I was reading the AP Story on Crosby being out for 8 weeks and one paragraph struck me:
The kid is younger than me and is expected to rescue the league from its own problems.
People aren't going to start watching hockey because Crosby is playing, he won't rescue the sport.
I think the league needs to cut play from 5 on 5 to 4 on 4 to actually make a difference in excitement.
Problem is if it doesn't work, you just made a huge change to the game for little results.
EDIT:
Found this article on the Onion, didn't know the Onion covered sports:
The injury comes at a bad time for the league, with Crosby expected to be the big drawing card at Sunday's All-Star Game in Atlanta.
People aren't going to start watching hockey because Crosby is playing, he won't rescue the sport.
I think the league needs to cut play from 5 on 5 to 4 on 4 to actually make a difference in excitement.
Problem is if it doesn't work, you just made a huge change to the game for little results.
EDIT:
Found this article on the Onion, didn't know the Onion covered sports:
Sidney Crosby's One-Goal, Two-Assist Performance Saves Hockey
PITTSBURGH—After a decades-long decline in fan interest that reached its nadir with the loss of an entire season to labor strife, the National Hockey League was rescued by the efforts of reigning MVP Sidney Crosby, whose goal and two assists against the New Jersey Devils restored the league to the heights of its former glory...
PITTSBURGH—After a decades-long decline in fan interest that reached its nadir with the loss of an entire season to labor strife, the National Hockey League was rescued by the efforts of reigning MVP Sidney Crosby, whose goal and two assists against the New Jersey Devils restored the league to the heights of its former glory...
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