Sidney Crosby Rubbing Off On Team, All Penguins Now Whiney Babies
Total Pro Sports - Everyone familiar with hockey knows that Sidney Crosby has a reputation as a whiner. I mean, the guy even complained about fans throwing hats on the ice after Alex Ovechkin completed a hat trick in a playoff game. Crosby has expressed his distaste for the celebrations and enthusiasm that Ovechkin displays after scoring before. He also has been known to take a dive and play up hit, but complaining about fans celebrating a great achievement in the playoffs takes the whining to a whole new level. Unfortunately this Pittsburgh captain seems to be rubbing off on his team.
Maybe it's because the Penguins are down 2-0 in the series. Maybe it's because the Washington rookie goalie who's played more games in the playoffs than the regular season is shutting down everyone but Crosby. Maybe they're just sore losers. But suddenly, everyone on the team seems to have a problem with the Capitals and especially Ovechkin. Apparently playing a physical game, masterful stick work and having fun are all things Pittsburgh players object to.
According to Pittsburgh Tribune, Penguins goalie Fleury has stated he thinks Ovechkin's stick is illegally curved. Fluery admits he's never actually looked at the stick, but claims the way Ovechkin handles the puck makes him suspicious. While the Pens don't plan on challenging it, they seem intent on making statements to discount Ovie's good name. Ovie has never been caught using an illegal stick and the only time it was challenged, the curve was ruled legal and the challengers lost.
Another Pittsburgh paper, the Post-Gazette, claims that the Capitals are breaking the obstruction rules and interfering with players. The refs didn't think so during the games even though they claimed to be looking for that and all other types of illegal play. It is their job after all. But the Pens think they've been treated unfairly and the Caps have been getting all the calls. I guess we'll see what happens when the series moves back to Pittsburgh.
Right now though, I think they best course of action is for the Penguins to stop shut up and play some hockey. Complaining about the other team won't really help them win any games. And at the rate their going, they'll have all off season to sulk about how mean and wrong the Caps were really soon, say in two more games.
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I dont think its fair to call Crosby a whiner …. the guy is ultra competitive, ultra intense, and he loves to win….. these ae the attributes that make him th eplayer here is …… so you have to be understanding if a guy like that complains every nopw and then when he has reporters asking him the same question over and over imediately after a tough loss…… there can only be so many times where crosby gives the standard sugar coated / fluffy answer everyone wants to here….so if he gets nervous once in a while and speaks his mind i wouldnt call him a whiner
also, another great, Wayne Gretzky was often accused of being a whiner back in his day ………. but again, i dont think u can knock these gusy for it,,,,,there just ultra competitive and good enough players that they dont need to hald back what there thinking
i think crosby is a great player but i agree he is a wimp i think if he toughened up a little he could be one of the best players of all time.
Crosby may be a little bit of a whiner and he may take a dive or two, but you could make a case that many hockey players are guilty of both of these actions. Ovechkin himself has drawn a few “questionable” penalties this series because of overacting. That is part of the game. It’s only fair considering that for years (80’s into the 90’s) you had to practically be de-capitated to draw a penalty–just ask Lemieux about that.
The point is that all of the whining and diving is gamesmenship and it matters. Players that are better at this art put their teams in better positions to win because of the power plays they create.
One last thing…Crosby is not a whimp. He might look small and the 12 year-old looking face may naturally lead you to the assumption, but he is not a whimp. Let me repete, NOT A WHIMP. He is not afraid to fight. I think he’d probably fight anyone in the league if the right situation presented itself. Whimps do not become captains in the NHL. Being captain is an honor that demands respect of your teammates and peers. Whimps generally don’t command the respect it takes to be made a captain.
I don’t think I claimed that Crosby isn’t a great player. But regardless of how you feel about him or the actual truth about him, he has a reputation as a whiner. This article was supposed to be funny. Sorry if I offended all you Pittsburgh fans out there. However, Crosby hasn’t been doing much lately to rid himself of his wimpy image.
cindy is nothing but a whinner, far from a winner. if he used his mouth for making plays instead of satifying the refs he would be a better player.