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Post by lm on Jul 29, 2015 10:27:46 GMT -5
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Post by pucksandchucks on Jul 29, 2015 10:32:43 GMT -5
You are all welcome  We are forever in your debt! |
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Post by jordyn on Jul 29, 2015 10:34:59 GMT -5
Jonathan Quick on what makes Sid an elite sniper (read the whole article here - www.theplayerstribune.com/jonathan-quick-kings-snipers/ ) Sidney Crosby
The best backhand shot in the league. I think it might’ve been my first or second year as a pro, and he scored on me from like the hash mark on the wall. Not with a forehand. With a backhand … that beat me far corner. That’s pretty much unheard of. You should stop that 100 out of 100, but he got it off so quick and the puck came in so hot that I didn’t even know it was in the net until his hands were in the air. It was ridiculous.
Crosby just does everything so well. When you’re in the locker room before a game, you look at the two or three stars on the other team and you try to figure out how to make them play to their weaknesses. You point to a name on the whiteboard and say, “Alright, he’s not good at X, so let’s force him to do it as much as possible.” There’s not a single part of Crosby’s game that we can take advantage of. He’s simply an all-around unbelievable hockey player.
Like I said before, it’s all about multiple options. If Crosby is able to beat his man and get one-on-one with a goalie, it’s just unfair. His blade is almost completely flat, which combined with his ridiculous forearm strength gives him the ability to go forehand to your five hole instantly or turn it over to the backhand and roof it (a lot of guys can’t do this with a flat blade). Sometimes I’ll see him on TV coming down on a goalie and it’s like, Oh boy, here we go. Crosby will be stickhandling it front of him and then he’ll go five hole so fast that it’s like he barely touched the puck. The goalie won’t even react. It’s because he’s frozen. There’s no safe bet. If Crosby goes backhand, the goalie has to push off hard to slide across, so he has no choice but to be deep in his stance with the five hole open. Bad news.
To piggyback on that idea a little bit, when you look at the best guys in the league at the shootout, they all have three or four really good moves, but they all start out exactly the same way. Look at T.J. Oshie. He’ll pick the puck up and take a similar route toward the net every time. He’ll stick handle it in a similar way every time. And then when he gets to a certain spot, he has four moves that branch off from there. You don’t really know what he’s going to do until he does it. So it forces the goalie to make a reactionary save, which is much more difficult. |
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Post by lm on Jul 29, 2015 15:47:55 GMT -5
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Post by cherie on Jul 29, 2015 16:56:13 GMT -5
Gotta love our Sid!!! I do miss the scruff though.
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Post by bella on Jul 29, 2015 18:35:24 GMT -5
S@RebeccaLau: WATCH: Even hometown hockey heroes Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon stopped by to meet Bryan and his family today! t.co/PIzVPP7RYqHey saw this video of Sid and Nate visiting a little boy suffering with cancer. Very sweet what the community did for this family. |
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Post by lm on Jul 29, 2015 19:28:01 GMT -5
That's awesome Bella!
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Post by Snarky on Jul 29, 2015 20:03:48 GMT -5
My ovaries go boom.
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Post by lm on Jul 29, 2015 20:14:10 GMT -5
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Post by jmrmhi on Jul 29, 2015 20:21:11 GMT -5
The video!!!! These two seriously! Sid doing the water gun and he is getting soaked and holding up his hands, LOVE IT!!!
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Post by chantelle on Jul 29, 2015 20:30:50 GMT -5
My God he's perfect. Such a good man. |
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Post by lm on Jul 29, 2015 20:54:52 GMT -5
 Sid with Nate, Tavares and Spezza |
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Post by loleina on Jul 29, 2015 22:15:36 GMT -5
That's cute how sid gives the kid a high 5 and pats him on the head
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Post by jordyn on Jul 30, 2015 12:02:26 GMT -5
https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/3f3k5l/crosby_and_mackinnon_paid_a_surprise_visit_to_a/  |
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Post by jmrmhi on Jul 30, 2015 12:20:32 GMT -5
This story is just heartwarming, good for Sid and Nate! And Sid in his socks, omg I love the little things like that about him.
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Post by lm on Jul 30, 2015 12:37:59 GMT -5
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Post by dee on Jul 30, 2015 12:38:36 GMT -5
Awww! This just melted my heart a little.
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Post by jordyn on Jul 30, 2015 12:56:59 GMT -5
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Post by scotty82 on Jul 30, 2015 13:02:15 GMT -5
Seeing him in the backyard relaxing I can totally see him doing that with his own little family someday !
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Post by pucksandchucks on Jul 30, 2015 14:08:58 GMT -5
Just what I needed, some great Sid pics, to cheer me up.
What a wonderful man he is.
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Post by cherie on Jul 30, 2015 16:22:10 GMT -5
lovely pictures you made all of our days by sharing them. All the best to this family and little boy.
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Post by jordyn on Jul 30, 2015 17:38:34 GMT -5
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Post by cat on Jul 30, 2015 17:56:32 GMT -5
Oh yes, the hockey school starts soon! That's gonna be hard on the ovaries
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Post by crystal86 on Jul 30, 2015 18:51:48 GMT -5
He looks so relaxed, like he's just hanging with family and friends. Glad Nate, Sid & community gave that family a day to remember it's awesome.
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Post by jordyn on Jul 30, 2015 20:48:02 GMT -5
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Post by lm on Jul 30, 2015 21:14:58 GMT -5
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Post by scotty82 on Jul 30, 2015 21:29:23 GMT -5
Stupid question how do you post pics on here from phone? lol ?
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Post by lm on Jul 30, 2015 21:45:10 GMT -5
Stupid question how do you post pics on here from phone? lol ? I have the app so i just hit reply and then hit the attach or paper clip icon. Do you guys know if you can on a phone without the app? |
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Post by scotty82 on Jul 30, 2015 21:54:45 GMT -5
Stupid question how do you post pics on here from phone? lol ? I have the app so i just hit reply and then hit the attach or paper clip icon. Do you guys know if you can on a phone without the app? What app? Can I get the app on my iPhone? |
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Post by lm on Jul 30, 2015 22:03:49 GMT -5
You have to buy it - i think its like $2. Search for Pro Boards in the app store.
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