Wednesday, August 23, 2006

SHOULD CROSBY WEAR THE "C"?


"Crosby acknowledged he and Recchi had issues before the 17-season veteran was traded to Stanley Cup champion Carolina. Apparently, Recchi felt Crosby was too vocal and demonstrative about calls that didn't go his way, especially for a rookie. The two since have talked, and Crosby said he welcomes Recchi's return."
That was quoted from TSN today.
What do you think of this report? Does it matter if Crosby would captain the Penguins this year? My opinion is 'no'. The Penguins are a young team minus Recchi and LeClair. Recchi could captain the Pens this season, as he had won the Cup in Carolina, but what could it possibly hurt the Pens for Crosby to captain them? We cannot draw comparisons to Vincent Lecavalier leading the Lightning earlier in his career, as Crosby broke the 100 point barrier in his first season, playing with underachieving linemates for a good portion of last season. Lecavalier took a long time to materialize into leadership material. For the record, Mario Lemieux made a living out of being too vocal as the Pens' captain. Alot of other examples of this scenario exist with other captains. So Recchi's point means nothing.
I don't like Crosby already, as I feel Crosby is being pushed down my throat by the Canadian media especially, and Alexander Ovechkin isn't geting fair coverage. But the bottom line is that Crosby is the 'real deal', and he can bare the load as captain even if Ovechkin would scoff at the notion. Recchi had better shut his yap now because he left the Pens to join the Canes in a Cup run last season. Crosby is committed to the Pens and can lead this young team into the future, even after Recchi retires.

7 Comments:

At August 23, 2006 at 7:44 a.m. , Blogger Earl Sleek said...

Give the C to Malkin, for making the L.A. Times Sports Page 1, something that hasn't happened for hockey coverage in Southern California since the Pronger trade.

 
At August 23, 2006 at 11:08 a.m. , Blogger Sean Zandberg said...

"Then trade him to the Habs for 6 players. He'll be there as an FA in 6 years."

Whoa, someone has delusions of grandeur!

Earl-Does that mean Pronger gets the C in Quackland?

 
At August 23, 2006 at 11:19 a.m. , Blogger Tapeleg said...

Keep Lemeiux the captain, and have him on a one dollar contract. Then make him a healthy scratch the entire season.

Yeah, Crosby did get shoved down our throats here too. The thing is, I rarely ever saw him (or noticed him). Just the ESPN 10 second highlight reel. Is he that good? I don't know. I'm having a hard time getting excited about him, especially with his antics.

AO, on the other hand, I'd like to see more of. It seems he gets discounted a lot (older than Crosby, not Canadian), but the guy is incredible.

Someone once suggested that Crosby would win the Calder because he spoke english, which would be better for the league. I wanted to punch that person, but they were on the radio. That's like saying the NYR should be in the SCF because it's good for the league.

Crosby should not wear the C, based on talent alone. He needs to grow up before that happens. Give it to a one year contract before that. Give it to someone who can help the club get better, and the youth on the team focus. Giving Crosby the C right now would hurt the team.

 
At August 23, 2006 at 11:19 a.m. , Blogger Tapeleg said...

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At August 23, 2006 at 1:03 p.m. , Blogger Sean Zandberg said...

His face perks up when he talks about Montreal? That's really fucking cute. If his asking price is too high, he may not go to Montreal. Maybe they'd trade for him in the future...who knows? If Montreal sucks in the future and Sid gets a chance to go where he wants, maybe he'd pick a Cup contender. Anything can happen. Gad, Rc, you are starting to sound like a Leafs fan...lol!

 
At August 23, 2006 at 9:31 p.m. , Blogger Unknown said...

Well, if he didn't have a 'C', he'd just be ROSBY. That wouldn't quite work...

 
At August 23, 2006 at 11:15 p.m. , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Curious? I wouldn't waste any time on even thinking about it as a possibility!
Actually, more players want to play in Toronto usually. But they used to piss away alot of money as well! Hell, they still do!

 

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