Sidney Crosby – 10 Years From Now
One thing that is scary when you think about how Sidney Crosbys career will look like, is how good it already looks! I mean Sidney Crosby has already beaten Mario Lemieux when it comes to points in their rookie year in NHL. And Mario Lemieux put up some amazing numbers that only Wayne Gretzky has been able to surpass. So now when you look at Sidney Crosby, you really have to take that into consideration when you compare Sid the Kid to Gretzky or Lemieux.
Will Sidney Crosby reach 200 points in one season? That is something that only Wayne Gretzky done in the history of the NHL, he did it four times in the 80’s. I personally think that as good as Sidney is playing right now, nothing is impossible especially now that it’s a bit easier to score since the NHL rules changed last year.(2005-2006 season)
When you look at Gretzkys first couple of seasons he had 137 points in his first year, 164 in his second year and 212 points in his third. That truly is very hard for Sidney to beat, but keep in mind that Gretzky played in an era that scores like 6-8, 6-6, 7-4 were not unusual. Looking at the league now it has changed, now games usually ends in scores like 2-4, 3-2, 1-3, so what does all this have to do with the question regarding if Sidney Crosby can beat Gretzkys remarkable season statistics? Well it simply explains how tougher it is today to get points, which means Sidney Crosby will have a much tougher time reaching the 200 point plateau. Still what makes me think that he can do it, is his amazing first year in the NHL, getting 102 points in today’s NHL is simply phenomenal, and then to think that he did it in one of the worst teams in the NHL. Also now that Evengi Malkin has joined the Pittsburgh Penguins, it really helps Sidney put up more points.
My guess is that Sidney will reach 200points one time in his career –if Evengi Malkin stays playing with Crosby for many years ahead. What do you think, will Sidney do it?
Lukas Niklasson is the associated editor to the website Sidney Crosby It is a website that focus on Sidney Crosby. It get updated regurarly with stats, news, biography, pictures and much more.
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