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Sidney Crosby's Fighting Style: Dirty as I Wanna Be, Part 2
nhl.fanhouse.com - 1/3/2009
Sidney Crosby's Fighting Style: Dirty as I Wanna Be, Part 2
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by Adam Gretz A couple of weeks ago Eric McErlain passed along the video of Penguins center Sidney Crosby punching an unsuspecting Atlanta Thrashers player in the goods. It didn't exactly go over well with hockey fans because, well, a lot of people may have been suspended for a similar ...
Fight Video: Sidney Crosby really earns his instigator penalty
sports.yahoo.com - 1/4/2009
Fight Video: Sidney Crosby really earns his instigator penalty
— sports.yahoo.com — Frustration, thy name is the Pittsburgh Penguins . Unless you consider a Sidney Crosby fight off the... faceoff and his 21 minutes in penalties to be harbingers of sunshine for the Pens in their 6-1 humiliation to the visiting Florida Panthers today:  ... (more) Fight Video: Sidney Crosby really earns his instigator ...

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Florida's McLean claims Sidney Crosby is lying about their fight
sports.yahoo.com - 1/5/2009
Florida's McLean claims Sidney Crosby is lying about their fight
— sports.yahoo.com — After his "fight" with Brett McLean of the Florida Panthers yesterday, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby claimed... that he and McLean had agreed to drop gloves following the faceoff: "We were talking early in the first period ... I ... (more) Florida's McLean claims Sidney Crosby is lying about ...

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Sidney Crosby Keeps Picking Ugly, Unfair Fights
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... (Beware of the Sid The Kid sneak attack!) According to FANHOUSE , and readily verified by the video after the jump, Crosby attacked McLean after a draw, a move which followed a squared-off bout between Maxime Talbot and Gregory Campbell moments earlier. Yet unlike the Talbot-Campbell fight, McLean never got a chance to get ready for Crosby, let alone accept the fight. The results, as you might assume considering the fact that Crosby was still wearing a helmet with a visor on, are fairly predictable. Neither guy looked very good, Crosby hardly landed any punches, and the ...

Fight Video: Sidney Crosby really earns his instigator penalty
Puck Daddy — ... fighting style resembles that of a Jerry Springer guest who bum-rushes someone while they're coming on stage. Although "fighting" is giving this a little too much credit; the last time we saw someone get jumped like this by a Kid, Ralphie's mother dragged him off of the school bully while he was crying. And just like Scut Farkus, all Brett McLean gets are a bloody news and a very public embarrassment. Was this leadership from Crosby? Adam Gretz of FanHouse thinks not: If Crosby wants to be a leader and stick up for ...

The Primal Warrior That Is Sidney Crosby Battles Again
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — ... the talent is unarguably there (he has 50 points already), but this guy is merely a paper leader right now, as evidenced by his team's continued skid. With incidents like today's and Crosby's bad touching against the Thrashers, how long can his apologists and teammates not ask for more from the league's supposed golden boy? Instead, the Pens will soon come out of their slump—they're too good not to—and his fans will reach and point to today as the turning point. YouTube via FanHouse. ...

Aftermath of Sidney Crosby's 'Fight' With Florida's Brett McLean
FanHouse — by Adam Gretz Filed under: Panthers, Penguins, NHL Fans, NHL Fights Hopefully by now you've seen the video of Sidney Crosby and his attempt to light a fire under his teammates by mugging Brett McLean during Saturday's game in Pittsburgh. Actually, it looked like he may have been trying to steal McLean's lunch money. Following the game, both sides had an opportunity to sound off on the showing, and the word "embarrassing" was thrown around the Florida locker room. First, let's start with Crosby and ...

"Captain" Crosby loses his skull: the aftermath of a bizarre decision
Litter Box Cats — ... on Crosby: "Childish, embarrassing", blog Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Lowly" Panthers pound Penguins Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:  Disastrous day for Penguins National Post:  Panthers add to Pens' frustrations From the Rink:  Crosby's embarrassing display Puck Daddy:  Crosby really earns his instigator AOL Fanhouse:  Crosby's fighting style ESPN/Hradek:  Crosby drops gloves; Pens' ...

Sidney Crosby: Golden Boy No More
The Sporting Blog — ... If that wasn't enough, Crosby offended the hockey gods again this weekend with this memorable mugging of Florida Panthers forward Brett McLean: ...

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One of the Worst Hockey Fights of All Time
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A Tale of Two Fights
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