Sidney Crosby returned with vengeance last night. With that clown |
For 11 months Sidney Crosby sat on the bench, trying to recuperate not only his body, but his mind. Plauged by concussions, the NHL's 2nd biggest star, looked as if he was going to have to find a new career. However, finally last night, Sidney Crosby was cleared to return to action, and did so in style.
Sid the Kid wasted no time in making a statement: "I'm back." He scored a phenomenal coast-to-coast goal on only his third shift and finished with two goals and two assists. It was a classic Crosby game. Other than his spectacular first goal, Crosby added a sneaky two apples, while scoring an ugly gino. Yep, Sidney Crosby is back. He's the most unexciting 100 pt scorer you'll ever meet, but hey, he gets the job done.
I'm glad to see Sid comeback. It's unfortunate to see many of our athletes befallen to the concussion epidemic, and it would have been devastating to NHL popularity if Crosby had never returned. Many doctors and analysts thought that he would never return, let alone a return to glory. We'll see about the return to glory part, but at least for one night, Sidney Crosby was back in his zone. Yes, he was playing the Islanders, but what better team to make your return against? How about getting back into the groove immediately going top cheddar on some should-be-AHLer named Anders Nilsson? Give the guy credit, he didn't let butterflies get the best of him, he came out and impacted the game as soon as he could.
As nice as it is to see Sidney Crosby come return to full health, and as awesome as it is to see him destroy the Islanders, I still cannot stand his game. I'm not going to take away from his stats, he once had 84 apples and 120 points in his '06-'07 season, and he's had more than 100 points in four of his six seasons, the guy rapes the stat sheet. However, I just can't get into his game. I can't get into his stat sheet only impact. He sneaks his way onto plenty of assists, and he's scored enough garbage goals to work for Waste Management. But a goal's a goal, and most of the time an assist is an assist. Don't fool yourself, Crosby has been known for falling asleep for periods at a time, only to return for some bad angle game winning goal. It's hard to argue those 100 points seasons, but when you actually watch his full body of work, you don't see a 100 point scorer whatsoever. I feel as if we're picking splinters here, but the guy's game just doesn't make me want to jump out of my seat and call him the next Gretzky.
Honestly though how in the world can anyone take the guy seriously when he grows a mustache that makes him look like he should in some low-grossing, brutally long, French love film. Plus the guy whines like a teething child, and thinks he's entitled to whatever he wants since his stats sheet is one big crooked number.
So glad you're back Sid, the world can now return to their daily chirp sessions on your dusty mustache and your diving abilities.
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