Mirtle In Defense of Crosby

Here is the best defense I've found so far for Crosby against Semin's recent tongue-lashing; it comes from James Mirtle of From the Rink, a hockey journalist's blog (it pretty much sums it all up in a few basic sentences; as I've already said -- Sidney does his talking on the ice and not through the media and this is an illustration of that!!):

Here's a good comparison based on the counting numbers: Semin's three and a half years older than Crosby, has played 23 fewer NHL games, scored 20 fewer goals, 136 fewer assists and 156 fewer points. Semin was minus-18 in 63 games last season, still gets somewhat sheltered against top opposition and while he's had a terrific start to the season offensively, he's still getting lit up by the opposition.

Not to mention Crosby's Art Ross, Lester B. Pearson and Hart trophies, and an absolutely incredible performance during last year's postseason run to the finals.And as far as I'm concerned, Crosby has one more thing Semin has yet to get a handle on.

Class.

Thanks, Mr. Mirtle. ENOUGH SAID!