Feb 05, 2009 6:43 PM GMT
When he first came into the NHL I thought Sidney Crosby was hot. He looked good and he had skills. I've looked forward to seeing him play, especially since he has been so heavily promoted by the NHL and I am still looking forward to seeing him when the Penguins come to play the Blackhawks this month.
But the more I've been reading hockey blogs, forums, etc., the more I've seen that a lot of people don't like him, and not for the usual reasons they dislike 'golden boy' types. Turns out he's kind of a dirty player (and not in a hot, gay, 'dirty player' way), going after guys from the faceoff, taking cheap shots, fighting for no good reason, pushing guys into the ice after they score a goal, etc.
Anyone else have a change of opinion on Sidney? Or has he always been like this and the publicity machine just drowned out the bad stuff? And opinions in general on him?
But the more I've been reading hockey blogs, forums, etc., the more I've seen that a lot of people don't like him, and not for the usual reasons they dislike 'golden boy' types. Turns out he's kind of a dirty player (and not in a hot, gay, 'dirty player' way), going after guys from the faceoff, taking cheap shots, fighting for no good reason, pushing guys into the ice after they score a goal, etc.
Anyone else have a change of opinion on Sidney? Or has he always been like this and the publicity machine just drowned out the bad stuff? And opinions in general on him?