deadspin.com - 12/22/2008
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Here's video evidence of Sid Vicious - also known as Sidney Crosby - landing a few blows to the back of the head of Boris Valabik. And because that wasn't bad enough, Crosby then throws a couple of haymakers at his opponent's balls. Because they had it coming, you see. Ah, hockey. So ...
youtube.com - 12/19/2008
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youtube.com —
December 18, 2008, Pittsburg Penguin superstar "Sid the
Kid" Crosby gives Atlanta Thrasher Boris Valabik 3 solid...
punches from behind while his team...
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Sidney Crosby Cheap Shot (video)
sports.yahoo.com - 12/17/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
Another great interview of a Russian NHL star
by Sovietsky Sport, and another thorough translation by Puck...
Daddy's official comrade Dmitry Chesnokov. This time it's Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins speaking recently with Natalia ...
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Malkin: Fans might hate Crosby because of his 'behavior'
sports.yahoo.com - 12/22/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
When it comes to analyzing the NHL's system
of discipline, it's foolhardy to play the "if Player...
X had done Action Y, then he would have received Punishment Z" game of hypothetical comparisons. One, because acts of hockey violence are ...
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With Crosby disregard, NHL obviously endorses genital ...
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With Crosby disregard, NHL obviously endorses genital walloping
Puck Daddy —
... are among those who have commented on the gutter-punching. It made Deadspin as well, but even that failed to generate suitable mainstream coverage. ...
Crosby Conspiracy Time!
Four Habs Fans —
... You know, it's pretty amazing how this video of Sidney sucker punching Boris Valabek in the groin (repeatedly! from behind!) has been pretty much ignored. It made it onto Deadspin over the weekend and ...
Crosby Nails Guy In The Cubes; Nobody Cares?
The Power Play —
... But conspiracy seems about right this time around. If any other player did this, every single media outlet, hockey analyst, or talk radio host be outraged. So far the only people covering this have been sports blogs Deadspin and ...
Habs - Watch Out For Crosby, He Might Just Sack Your Bag!
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... sand stance taken by the NHL.
The only explanation perhaps, is that Colin Campbell (read Bettman) has no balls.
It is the only possible explanation I can guess for them not stepping up on this.
Even more mind boggling, is the absence of the main stream media being all over this like a fly on a Sean Avery. Nothing on CBC, zilch on TSN, and nado communicado on the NHL Network about this. I only learned about the incident through FHF, Puck Daddy and Deadspin, and what they have to say should be read.
Beyond all this, the ...
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Puck Headlines: Sidney Crosby trains on Valabik's speed bag
sports.yahoo.com 12/19/2008 — Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • In the Pittsburgh Penguins ' game against the Atlanta Thrashers ...
Watch Your Back (and More) Around Sid Crosby
sportingnews.com 12/22/2008 — From Puck Daddy by way of FanHouse do we get this lovely video detailing the competitive spirit and take-no-prisoners attitude of the ultimate winner, Sidney Crosby. Just keep your eye on the Kid. He'll be the one punching Atlanta's Boris Valabik in ...
Special Treatment? —
Kuklas Korner
from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
How, by the way, would the Protector of Children (a previous refereence to Gary Bettman) explain Sidney Crosby’s behavior on Thursday night in Atlanta when the Chosen One first sucker-punched Boris Valabik across the side of the head before ...
Sid vicious - 12-22-08 —
Empty Netters
( We stole borrowed the headline from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution .)
This is few days old, but we felt compelled to bring up this video of a scrum between the Thrashers and Penguins from Thursday. During the fracas, Sidney Crosby punches Atlanta defenseman Boris Valabik from behind and ...
Sidney Crosby's Fighting Style: Dirty as I Wanna Be —
FanHouse
by Eric McErlain Thanks to my buddy Greg Wyshynski for pointing to this video of Sidney Crosby getting involved in a scrum on Thursday night against Atlanta. Be sure to watch the whole thing, which includes a number of low blows as Crosby strikes Boris Valabik from behind while his ...
Sidney Crosby a Is Punk —
Bleacher Report - NHL
There is a difference between being "The Golden Child" and just a plain, old punk. Being a plain, old punk is what Sidney Crosby is. We can put up with the constant whining and marketing of this guy, but what was done on December 18th ...
Sidney Crosby: Punk of the NHL —
Bleacher Report - NHL
There is a difference between being "The Golden Child" and just a plain, old punk. Being a plain, old punk is what Sidney Crosby is. We can put up with the constant whining and marketing of this guy, but what was done on December 18th ...