BigBen2Ward
11-12-2005, 01:41 AM
What a storyline: Canadian boy plays his first game against a fabled team from his home country. He has a one shot to beat the squad he grew up rooting for and the franchise which drafted his father.
It’s the last chance of the overtime shootout with the game’s balance resting on his shoulders.
He skates down the ice, dekes to his left, brings the puck to the right and backhands a shot into the net.
Goal. Game Over.
Sounds like Hollywood, right?
Try Pittsburgh.
Welcome to The Crosby Show.
And the 16,254 on hand Thursday night at Mellon Area got to see it with their own eyes.
That Canadian boy is Sidney Crosby. And, when he scored in the overtime shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a dramatic 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, the deafening roar emanating from Western Pennsylvania probably could have been heard all the way in Crosby’s hometown of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.
It’s amazing. It’s kind of hard to believe,” said an exasperated Crosby. “It’s something that just happened. It’s fun. That’s the fun part of hockey. I am having a great time playing in this league. I feel fortunate to get the opportunity to get a shot like that. I got lucky; there wasn’t much pressure to tie it or stay in it. I had the chance to win it. It was a nice feeling.”
link......... http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/team/features/arts/1459.0.php
It’s the last chance of the overtime shootout with the game’s balance resting on his shoulders.
He skates down the ice, dekes to his left, brings the puck to the right and backhands a shot into the net.
Goal. Game Over.
Sounds like Hollywood, right?
Try Pittsburgh.
Welcome to The Crosby Show.
And the 16,254 on hand Thursday night at Mellon Area got to see it with their own eyes.
That Canadian boy is Sidney Crosby. And, when he scored in the overtime shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a dramatic 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, the deafening roar emanating from Western Pennsylvania probably could have been heard all the way in Crosby’s hometown of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.
It’s amazing. It’s kind of hard to believe,” said an exasperated Crosby. “It’s something that just happened. It’s fun. That’s the fun part of hockey. I am having a great time playing in this league. I feel fortunate to get the opportunity to get a shot like that. I got lucky; there wasn’t much pressure to tie it or stay in it. I had the chance to win it. It was a nice feeling.”
link......... http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/team/features/arts/1459.0.php