There is nobody quite like Sid.

Is there one single athlete that is at the top of their respective sport, bar none, no questions asked? Is there one player that sticks out so far from the rest of the field? Is there anybody else that can take a 320 day break and come back and be the number one star of the night?  That answer simply is, No.  Sidney Crosby is the best at his game, and all bias aside, I am not too sure how close it is. I do not know if there is anyone else out there quite like Sidney Crosby. Other sports have superstars and marquee athletes, but Hockey is lucky.  They have the face of all faces for their league. They have a bona fide living legend that is just 24 years of age.  The NHL has an already accomplished super star, that inevitably will accomplish so much more.

               Sid the Kid has added just another magical chapter to his young, yet vibrant career. From being the youngest captain in NHL history, to being a Stanley Cup Champion, to netting the game winner in the Gold Medal game, and now fought off a concussion symptoms for almost a year and scored a mere two goals and added a measly two assists.  Yeah right.  Sidney Crosby is a dominant, yet graceful star.  He is a once in a lifetime kind of star that not only the city and fans of that team needs to embrace, but rather anyone who appreciates or watches hockey needs to respect.  He is the Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Gordie Howe of this generation.  He is the Michael Jordan of hockey. Sidney Crosby is that good, and will be this good for a long time coming.  He is joining a hockey team that was already tops in the Eastern conference.  What do you think adding the best player of the world will do for that team?   He will make a good team, a great team. The Penguins went from a clear cut playoff team, to a clear cut favorite to hoist the Cup in June.  Sidney Crosby brings that type of impact.  He can turn a regular season game against the Islanders to a playoff type atmosphere.  Before you really think about it, how many players in any sport can do what Crosby can do?  How many can change the way the league is shaped?  How many can make a team a sure fire favorite to win a championship?  How many players can force an ordinary division game into a national media frenzy? How many players can take a year off and simply dominate a game so easily on their first night back?  If you can think a some guys that match that description, well  more power to you, but only one comes to mind for me,  And that is the spectacular, Sidney Crosby.