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Monday 03.04.2013                2:58 PM

Steven Stamkos smiled sheepishly, a blush almost apparent. The affable Tampa Bay Lightning star was seemingly embarrassed he’s being asked to weigh his game against that of Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby.

“To be compared in the same sentence to him is pretty special for me,” the Tampa Bay Lightning sniper said. “I think I still have a long way to go and a lot of things to work on before you get mentioned with a guy like that.”

When it comes to this season’s National Hockey League scoring race, there aren’t any other players more worthy of mentioning.

Crosby’s 34 points lead the League heading into Monday’s head-to-head matchup (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN) with Stamkos, who is second with 32 points. No one else is within five points of the two respective No. 1 picks (Crosby in 2005, Stamkos three years later), who shared the 2009-10 Rocket Richard Trophy for most goals.

Stamkos might be uncomfortable answering a question comparing him to Crosby, but there’s no hesitation in his direct answer when asked who the best player in the game is right now.

“A healthy Sidney Crosby,” Stamkos said. “It’s tough to argue that fact, in my eyes personally.

“Everyone has their own opinion, but just how dangerous he is on the ice, the way he controls the puck — exciting things happen every time he touches it. It’s always a challenge when you play against (Pittsburgh), and since he’s got back healthy this year he’s been a force out there.”

Crosby has seven three-point games over the previous 30 days and has at least a point in eight of his past nine contests to give him 10 goals and 24 assists in 22 games.

Stamkos carries a nine-game scoring streak into Monday’s game, having scored at least one goal in seven of the past eight. His 15 goals lead the League as Stamkos strives for his third Rocket Richard Trophy over the past four seasons.

But Stamkos wants to be known for more than just goals — and Penguins coach Dan Bylsma says he’s done exactly that.

“Initially, you’d like to say that Steven Stamkos is a pure shooting goal-scorer star in our League,” Bylsma said. “I think that’s a misnomer of where he is good.

“Certainly he can fire the puck and he can shoot the puck, and I think the year he won the goal-scoring race, a majority of his goals were in a certain area of the ice. But he’s tough around net, he can skate real well and has got speed and explosive power in his skating, and he’s good down low — and a lot of those areas I’d say the same thing about Sidney Crosby.”

Crosby had a career-high 51 goals in tying Stamkos for the League lead in 2009-10. Due to injury, he’s been limited to 85 regular-season games since but has 50 goals — a similar pace.

Stamkos has averaged 52 goals over the past three seasons; his .71 goals per game this season would give him 59 over the course of 82 games.

Perhaps most impressively, only once this season has he gone more than one game without a goal.

“Everyone knows about his big shot, and he doesn’t need much time or space to get a shot off,” Crosby said. “But I think he competes every night, and that’s why he’s definitely been a consistent player.”

Bylsma, likewise, marvels at Stamkos’ consistency — with one small caveat.

“Seeing him at 15 goals and 32 points,” Bylsma said, “I think that’s a good number to stay at for at least one game.”

from:  http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=658512

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Sidney Crosby was born on August 7th, 1987 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_crosby

August 7th, 1987

8 + 7 +1+9+8+7 = 40 = his life lesson = Doing his part.  Pitching in.  Helping out.  Assists.

Page of Cups Tarot card

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August 7th, 1987

7 +1+9+8+7 = 32 = his “secret” number = Winner.  Champion.  #1.  One of the best.

Six of Wands Tarot card

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August 7th, 1987

August 7th

8 + 7 +2+0+1+2 = 20 = his personal year (from August 7th, 2012 to August 6th, 2013) = Referees.  Penalties.  Turning point.  Exercising sound judgement.

Judgement Tarot card

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Each letter of the first name rules 9 years of life.  Ages 0 to 28 are ruled by the sum of the month of birth and the first three letters of the name.

August 7th, 1987            Sidney Crosby

8 (August is the 8th month of the year) + 19 (S is the 19th letter of the alphabet) + 9 (i is the 9th letter of the alphabet) + 4 (d id the 4th letter of the alphabet) = 40

So the numbers 8 (August), 32 (sum of the first three letters of the name), and 40 (8+32=40) rule his first twenty-seven years of life.

8 = Disciplined.  Strong.  Status.  Prestige.

Strength Tarot card

32 = Winner.  Champion.  #1.  One of the best.

Six of Wands Tarot card

40 =Doing his part.  Pitching in.  Helping out.  Assists.

Page of Cups Tarot card

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using the number/letter grid:

 
1      2      3       4       5       6      7      8      9
A      B     C       D       E       F      G      H      I
J      K      L      M      N       O      P      Q      R
S      T      U      V      W      X      Y      Z

Where:

A = 1              J = 1              S = 1

B = 2              K = 2             T = 2

C = 3              L = 3             U = 3

D = 4              M = 4            V = 4

E = 5              N = 5            W = 5

F = 6              O = 6             X = 6

G = 7              P = 7             Y = 7

H = 8              Q = 8             Z = 8

I = 9               R = 9

 

 

Sidney Crosby

194557 396127                59

 

his path of destiny = 59 = A real savior.

Five of Swords Tarot card

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December 2, 2010, 3:26 AM ET

As we consider the player named Sidney Crosby as he tears into the second quarter of the NHL season, we wonder aloud what it was like to cover Albert Einstein or Leonardo da Vinci or Thomas Edison in their prime.

Did reporters write that Einstein’s big brain was working overtime?

Did they write that da Vinci was painting like an artist using two brushes?

Did they write that Edison was inventing like a demon?

Were there moments within the accepted framework of greatness that demanded further boundaries be established to adequately consider such greatness? Were there times when plain old “great” just didn’t cut it?

Former NHLer Bob Errey has watched every Crosby game as a broadcast analyst for the Penguins and understands the dilemma we face in framing where Crosby is at right now.

“This is as good as he’s played,” Errey told ESPN.com this week.

Think about that for a moment. Crosby has won a scoring title, a Hart Trophy as league MVP, an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup. And what we’re seeing now is somehow Crosby at his best.

Ask Crosby about all this and he does his best to answer. But sometimes if you are the forest, it’s hard to see the trees. Or something like that. What Crosby does say is it’s every player’s responsibility to look after his own business at both ends of the ice, and he takes that responsibility seriously.

Crosby I know what my strengths are and I know what my weaknesses are. I don’t worry about that other stuff. I know I’m not going to wake up and have a laser like Ovechkin or Stamkos.

— Sidney Crosby on the NHL’s “great” debate

 

“The challenge,” he told us in a phone interview, “is to do that every night and be consistent with it.”

Want consistent? The Penguins’ captain has recorded a point in 13 straight games. He has scored 12 times and added 14 assists over that span. Heading into Wednesday’s games, he also assumed the NHL points lead from newest rival Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is second in goals (18), trailing Stamkos by three in the race for the goal-scoring lead after the two tied for the league lead last season with 51.

Errey has seen an evolution from last season, when Crosby was focused on producing more goals and, as a result, was shooting more. Now, having essentially mastered the art of shooting, Crosby does not need to use that option unless it is the best option available. In contrast, Errey thinks perhaps Crosby’s sometimes linemate Evgeni Malkin is over-shooting, trying to shoot too often to make up for a slow start offensively.

The ease within Crosby’s game has extended to linemates Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis, both of whom seem to have embraced playing with Crosby rather than perhaps working too hard to fit in to be the perfect winger.

Crosby is a center, so faceoffs are among his responsibilities. Only Chicago star Jonathan Toews (349) has won more faceoffs than Crosby (345). The next most proficient faceoff man is Paul Stastny and he has won 82 fewer draws. Beyond faceoffs, Crosby said he also feels he’s winning more battles for loose pucks and helping to create more plays.

“If anything, I feel I’m just more involved,” Crosby said. “I feel like I’m involved a lot.”

Penguins GM Ray Shero sees Crosby playing a more dominant role at the other end of the ice in the Penguins’ zone, coming up with loose pucks, winning key faceoffs and making smart plays to spark a Penguins attack far away from the opposing goal.

No other NHL forward plays as much as Crosby, who averages 22:09 a night in ice time. And while Crosby’s points have helped, the Penguins are not a one-trick pony. As of Wednesday, they ranked fourth in the league in both goals allowed per game and shots allowed per game.

Sidney Crosby

Heading into Wednesday’s games, Sidney Crosby leads the NHL with 41 points.

 

“He battles. He wins faceoffs. He makes the right play. I think he takes a lot of pride in his two-way game,” Shero said in a recent interview. “There’s just so much more to his game right now than scoring points. Even if he doesn’t score, he’s going to help us anyway.”

Crosby is a detail guy, so talking detail is good. Trying to assess his current level of greatness against, well, other periods of greatness is a little more awkward. “I don’t know. It’s always kind of hard to evaluate things like that,” he said.

The idea of whether he is the best player in the NHL right now isn’t something Crosby spends a lot of time ruminating over, even if we in the media love the debate.

“I think you leave that opinion to others. That’s not what drives you,” Crosby said.

For a long time this conversation centered around Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Within the past year, Toews has edged onto the periphery of such talk. Last season, Vancouver’s Henrik Sedin won the Hart Trophy after leading the league in scoring, while Ovechkin won the Lester Pearson, even though Crosby could have easily walked away with either honor.

This season, it’s Stamkos and Crosby dominating the “good, better, best” discussion.

“You look at all those guys you mentioned and they’re all different players,” Crosby said. “I don’t think that’s something that affects what I do. I know what my strengths are and I know what my weaknesses are. I don’t worry about that other stuff.

“I know I’m not going to wake up and have a laser like Ovechkin or Stamkos,” Crosby added with a laugh.

A player’s game is a composition. Sometimes it’s a line, sometimes a paragraph. Right now, Crosby’s game is a novel.

from:  http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=burnside_scott&id=5872565

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Sidney Crosby was born on August 7th, 1987 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_crosby

August 7th

8 + 7 +2+0+1+0 = 18 = his personal year (from August 7th, 2010 to August 6th, 2011) = This is nuts.

18 year + 11 (November) = 29 = his personal month (from November 7th, 2010 to December 6th, 2010) = Self-confidence.  Self-assurance.  Coordination.  Adept.  Skills.  Talents.  Competence.  Expertise.  Specialty.  Combine.  Teamwork.  Cooperation.

29 month + 2 (2nd of the month on Thursday December 2nd, 2010) = 31 = his personal day = Striving to be number 1.  Personal best.  Outdoing yourself.  Rising to the challenge.  Stirring things up.  Stirring the pot. 

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