Crosby is playing with Chris "One goal" Kunitz and the corpse of Billy Guerin.
Malkin has Max "superstar" Talbot (don't get me wrong, I love the guy but hes a grinder not a star) and Fedetanko (Whose been decent, admittedly) but before that Petr Sykora whose been absolutely freaken useless this entire playoffs.
You can't honestly tell me you think those linemates are great players? Really? Guerin was. 10 years ago. I mean before the trade deadline Crosby was playing with Mioslav Satan (obviously past his prime, spent time in the AHL this seson) and Pascal Freaken Dupuis and his 28 points. I shudder to think of the numbers Crosby could put up if Shero ever got him a pure scorer on the wing such as Ilya Kovalchuk (Who actually wants out of Atlanta...Shero, please?) or Zach Parise.
Sidney never asked to be the "face of the league" the Bettman made that choice for him. He was 18 years old and tasked with saving a failing team and a floundering league, think you could of handled that kind of pressure when you were 18? I sure as fuck couldn't of. Also, what the hell are you talking about Detriot players never get accolades? I don't think anyone would challange calling Lidstrom the best defensemen in the league, his trophycase pretty much makes that point by itself. Playoff MVP last year wasn't enough praise for Zetterberg's work? Should he of gotten a lollypop too? Datsyuk is up for the Hart trophy this year. Hey, guess what - Crosby isn't, even though he had more points in less games. Damn everyone is so fucking biased towards Crosby.
Honestly, your posts reak of something who "watches" hockey but doesn't actually know what the hell hes talking about. First you say the only people contributing are Malkin/Crosby, then you claim the only reason they're good is because of the other contributers. Make up your mind already.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/2009 11:50AM by drekten.