, but I can't wish you success. I'm a Flyers fan and don't like you much. Clean up your act and make the face of the league a good one.
Sincerely,
Me
I'm an Islander fan, and I also hate Crosby and the Penguins.
ReplyDeleteHe is the only person in the NHL I've ever seen instruct the referees that the ice needs to be swept up for him before a faceoff. He wouldn't get into the faceoff circle until one of the Ice Girls came out, threw water on a divet, and squeegee'd it up until it was smooth.
There could have been a commercial break it was so long.
He thinks he's above the game, that's all there is to it.
His career will end when he gets his next concussion, because someone just as dirty as him will lay his punkass out. And I can't really feel sorry for him.
This is just the to of the iceberg... Much more could have been said. Sid is a low down cheap dirty punk. It's just a matter of time til he gets his comeuppance.
ReplyDeleteBy the time the play-offs had started, it certainly didn't seem like sid was the face of much of anything. He wasn't getting the calls he wanted (even in Pittsburgh), his diving didn't get the desired reactions and NO ONE had any tolerance for his antics. Giroux and even Schen certainly weren't impressed and I wish I could've in the Flyers locker room to hear what Jagr's thoughts about him were. If there's a new face of the NHL, I'm really thinking it'll be Claude Girouxs...
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