Posted May 13, 2013
At the risk of sounding hearttess towards Sid, I partially blame the Pens for the treatment he's gotten (and I say this as a Flyers fan who despises Crosby for obvious reasons). The league has evolved from the 70s and 80s, but you can't put a franchise player of Crosby's calibre on the ice without having a top enforcer on the roster to ride shotgun. The Flyers basically did the same to Lindros and cut his career short by years. And I don't mean just get any old goon. You get the baddest buzzsaw you can find and let it be known that if you go after Sid the buzzsaw is not only going to get the guy going after Sid, but your team's most talented player, as well.
Post edited May 13, 2013 by HomerSimpson