The Cobwebs Officially Clear

Image Courtesy of Big Bad Bob Blog

What a night in Pittsburgh for Sidney Crosby  Even the most jaded hockey fan had to appreciate his 2 goal, 4 point performance in the Pens' 5-0 win over the Islanders.  It was Crosby's first game since early January and there were absolutely no signs of rust.

I had joked yesteday that, to live up to the media hype machine, Crosby would have to break Sittler’s record while giving himself a back tattoo as he won at chess.  In reality, he did deliver the amazing comeback the clamouring media - swelled to four times its normal size - was expecting.

The matchup was almost unfair.  For the Islanders, it was merely one of 82 games, only a quarter of the way through another terrible season.  They started 4th string goalie Anders Nilsson, who had played all of 40 minutes of hockey in the NHL.  Crosby, on the other hand, is the game’s greatest player who’d been chomping at the bit for over 10 months.  It was not just another game.  It was like a playoff game for him and not a single Islander could match his interest level in this game.

Crosby's smile on the bench after his 4th point made him look like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the expensive toy he wanted.

Crosby answered all questions but one…does he have enough games to still win a scoring title?