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I was actually going to mention regular season awards. There is no doubt in my mind that in the 90s Crosby wouldn't have won any Harts, except maybe 95 Lindros.
His two gold medals are certainly important, but Fedorov's silver and bronze are also of merit, as well as three WC golds (eighteen years apart).
In the last twenty years Stanley Cups (and even the Olympics) are won by teams with great two-way forwards, not offensive juggernauts. Which is why Fedorov, Kopitar, Toews, and others are more important to their teams' success than Crosby. And this is what hockey is all about.
His two gold medals are certainly important, but Fedorov's silver and bronze are also of merit, as well as three WC golds (eighteen years apart).
In the last twenty years Stanley Cups (and even the Olympics) are won by teams with great two-way forwards, not offensive juggernauts. Which is why Fedorov, Kopitar, Toews, and others are more important to their teams' success than Crosby. And this is what hockey is all about.