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Crosby is one of the best ever, and if the goalie equipment wasn't so much bigger these days he would probably be challenging some of Gretzky's single season records.
Unlike Gretzky, he plays a great all-around game. Unlike Gretzky, Crosby does not avoid contact like the plague (and he doesn't get the preferential treatment from the refs that Gretzky was accustomed to), rendering him more susceptible to injury, so even if the goalie equipment was as small as it was before Bettman (bigger goalie equipment helps facilitate artificial parity) became commissioner, he still wouldn't have a chance at Gretzky's career records.
I just wish he would stick to playing hockey and stop being such a wimp.
Last night against the ...
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Crosby is one of the best ever, and if the goalie equipment wasn't so much bigger these days he would probably be challenging some of Gretzky's single season records.
Unlike Gretzky, he plays a great all-around game. Unlike Gretzky, Crosby does not avoid contact like the plague (and he doesn't get the preferential treatment from the refs that Gretzky was accustomed to), rendering him more susceptible to injury, so even if the goalie equipment was as small as it was before Bettman (bigger goalie equipment helps facilitate artificial parity) became commissioner, he still wouldn't have a chance at Gretzky's career records.
I just wish he would stick to playing hockey and stop being such a wimp.
Last night against the ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins