San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture stirred up quite the hornet’s nest Wednesday night when he accused Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby of cheating in the faceoff circle and implied the tacit cooperation of NHL officials in the rule-breaking. He’s almost certainly right about Crosby, but his comments likely have more to do with influencing said officials than they do with any legitimate issue with how Crosby takes draws or real perception of bias.
ESPN.com’s Craig Custance first tweeted Couture’s complaint:
It would be shocking if Crosby didn’t cheat on faceoffs. For that matter, it would be deeply surprising if Couture didn’t cheat on faceoffs. All the best centres do.
Sean Gordon of the Globe and Mail wrote about Manny Malhotra back in 2014 when he was playing for the Montreal Canadiens and had established himself as the league’s most dominant faceoff man. Gordon asked Malhotra about cheating on the draw.
“Cheating is kind of an ugly word,” he said, laughing. “Anticipation is the word I’d rather use.”
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Logan Couture’s Comments on Sidney Crosby a Desperate Ploy to Bias Officials
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