Crosby has 4 goals in his last 27 games. Is he still hurt?

[jack mullet]

Heard alot this offseason about his wrist. 2 goals in his last 19 and only 9 on the year. Shooting % is at 11.5.
Is his wrist still bothering him, or is this what we are going to get from Sid from now on, a 25-30 goal scorer.

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[tony d]

Crosby's been off this year in more than just goals. 2 points in his last 5 games. Hoping he gets it together soon.

 

[llamateizer]

and 21 assists. he might be injured or him being watched more closely

 

[jmart21]

He's killing me in my pool.

 

[Will Hunting]

- Spaling & Downie.

- Also, "No PPs for you anymore, Pittsburgh Penguins".

- Slump as well, especially in terms of finishing. The effort is definitely there most of the time.

 

[jack mullet]

and 21 assists. he might be injured or him being watched more closely

he is on track to have the lowest shot total of his career too. passing is easier on the wrist than shooting, which made me wonder if he is still hurt, or if the guy just is a upper 20 - low 30 goal scorer at best

 

[CherryToke]

who are his wingers? that might be part of the problem..

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

No. He's missed 3 or 4 empty nets, had some nice shots that were saved and is playing with garbage players who can't make a decent pass.

Also, the refs cut the Pens PP opportunities in half 15 games ago, which isn't helping both on a lack of PP chances and an increase in obstruction on 5v5.

 

[Will Hunting]

That said, no he´s not hurt, I don´t think so. His wingers are Spaling & Downie now. Even when he has Hornqvist (once he´s healthy), it would be difficult to score because as good as Hornqvist is, he is not a great passer either.

 

[Rebuilt]

I dont think he was the player he used to be. He is still the greatest player in the game but he isn't exactly lighting the world on fire anymore.

I noticed it last playoffs.

 

[penguins2946*]

Crosby has been slumping ever since the refs decided to stop giving the Pens PPs and when injuries started piling up. He's snake bit right now, he'll snap out of it eventually.

 

[Will Hunting]

I dont think he was the player he used to be. He is still the greatest player in the game but he isn't exactly lighting the world on fire anymore.

I noticed it last playoffs.

When he was playing with broken wrist? That said, you might be partially right, pre-concussion scoring Crosby was the level he will never reach again.

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On the other hand, Pens are leading the league in points percentage despite multiple injuries, refs not giving them PPs and Crosby not scoring. Isn´t that awesome?

 

[jack mullet]

When he was playing with broken wrist? That said, you might be partially right, pre-concussion scoring Crosby was the level he will never reach again.

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On the other hand, Pens are leading the league in points percentage despite multiple injuries, refs not giving them PPs and Crosby not scoring. Isn´t that awesome?

Malkin

 

[bleedblue1223]

He's on pace for a similar year to last season, he's just not Gretzky, no matter how much people want him to be or think he is.

 

[Rebuilt]

When he was playing with broken wrist? That said, you might be partially right, pre-concussion scoring Crosby was the level he will never reach again.

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On the other hand, Pens are leading the league in points percentage despite multiple injuries, refs not giving them PPs and Crosby not scoring. Isn´t that awesome?

I believe I am right. Not partially right. However, the reasoning has nothing to do with his wrists. Its his noggin. You said it yourself, its the concussions.

 

[Will Hunting]

Malkin

Yeah and he will very probably stay like that, unlike the other things mentioned there. Crosby will eventually start scoring again, Pens will eventually start getting some PP time and those injuries are already coming to an end with Hornqvist and Letang likely for next game and Bennett & Kunitz coming back soon, too

 

[penguins2946*]

I believe I am right. Not partially right. However, the reasoning has nothing to do with his wrists. Its his noggin. You said it yourself, its the concussions.

Crosby had 1 minor concussion. People like to ignore that fact. The reason Crosby today isn't as good as Crosby in 10-11 is because he's a lot more conservative due to his injuries.

 

[beowulf]

Off start of the season or maybe the style of play he favors is catching up to him.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

I believe I am right. Not partially right. However, the reasoning has nothing to do with his wrists. Its his noggin. You said it yourself, its the concussions.

Why did you pluralize concussion?

 

[mikethelegacy]

He's on pace for a similar year to last season, he's just not Gretzky, no matter how much people want him to be or think he is.

There's always one guy who makes sure everyone knows he's not Gretzky, without the conversation every having been there in the first place...

 

[beowulf]

There's always one guy who makes sure everyone knows he's not Gretzky, without the conversation every having been there in the first place...

He also plays in a different era with a lot less scoring. I am sure even the Great One would not be putting up 200 point seasons these days.

 

[mikethelegacy]

I believe I am right. Not partially right. However, the reasoning has nothing to do with his wrists. Its his noggin. You said it yourself, its the concussions.

His concussion was minor. What kept him out 10 months was a lingering stress fracture in his neck that caused the same symptoms of a concussion. Probably hundreds of thousands spent on doctor visits, and it was his first visit to a new doctor 9 months after it happened that it was found. Really is a shame...

It's no coincidence that he returned to play fully like 2 weeks after he got the fluid drained in his neck and began treatments for that. I thought this was widely known?

 

[mikethelegacy]

He also plays in a different era with a lot less scoring. I am sure even the Great One would not be putting up 200 point seasons these days.

No one would be, not even Lemieux. That said, they'd still put up 130+ probably.

 

[Shockmaster]

On top of some of the other reasons mentioned such as poor wingers and refs, Crosby just defers too often to players he has no business deferring to. Not sure if it's lack of confidence in his shot, or maybe he's trying to hard to be a team player. Malkin is dealing with the same issues as far as wingers and officiating go, but he's crashing the net hard and isn't deferring to lesser players.

 

[bleedblue1223]

There's always one guy who makes sure everyone knows he's not Gretzky, without the conversation every having been there in the first place...

Or ignore the fact that I said he's on pace for a very similar season to last season, there really isn't an issue with his production/scoring like people on here seem to think.

He's on pace for 27 goals and 106 points, last season he had 36 goals and 104 points in 80 games, and he's on pace for more PP points than last season. There is no issue.