Cindy Crosby was named

to try to act surprise when you hear this

the most complete player in the NHL

for the sixth consecutive season

in a vote of none other than the players themselves, meaning all

of them, meaning an NHL Players Association poll. Good morning to you. Good. Wednesday morning,

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Sid was given credit for, among other things, being so committed to two-way hockey, smartest guy on the rink, and all kinds

of other praise, all of which is deserved, and none of which he wanted anything to do with.

After practice yesterday in Cranberry, he initially brought up being minus 20 or whatever it is.

He is, of course, taking full responsibility for that when it would take only a casual observer to understand that he hasn't been responsible for any meaningful percentage of the goals against.

And he also brought up that Penguins missing the playoffs

for a third consecutive

season. And it was this part

that I found particularly

compelling. I think it's a challenge

when you're losing and

you know, it's not just losses.

It's, you know, it's the

you know, what happens when you lose. I mean, there's a trickle- it's, you know, it's the, you know, the, you know, that what happens when you lose.

I mean, there's a trickle-down effect, you know.

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