Sidney Crosby becomes the 10th player in NHL history to reach 1600 points

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[MSZ]

Sid is still elite.

 

[koyvoo]

 

[cptjeff]

I've heard that kid is pretty good.

 

[Kryten]

The only Sidney to reach 1600

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Sidney Crosby surpassed the expectations that people had for him when he was drafted.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

decent little career he’s carved out for himself

 

[NYI365]

I think he'd be damn close to 1800 points, if not surpassed, if he didn't miss 200+ games due to injuries in his career.

 

[Breakers]

He’ll catch sakic by January

 

[pi314]

Love that the assist came from back-checking and breaking up a play.

Sid has to have the most diverse highlight reel of all time.

Backhands, deflections, eyes in the back of his head passes, deking, diving, shot off the goalie’s mask, one handed, big moments, etc etc.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

Sidney Crosby surpassed the expectations that people had for him when he was drafted.

He absolutely did not. Still a decent pick though.

 

[pi314]

I think he'd be damn close to 1800 points, if not surpassed, if he didn't miss 200+ games due to injuries in his career.

Considering when he missed those games it’s probably closer to 1900.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

He absolutely did not. Still a decent pick though.

He did it in fewer games than like half of the top 10, including Sakic, Yzerman and Messier.

The only players to do it in fewer games are Gretzky, Lemieux, Dionne and Jagr.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

He did it in fewer games than like half of the top 10, including Sakic, Yzerman and Messier.

Oh I thought you were talking about his overall level of performance in his career. I can't say I had any expectations regarding his total of pts in his career.

 

[Bouboumaster]

What a legend

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

He absolutely did not. Still a decent pick though.

Yeah, decent pick. He's only won everything that can be won in the sport.

 

[Barrie22]

Yeah, decent pick. He's only won everything that can be won in the sport.

He needs to go back in time and win the calder for that, and be sent to the AHL to win the calder cup.

 

[Beesfan]

Oh I thought you were talking about his overall level of performance in his career. I can't say I had any expectations regarding his total of pts in his career.

I'll take the bait...what were you expecting that Sid has not lived up to?

 

[ForumNamePending]

IMHO there is a bit of a "what if" with Crosby's resume due to the health/concussion issues during the most productive period of his career, but still... Not bad!

 

[MadLuke]

He did it in fewer games than like half of the top 10, including Sakic, Yzerman and Messier.

The only players to do it in fewer games are Gretzky, Lemieux, Dionne and Jagr.

And what would you say the expectation were for Crosby in that regard ?

He is one of the best and most hyped prospect ever.

Someone could argue that despite being one of the most hyped prospect he did almost met all of them, because of the game missed during his peak "just" 2 Art Ross-hart is maybe below some expectation, but he compensated by better prime longevity.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Greatest of all time. I wonder if he plays long enough to reach 2000pts.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

I'll take the bait...what were you expecting that Sid has not lived up to?

He was the most hyped prospect since Lindros. The hopes were for him to be hands down the best player in the league for a long stretch. He was regarded as the best , but like a poster said previously he unfortunately got slowed down by injuries in the period where it looked like he was about to dominate the league. Satisfying career of course, but he did not exceed expectations.

 

[Barrie22]

And what would you say the expectation were for Crosby in that regard ?

He is one of the best and most hyped prospect ever.

Someone could argue that despite being one of the most hyped prospect he did almost met all of them, because of the game missed during his peak "just" 2 Art Ross-hart is maybe below some expectation, but he compensated by better prime longevity.

If we gave him his 282 games back at his peak before the major injuries hit him, he would be right now just shy of 2000 points (give or take 10 away)

 

[Pancakes]

He needs to go back in time and win the calder for that, and be sent to the AHL to win the calder cup.

He would have if there wasn't a lockout. Ovechkin's rookie season probably would have been 2004-05 otherwise (assuming Ovie would have come over from Russia at 18 which I guess is not a guarantee), and Ovie surely would have won the Calder in 04-05 instead, had that season been played.

 

[Letsdothis]

Crosby is very comftorably the best player of his generation. Comparing him to generational talents that played in a vastly different league and landscape to diminish his accomplishments is pointless.