Seven years later, Sidney Crosby seems to have it all again. His Pittsburgh Penguins are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2009, and they have a 1-0 lead entering Wednesday's Game 2 against the San Jose Sharks.
Everything looks so easy for him again, including the brilliant, shaved-ice, turnaround back pass to teammate Conor Sheary that resulted in the Penguins' second goal in their 3-2 Game 1 victory Monday. The fact that it took so long for him to get this far again would have been hard to believe back in the winter of 2010.
Just five years after turning pro, Crosby had both a Stanley Cup and an Olympic gold medal under his belt. Already hockey's most famous player, Crosby became a national hero with his "golden goal" for Canada in overtime against the United States during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
This was why 30 NHL teams prayed fervently to the pingpong-ball gods in 2005, when the league held a special draft lottery in which Crosby was the jackpot prize.
How easy it all seemed for Crosby, who was still just 22 at the time of those Olympics. The question wasn't whe ...
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Sidney Crosby Looks Ready to Show Why He’s the NHL’s Best in Stanley Cup Final
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