Crosby's career goalscoring legacy
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Staniowski
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Crosby's a great goal-scorer. We usually don't think of him as one of the best ever (and, in some ways, he isn't), but he really is an all-time great. He can score in a variety of ways, but he's especially good at "thinking on the spot". And he scores a lot of goals that way. He plays the game on a higher plane than just about everybody else, and this gives him time to think, to adjust, to adapt, and he has always done this very effectively.
Even though I don't really think of Crosby as a goal-scorer per se, and similarly I don't think of him as a playmaker, he's actually great at both. How many players, ever, are as good at both combined? Hardly anybody.
I think with Crosby, he's so good at almost everything, and his instincts and hockey sense and active thinking are so elite, that we don't always notice how great he is at individual skills, whereas it's easier to recognize the particular skills of other players who have more limited all-around talent.
You can always count on Crosby to show up and be a real threat to score goals.
Even though I don't really think of Crosby as a goal-scorer per se, and similarly I don't think of him as a playmaker, he's actually great at both. How many players, ever, are as good at both combined? Hardly anybody.
I think with Crosby, he's so good at almost everything, and his instincts and hockey sense and active thinking are so elite, that we don't always notice how great he is at individual skills, whereas it's easier to recognize the particular skills of other players who have more limited all-around talent.
You can always count on Crosby to show up and be a real threat to score goals.
ImporterExporter
"You're a boring old man"
Assuming he's healthy and plays a few more years he'll likely get into the upper 600's or even reach 700, but that # really does need to come with an * as does his counting stats (and awards) in general. He missed so much of his absolute prime that it really skews his greatness, at least to some degree. His VsX (across the board) is absolutely suppressed due to significant time missed.
His backhand, his peers have supported this kind of statement, is among the best ever, certainly amongst modern era players.
People forget in this age of instant gratification, how utterly dominant he was in 2010-11 when he was pacing for 64 goals halfway through the year (32 in 41). Now, we can debate where he would have ended up with another 41 games, but there is little doubt he would have at least pushed 60 (in a lower scoring era than we see today mind you), and even if he had not reached that number, would have still ran away with a 3rd Rocket, Ross, MVP, etc.
His backhand, his peers have supported this kind of statement, is among the best ever, certainly amongst modern era players.
People forget in this age of instant gratification, how utterly dominant he was in 2010-11 when he was pacing for 64 goals halfway through the year (32 in 41). Now, we can debate where he would have ended up with another 41 games, but there is little doubt he would have at least pushed 60 (in a lower scoring era than we see today mind you), and even if he had not reached that number, would have still ran away with a 3rd Rocket, Ross, MVP, etc.
Michael Farkas
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I don't want to overstate it because he can't really score from distance like traditionally great scorers, but he did lead the league in goals on a dare, effectively haha
