The Crosby Count

Sidney pulled himself out of a slight slump the other night in the game against Boston. He had a nice jump to his step and potted a goal and assisted on two others.

Not to mention the fight.

Sid squared off against Andrew Ference - the instigator of the scrap - and fared quite nicely, thank you very much.

The Pens took that game in a shootout, but lost to the Islanders the next night. Crosby picked up a helper in that game, and got another helper in today's matinee against Boston again, a game the Pens won.

Now, Sid gets a nice holiday break. He's off until Thursday, December 27, when the Pens host Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

Rest well, Sid. Happy Christmas.


CROSBY COUNT
Games played: 36
Goals: 16
Assists: 32
Total points: 48


LUNCH: Overly sweet Chinese foot from the mall while doing some last-minute shopping.

The Crosby Count

I was really expecting more offense from the Pens this year. I'm glad they beat Washington, yeah, but with Crosby, Ovechkin, and Malkin on the ice, I expected the score to be bigger than 2-1.

Oh, well, at least the Kid nabbed an assist.

CROSBY COUNT
Games played: 7
Goals: 2
Assists: 7
Total points: 9


LUNCH: Early, yet, but I can tell you I plan on having a big bowl of chili

Fantasy hockey draft

The consensus among the learned hockey analysts is that Sidney Crosby will win the scoring title (cause that's a difficult prediction to make), but who rounds out the top 5 scorers for the 2007-2008 season?

Joe Thornton, Jaromir Jagr, Dany Heatley, Alexander Ovechkin, Vincent Lecavalier, Marian Hossa, and Henrik Zetterberg are certain to be at the top of the heap.

But after Crosby, who would you pick for spots 2 through 5?


LUNCH: a nice slice of pumpkin pie