Hugemanskost Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I have watched every game of the Flyers-Pens series so far and I see Sidney Crosby not as a leader or a role model. I see him as a petulant, whinging, whining crybaby who is dishing out more cheap shots than Matt Cooke and Derek Engelund combined. Slashing. Spearing. Elbowing. Cross Checking. Hitting gloves away. Taking extra whacks at Bryz. "Fighting" Kimo Timonnen. I was hoping that Hartnell kicked his ass last night but, unlike Crosby, Hartnell seems to have respect for fellow players. As a Canadian hockey fan, I have been proud to call Sidney one of the best talents in the world. I am not, however, a fan of the 2012 version of Crosby and I certainly would not crown him the Captain of Team Canada. Crosby needs to focus his game more on his God-given skill set rather than on taking the role of the Matt Cookes and Aaron Ashams of the world. Embarrassing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I really have lost all respect for him. Today's game seems to be missing some class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I think so. He starts fights, then backs off! I hate Crosby and the Penguins!!!! Love the Flyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 He sure has, and he's is going to get his head ripped off for playing the way he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetpotato Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 You compare him to Matt Cooke and Derek Engelund but not Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic??? tsk-tsk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 He's always been slashing, diving and whining since his first year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime911 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 He is not turning into a dirty player. The thing is media, as took his action in a negative way and he listened too all those crap instead of playing his skilled full hockey. One you get into a scrum, you lose the focus and you don't score a goal. Example, Kesler. game 1 vs LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Crosby was always dirty but most teams outside of the Atlantic division didn't seem to notice. Keep in mind Sidney Crosby once had 110 PIMs in 1 season without a single major. It's because when things don't go his way and teams frustrate him he looses his cool and acts no different then someone like Sean Avery. Cute little post game quotes from Crosby Q: When you knocked Voracek’s glove on the ice and hit it away was that just out of frustration? “I don’t like any guy on their team there. It was near me and he went to pick it up and I pushed it.” Q: Why don’t you like them? “I don’t like them, because I don’t like any guy on their team so.” Q: The fighting and such was that you trying to spark their team a little bit? “Yea, guys are emotional and there is a lot of stuff going on out there. There is no reason to explain. I don’t have to sit here and explain why I pushed a glove away they are doing a lot of things out there too. You know what, we don’t like each other. Was I going to sit there and pick up his glove? What was I supposed to do?” Q: You could skate away. “Skate away? Oh well I didn’t that time.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Crosby haters gonna hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ṣpiderman Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 He's playing with an edge. People are constantly going after him every game. If I was the best player and people were constantly coming at me for no reason, I'd be dirty too. Blame the league. They turned him into the player he is today. Dirty, offensive powerhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I hate the Pens. For Crosby, love him, but he whines way to much! Thinks it should be a penalty for touching him for God sakes.. ...and yea, he should stick to scoring and not get in scrums and act like a goon; just not gonna work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I wonder if he feels he needs to protect himself by doing this sort of stuff...but my main view is still the same; that he's always had an attitude about him, and his competitiveness can make him whiny and angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ṣpiderman Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I find it funny that people say he whines yet has no idea what the term means. He slashes players, and players complain about it too. They're whining just as much then? Every player whines according to your books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockhart Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 So he act's like Kesler, puts up twice the points and people hate him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 He is talented but he has always been a drama queen when things don't go his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I love the new Crosby, he's grown tired of all the crap and is actually sticking up for himself. Call him whiny all you want but when you're at the top of your profession, making nearly 9 million dollars a year I think you have every right and then some to whine all you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 So he act's like Kesler, puts up twice the points and people hate him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ṣpiderman Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I love the new Crosby, he's grown tired of all the crap and is actually sticking up for himself. Call him whiny all you want but when you're at the top of your profession, making nearly 9 million dollars a year I think you have every right and then some to whine all you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I love the new Crosby, he's grown tired of all the crap and is actually sticking up for himself. Call him whiny all you want but when you're at the top of your profession, making nearly 9 million dollars a year I think you have every right and then some to whine all you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I respect Crosby because he, unlike so many players now-a-days, speaks the truth. He HATES the Flyers. That is the way hockey should be at this level. He also spoke the complete truth when he said no side (Phi/Pit) is innocent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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