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class="ui-droppable">Over the last few years, we've seen a heavy push in the hockey community to quantify everything. From the emergence of Corsi and Fenwick as go-to statistics to journalists inventing their own measures, there seems to be a number or percentage for everything.
While the emphasis on possession statistics certainly makes sense—the team that has the puck more tends to win more often, after all—there's still one aspect of the game that remains outside the reasonable bounds of science and math, and that's leadership.
No matter where he's gone and which sweater he's pulled on over his head, Sidney Crosby has become a luminary in the locker room and a player that teammates look to for guidance and a steady hand.
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While the emphasis on possession statistics certainly makes sense—the team that has the puck more tends to win more often, after all—there's still one aspect of the game that remains outside the reasonable bounds of science and math, and that's leadership.
No matter where he's gone and which sweater he's pulled on over his head, Sidney Crosby has become a luminary in the locker room and a player that teammates look to for guidance and a steady hand.
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins