News Article: Sid wins the Lindsay as NHLPA MVP

[Shrimper]

Sidney Crosby wins the Ted Lindsay award

Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 51s
Congratulations to Sidney Crosby, winner of this year’s Ted Lindsay Award! http://pens.pe/13PmmUY

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=674106&cmpid=pit-twt-penguins

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Sid wins the Lindsay as League MVP

Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 1m
Congratulations to Sidney Crosby, winner of this year’s Ted Lindsay Award! http://pens.pe/13PmmUY

Wooo!

 

[Crafton]

it's something...he deserves this and a whole lot more. glad the other players have his back. iirc Crosby cast his vot for Stamkos.

next step is NHL All-Star Selections. he and Letang will probably pick up nods. i'm guessing First Team for Sid and Second Yeam for Kris.

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

Good for him!

 

[xMOHAWKx98]

Congrats sid! also deserved the MVP over Ovechkin too.

 

[Zirakzigil]

He deserved it. Wish he was getting more then that this year.

 

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It's funny that the players voted Sid best player, but the media didn't. Wonder who knows more about the goings on down at ice level.

 

[Wes C Addle]

Congrats to Sid for the Lindsay. Its an absolute joke ovechkin won the hart. Glad to see the players recognized his dominant season.

 

[TheSniper26]

It's funny that the players voted Sid best player, but the media didn't. Wonder who knows more about the goings on down at ice level.

It's not even that. The media didn't vote for Ovechkin as the best player, they're just hanging their hat on the whole "It's value to their team!!!" thing. Crosby was hurt and therefore brought no "value" to the team for a quarter of the season. I don't really buy it, but that's how the media saw it. Hope the NHL is happy with it's most prestigious individual award being given to a lesser player because of the inane definition.

 

[plaidchuck]

Yahoo sports bloggers get a vote. Think about that one

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Congrats to Sid, a genuine congratulations. It's something and one of the better ones to win.

I'm not even going to point out how moronic so many members of the media are. The NHL, though...

 

[AquaticBirdman]

Anyone else find it scary that the Hart still somehow holds more credibility than the Lindsay does? One would think that a league MVP that's selected by his peers would hold more value than one selected by bloggers.

 

[Til the End of Time]

i know penguins fans are often in their own little world, but umm sid didnt win the league mvp.

kind of a misleading/straight up wrong title.

ovechkin won the mvp, sorry to break it to you.

 

[AquaticBirdman]

i know penguins fans are often in their own little world, but umm sid didnt win the league mvp.

kind of a misleading/straight up wrong title.

ovechkin won the mvp, sorry to break it to you.

"Most valuable player" vs. "Most OUTSTANDING player".

Semantics really.

 

[Lim Ran]

Sid is the MOP.

 

[66-30-33]

Kinda wish Crosby got snubbed and someone else won it so he had none then gets pissed off and dominates the league next season.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Kinda wish Crosby got snubbed and someone else won it so he had none then gets pissed off and dominates the league next season.

I think being shut down against Boston and losing 2 other awards because of a broken jaw will be enough motivation to dominate next year.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Anyone else find it scary that the Hart still somehow holds more credibility than the Lindsay does? One would think that a league MVP that's selected by his peers would hold more value than one selected by bloggers.

Scared in a, "Look at the power of the media," way? The media pimps the media voted award, because that benefits and involves them, and a lot of people blindly follow that. I find it scary, but all too predictable.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Lindsay>>>>>>Hart. AINEC

Players view>>>>>>Media

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

Yahoo sports bloggers get a vote. Think about that one

Really? What next, Bleacher Report?

 

[Malkin4Top6Wingerz]

It's funny that the players voted Sid best player, but the media didn't. Wonder who knows more about the goings on down at ice level.

The criteria for each award is different, though. Most valuable player =! most outstanding player.

Crosby deserved both, but missing 12 games hurts your chances a lot more in an award where you are measured on pure value to your team.

 

[HuskerTornado]

Really? What next, Bleacher Report?

And HF main board posters.

I just made the mistake of checking out the Hart thread there...everyone talking about Ovechkin distancing himself from Crosby as being the best of the era...

 

[HuskerTornado]

The criteria for each award is different, though. Most valuable player =! most outstanding player.

Crosby deserved both, but missing 12 games hurts your chances a lot more in an award where you are measured on pure value to your team.

There are no set guidelines for that, though. How do you quantify who did more for their team?

Ovechkin put up his points and the Caps piled up their wins against non-playoff teams. His statline, and the Caps', against playoff teams was laughable at best. Can you imagine the Pens' point totals if they were in the SE this season? Crosby's point output?

 

[66-30-33]

There are no set guidelines for that, though. How do you quantify who did more for their team?

Ovechkin put up his points and the Caps piled up their wins against non-playoff teams. His statline, and the Caps', against playoff teams was laughable at best. Can you imagine the Pens' point totals if they were in the SE this season? Crosby's point output?

Now he does not have that advantage next season.

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[GaryT]

I'm sure crosby would have won MVP if he didnt get hurt