2012
12.11
12.11
some ways, Sidney Crosby has been lucky.
Crosby and Penguins fans might disagree with that assessment. When he suffered a concussive hit at the hands of Washington's David Steckel in the 2011 Winter Classic and took another similar blow from Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman in his next game out, Crosby was given a one-way ticket into the land of the lost.
The hits were devastating to Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The league's top player did not return to the lineup until Nov. 2011, when he returned for eight games before he was sidelined again when his concussion-related symptoms returned.
Crosby did not feel strong enough to return until mid-March and he remained in the lineup through the Penguins' first-round playoff defeat at the hands ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
Crosby and Penguins fans might disagree with that assessment. When he suffered a concussive hit at the hands of Washington's David Steckel in the 2011 Winter Classic and took another similar blow from Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman in his next game out, Crosby was given a one-way ticket into the land of the lost.
The hits were devastating to Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The league's top player did not return to the lineup until Nov. 2011, when he returned for eight games before he was sidelined again when his concussion-related symptoms returned.
Crosby did not feel strong enough to return until mid-March and he remained in the lineup through the Penguins' first-round playoff defeat at the hands ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins