SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the end, one more Pittsburgh Penguin slid down to sacrifice his body against one more San Jose Sharks shot. That player wore a 'C' in the upper left corner of his sweater, signifying his captaincy. A few minutes later, Sidney Crosby would be called another word that starts with C.
Champion.
He was probably already there, but Crosby cemented his inclusion to the pantheon of NHL greats Sunday night, leading the Penguins to the Stanley Cup in a 3-1 Game 6 victory over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center. A statue of only one Penguins player stands sentry outside the arena in Pittsburgh, that of another pantheon member, Mario Lemieux. Number 66 might have some company some day from No. 87.
For those counting, that's two Stanley Cups now for Crosby, along with a newly won Conn Smythe Trophy, two Olympic gold medals and a couple of Hart Trophies. And, he's still only 28. That second Cup, though, was something still missing on his resume, something that critics could still point at and say it separated him from the true legends of the sport. No more.
It took seven years, and there were ...
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