To me potential is nice, but it does't mean a whole lot, it's what you do with it and we're yet to see what Crosby can do with his potential, I agree that he has a huge potential, I agree that he dominates the junior level, but we've yet to see him at the NHL level which is what counts, frankly many junior players were highly touted (Daigle stands out), but what did they do at the NHL level?
Hey, I hope Crosby does become the next poster boy for the league, but some fans need to understand that he's not a sure bet, nor is Ovechkin, nor is Kessel, it's sure fun to compare their stayles to NHL players, but comparing them to the best players of all time is unfair to them.
I kind of agree with his former coach, I don't see a whole lot of Gretzky or Lemieux in Crosby, Wayne and Mario had better playmaking abilities (Specially Wayne), but we'll wait and see I guess, this is the beauty of Hockey, the draft and the hype is definitely exciting (Even if there's some homers around lol), I just can't wait until we can have the draft and for Hockey to start again