Sidney Crosby 100 points watch : It’s in the book! 100 Pts in 79 GP

[BladeRunner66]

Gonna be a photo finish!

P/GP speaking gives him a 102.22 pts projection but that doesn't take into account the increasing difficulty of stacking it as he approaches the hard core PO land (players playing harder while refs looking more and more elsewhere...).

So yeah, photo finish indeed!

 

[Shrimper]

21 points needed in 18 games.

Crosby can do that.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

 

[BladeRunner66]

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

What is first team center?

First team all star

 

[Crosbyfan]

The way the Pens are going Sid might have to...

 

[Shrimper]

21 points needed in 18 games.

Crosby can do that.

3 points tonight so far.

He'd need 18 points in 17 games.

 

[orby]

As of now Sid just needs to get a point per game to hit 100. Less notable this year than in the past since scoring is way up, but it would be very impressive for a player at Sid's age to break 100.

 

[UnrealMachine]

Updated 5on5 stats (all skaters, min 500 minutes):

- 2nd overall P/60
- 3rd overall GF%
- 1st overall GF%Rel

 

[Ogrezilla]

if he does it's only because he gets to play with Guentzel.

 

[Turin]

Updated 5on5 stats (all skaters, min 500 minutes):

- 2nd overall P/60
- 3rd overall GF%
- 1st overall GF%Rel

Only a measly 6-8 years removed from his physical prime too.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

17 points in 18 games? Should be 100% now.

 

[mpp9]

He should be seriously considered for the Selke seeing as how it usually goes to a high scoring defensive forward.

First guy since Federov in 96 to break 100 pts and win a Selke.

 

[Shrimper]

He should be seriously considered for the Selke seeing as how it usually goes to a high scoring defensive forward.

First guy since Federov in 96 to break 100 pts and win a Selke.

I want him to win the Selke partly just to see the anger from Boston fans

 

[ncm7772]

Any chance he takes first team Center this year? He’s closing in on Mcdavid and is having a strong two way season. Mcdavid is also a - player. If the pens make the playoffs and it’s close maybe?

Absolutely should. Also I think the writers prefer McDavid at this point. A shame, because Sid is still the most complete player in the NHL.

If the Pens make the playoffs and Sid ends up top 4 in points, he’ll be top 3 finalist for the Hart. Mark my words

Deserves to be, 100%. Kooch will win though. To me, that doesn't make sense, cause that team is stacked offensively and they'd still be close to where they are without him. Pens? They'd be with the Rags and Debbies sans Sid.

 

[UnrealMachine]

5on5 GF%Rel:
- Kucherov: +3.0
- Crosby: +21.9

Tough call as to who has more (positive) impact on their team?

 

[Shrimper]

Man, I did a quick check using hockey reference and from 1987-88 onwards with players having played 927 games - Crosby is third in points....

Behind Lemieux and Jagr.

We're really spoilt.

 

[kladorf2005]

Man, I did a quick check using hockey reference and from 1987-88 onwards with players having played 927 games - Crosby is third in points....

Behind Lemieux and Jagr.

We're really spoilt.

I've got Jagr #1, Mario #8 and Sid #20 in points since the 87/88 season

http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?agg...r=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists

 

[Shrimper]

I've got Jagr #1, Mario #8 and Sid #20 in points since the 87/88 season

http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?agg...r=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists

Mines just for the first 927 games of their career, which Crosby will have tonight. Just to compare.

 

[BladeRunner66]

Crosby is so good at offense that it seems to me some folks are downplaying his D abilities. I mean, is he really behind Patrice Bergeron D wise? If he is, i think it's by a small margin and i'd rather have the more offense oriented of those two any day of the week.

Sid is the best all around player in my book, he managed to improve his defense while staying a top offensive threat. Best all around with two things standing out imo, lethal backhand shot and pitbull board fury (for a super star, i mean they usually aren't that good board wise).

 

[Turin]

Crosby is so good at offense that it seems to me some folks are downplaying his D abilities. I mean, is he really behind Patrice Bergeron D wise? If he is, i think it's by a small margin and i'd rather have the more offense oriented of those two any day of the week.

Sid is the best all around player in my book, he managed to improve his defense while staying a top offensive threat. Best all around with two things standing out imo, lethal backhand shot and pitbull board fury (for a super star, i mean they usually aren't that good board wise).

Sid will always be behind Bergeron when it comes to defense I think, just because he’s more offensively dangerous and takes risks that Bergeron can’t justify as well.

 

[BladeRunner66]

Sid will always be behind Bergeron when it comes to defense I think, just because he’s more offensively dangerous and takes risks that Bergeron can’t justify as well.

That's what i was trying to illustrate, thanks, no really. I mean, it's like sacrificing a +2 on offense for a +1 on defense in a role-playing game or something.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

He should be seriously considered for the Selke seeing as how it usually goes to a high scoring defensive forward.

Crosby is so good at offense that it seems to me some folks are downplaying his D abilities

Yeah. Right now, he's -too- high-scoring of a forward. Once his point totals start to dip a bit more noticeably in a few years, his defense will have magically become better.

 

[ncm7772]

Yeah. Right now, he's -too- high-scoring of a forward. Once his point totals start to dip a bit more noticeably in a few years, his defense will have magically become better.

Funny how that works. Think there's some truth to that.

 

[Turin]

Funny how that works. Think there's some truth to that.

Because it’s already happened. A lot of people talked up Sid defensively last year when I think he was noticeably weak there (and in every other area) most games until March relative to his career standards.