Crosby has a lot more to play for. But he understands the expectations facing the young Blackhawks center who enters the league with the same kind of hype Sid had 18 years ago.
's rookie debut in 2005, he felt the weight of the NHL on his shoulders. The league was coming off a yearlong lockout. The team that drafted him No. 1, the, was in such peril that it was exploring relocation. The hype surrounding the 18-year-old Crosby was insane; he was already a hockey icon before stepping on NHL ice.
"Trying to manage all that, you're young, and you haven't gone through stuff like that," Crosby said."Looking back at it, I look at it as a fun experience. It wasn't something that was bad. It's just very unique.", anointed as the next face of the league. Sid the Kid aged into a role where he now plays against the kids who grew up idolizing him.
"I mean, of course I want to ask him a lot of questions. But you don't want to be too annoying. And just kinda some simple stuff about the league. Nothing really that wild." As with the advice he gave Bedard, Crosby has figured out over the years what works for him. The NHL's annual player media tour was in part created because of Crosby. He wanted to do less off-ice stuff during camp, so the league and Crosby's camp brainstormed a one-stop event to be more economical with his time.
Since his rookie season, Crosby has been nothing but consistent. He's been a point-per-game player in every season of his 18-year career. His faceoff percentage over his first two seasons is nearly identical to that of the past two seasons . And last season Crosby took more faceoffs than any other player in the NHL.In some ways he's getting better with age. Crosby scored more game-winning goals over the past two seasons than in any other two-year span in his career.
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