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- FatCake, on 12/21/2007, -5/+105The more hockey we see on digg...the better
- Joomal, on 12/21/2007, -5/+62Hockey is a real man's sport, go Crosby!
- WordsnCollision, on 12/21/2007, -3/+46Sid the Kid's growing up fast!
- finista, on 12/21/2007, -13/+44I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out...
- jeremymccurdy, on 12/21/2007, -0/+19Because it's Sidney Crosby fighting, for the first time in the NHL as far as I know.
- Halokhan, on 12/21/2007, -3/+19About time Sid did some fighting of his own, Laraque can't protect him forever.
- rpgguy1o1, on 12/21/2007, -1/+17it's always good to have a goon or two to protect your better players, but it's good to know he can man-up and toss some punches too
- ScornedPatriot, on 12/21/2007, -4/+18I'm sorry, I'm here to inform you that you must turn in your Man Card. Please hand it over immediately.
- Shanktown, on 12/21/2007, -4/+17I don't follow Hockey, but ego-infused brawls on ice are always fun to watch. Dugg.
- inactive, on 12/21/2007, -2/+12Halifax , NOVA SCOTIA .......WOOOOOOT .....born and breed
Good young man ........N.S RULES !!!!! - davidrools, on 12/21/2007, -3/+13when Gretzky was in his 3rd year he had his still-record-holding 92 goal season. are you being sarcastic? Crosby is good but nowhere near as good as Gretzky.
- Morphinity, on 12/21/2007, -0/+10Get the ***** out. Apparently, you don't appreciate talented players regardless of whether they get into fights.
By the way, Gretzky fought Neil Broten. - blueblazer17, on 12/21/2007, -1/+10"Puttin on the Foil." "Every game." "Want some?" -- The Hanson Brothers
- sardion2000, on 12/21/2007, -0/+9Goons aren't as effective these days what with that idiotic instigator rule....
- winmywii, on 12/21/2007, -1/+9"too many penalties"? What about basketball. You can't do anything. "Too few goals", but when that happen they are more exciting than any other sport (except maybe Europeans getting excite over soccer goals), again do you want this to be basketball and score on every shot?
I can understand why football is popular in America, but Basketball and Baseball are so boring. Plus hockey players are the best conditioned and toughest athletes of the big pro sports. - SuperMoses, on 12/22/2007, -0/+7ozid, no... goalies were not as good in the 80s. It wasn't just size and equipment, it was style. Gretzky was scoring on stand up goalies where scoring a shot from the blueline with no screen was common. Goaltending improved once the Patrick Roy influenced goalies started coming into the league in the 90s with their butterfly stance. Another factor is the neutral zone trap made popular by the NJ Devils in 95.
I don't believe the net sizes were any different in the 80s then they are now, so I don't see how this changes anything. And, in the NHL with the goalie equipment changes, I believe they are close to the equipment size of the 80s.
Also, Gretzky being everything to the Oilers is not entirely true. They still won a cup the year he got traded. Remember, the Oilers were stacked with stars. Gretzky, Messier, Anderson, Kurri, Coffey, Fuhr, Lowe, etc. Gretzky was their best player without a doubt, but obviously they were still able to win a cup without him, so they didn't "rely" solely on Gretzky, they had many other key players.
I agree with you that you can't compare them. It's two different eras. - sardion2000, on 12/21/2007, -3/+10Average goals per game in the 80s were insanely high because the goalies and goalie equipment sucked balls. 102 in 2005/06 > 137 in 1979/80
- vwhunter98, on 12/21/2007, -1/+8Actually.... it has to do with the Gordie Howe hat trick.... a goal, an assist, and a fight major in one game. Not a Crosby fan... at all... but still a cool feat
- bunkka, on 12/22/2007, -0/+7that it's time to take your dress out of the washer?
- inactive, on 12/21/2007, -1/+7Ovechkin fan? It shows.
- winmywii, on 12/21/2007, -0/+6I don't think you can compare the two players. The game was different in Greatsky's time than it is now. Sid is top of the new era though.
- semeticstallion, on 12/21/2007, -3/+9Triple-win in Pittsburgh yesterday and a fight to top it off! Go Three Rivers!
- skeetshot, on 12/22/2007, -0/+6Cant *****' wait till boxing day! Canada's taking the world junior gold again!
- brjndr, on 12/22/2007, -1/+7I knew a regular hat-trick was 3 goals, but I had no idea what a Gordie Howe hat-trick was so I looked it up:
Goal, Assist, Fight - LaGStAr, on 12/22/2007, -1/+6He was wearing still wearing his visor... come on.
- cusoman, on 12/21/2007, -1/+6Gaborik is the man. 5 goals (and an assist on the 6th goal) is amazing... good job Gabby!
- yoshimaroka, on 12/22/2007, -1/+6Crosby still had the visor
- rpgguy1o1, on 12/21/2007, -1/+6it's good to see him fighting his own fights, but youve got to admit, the rest of the pens sticking up for him can be pretty awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jG0d3jmD8I&NR=1 - edwintait, on 12/22/2007, -0/+5thats funny......because this was sids first fight....sooooooooo......yeah
- winmywii, on 12/21/2007, -0/+5Old time hockey.
- sardion2000, on 12/21/2007, -1/+6It's even better when it's one of the best players in the league!
- inactive, on 12/22/2007, -0/+4 i hate how this video is flagged by youtube
- vladin, on 12/22/2007, -0/+4GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Boston.... KISS MY ASS!!!!!!
- FormulaVette, on 12/21/2007, -1/+5Go Pirates! hmm... nevermind...
- smashingmonkey, on 01/24/2008, -0/+4It's both reasons actually. The skills forwards like Crosby are not typically fighters. Team captains are typically not fighters. Fights may be semi-common in hockey, but it's usually the same brawlers you see in every fight - a couple of big guys on each team. If Joe Sakic had a fight, it'd be news too.
- inactive, on 12/22/2007, -1/+5Looks like we have some Baseball and NASCAR fans on Digg! Three cheers for two sports the world could do without!
- Joomal, on 12/22/2007, -7/+11How to be American:
1. Football rules
2. Listen to mainstream media
3. Praise Jesus
4. Say "Hockey Sucks!"
5. ??
6. profit - ozid, on 12/21/2007, -1/+5Well, being a goalie, I will tell you its not the goaltenders that sucked. It's the size of the net vs their equipment. Ya it was easier then, but Crosby isn't to the Penguins what Gretzky was to the Oilers (even more so this season). He's a great player, no doubt. But Gretzky basically scored goals using other peoples' sticks. Crosby's game is more focused on team playing. He's like a keystone, and Gretzky was the entire arch.
Crosby is better in some aspects, but it's stupid to say that he looks a lot better. Its like comparing Jerome Bettis in football to Barry Sanders. - inactive, on 12/22/2007, -1/+5Thanks for showing how ignorant you are about hockey. the "Gordie Howe hat tracik" happens FAR more often than 5 goals in one game. This is not even the first time THIS SEASON that someone has gotten a goal, assit and a 5 minute major in a game.
Now, since you are so ignorant about hokcey...why on earth did you come to this thread and try to act like you have any idea what you are talking about? - ozid, on 12/21/2007, -7/+10Gretzky's points totals in his first 2 years in the NHL: 137, 164
Crosby: 102, 120
How does he look "a lot" better? I'm a total penguins fan but they aren't even similar in playing style. - thredden, on 12/22/2007, -1/+4dugg for hockey.
- ryptide, on 12/22/2007, -1/+4The biggest reason its news is that we're used to seeing him start something, back up behind his boys and flap his gums instead of manning up. Good on him, but he's still a whiney little baby.
- d722002, on 12/22/2007, -3/+6I wish people would stop trumping Crosby up to be some messiah sent to us from the Hockey Gods. It's a ploy by the NHL and Gary Bettman to make the Penguins (not exactly a major competitor, and a failing team financially) seem like the greatest team on earth. They're doing the same thing for teams like the Senators, the Panthers, Capitals, etc. and ignoring the teams that are actually good (i.e. Rangers, Red Wings, New Jersey, etc). The league is also attempting to diminish the importance of the Original Six, the very thing that is responsible for the NHL's existence.
- cyberwarriorx, on 12/22/2007, -0/+3No. It's considered proper etiquette in hockey fights to take your helmet off if you have a visor on it. Same thing with the gloves. It's all about being civil while having a proper fight.
- zero, on 12/21/2007, -3/+6Nice job Sid
- inactive, on 12/21/2007, -0/+3He doesn't have time to whine, he's too busy NOT PASSING TO ANYONE.
- ozid, on 12/22/2007, -0/+3considering people call him "the future of hockey" and the whole "story" is about Sidney, I think my drawing that conclusion isn't considered putting words in his mouth.
- capturedpenguin, on 12/22/2007, -0/+3So this makes the front page, but Gaborik scoring 5 goals in regulation since Mario Lemieux in '96 nets nothing? I got that Crosby is Pittsburgh messiah but come on now.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FDN_S7mO6jo - trc0, on 12/22/2007, -0/+3blasphemy
- Coug555, on 12/22/2007, -1/+4Dugg for seeing anything hockey related on Digg!
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