Sid the - Juvenile???

Friend of The Show Julia found the clip of Sid rapping on YouTube. It's the clip mentioned in The Friends' Zone from the Sidney Crosby: On The Ice and Beyond DVD where Siddo sings Juvenile's song "Slow Motion:"


Here's something that will get you worked up for November 11^th - from Friend of The Show Doug L.:

It looks like a tomato threw up all over him. >:O

We've got to acknowledge and congratulate our girls Carroll T. and Cassie G. for submitting two of the questions that ESPN chose to ask Siddo in yesterday's chat:

Carroll (Ottawa, Ontario Canada): Do you miss Tim Horton's coffee and donuts will living in Pittsburgh?

Sidney Crosby: I do miss Tim Horton's! There's not many here. I definitely do miss it.


Cass (Norman, OK): What do you think is the biggest challenge you as captain will face this season?

Sidney Crosby: I think making sure the team doesn't listen to past history or facts, because history isn't on our side right now. There haven't been a lot of successful teams that have had Cup runs. We just have to prove ourselves. What we've done in the past doesn't matter.

AWESOME!!! Good job, ladies! :) Now I know some of you were upset that the interviewer didn't ask him about TSCS. I have to tell you in all honesty, I don't think I'd be comfortable knowing Sid knew about my site. I see The Show as a work in progress with many improvements (on my end, not yours - you guys ROCK!!!) to be made. Bottom line: I just don't think I do a good enough job here for him to be made aware of The Show's existence. Oh, and in case you were wondering, I did not submit a question. I missed the deadline because I was at my sister's house and I got distracted. It's just as well - I couldn't think of a good one to ask him anyways.

Speaking of being away, I did try to keep up a little bit with my emails while I was away, but I failed miserably. Please don't get mad if I don't respond or don't use the stuff you've sent right away - I've still got it all (pictures, articles, Roaming Penguins stuff, etc.) and I can absolutely guarantee you that I will get to it eventually.


Stagerat, who writes for The Flower Shop, keeps finding stuff about the Saint in his search for all things Fleury. In an effort to help me out, he passes along the info. Here's what he has found this week:

• this article about how Sid's been handling all the attention as the "Face of the NHL"
• this tip that "TSN has gone Crosby Crazy." Click here to browse through articles, interviews, videos, and more
• an open letter to Siddo over at Barry Melrose Rocks that begs the Kid to stop being so careful about his words and - every once in a while - let loose and tell us what he REALLY thinks
  
• and two reviews of the new DVD: DVD Verdict review, Washington Post review

Kellie D. sent in this ESPN Crosby v Ovechkin article that has what may be the coolest Sid/Ovie graphic I've ever seen in an article comparing the two.



Ali W. found this link to Business Week's list of 100 most influential people in sports. Our title man comes in at a respectable #52:

52 - SIDNEY CROSBY Center and captain, Pittsburgh Penguins
At just 21 and with three years as a pro, Sid the Kid is hockey's top player and most marketable athlete.

And finally today, Sidney Penguin arrived in Benbrook, Texas, where he met Karen S. and her furry friends. S.P. wrote us to tell us all about it:

Well I made it to my new home and I met my new mommy. She has two black furry things that seem to own the living space. When mommy was talking to me one of them got curious about me and got too close. We will call that one 'Evil Kitty'. 'Evil Kitty' keeps staring at me but mommy has me protected by her side. The other one we'll call 'Good Kitty' let me sit with her and mommy took our picture. She gave me a soft nose kiss and then laid down on the blanket which has a Penguin logo on it. Mommy said they claimed it as their own and she is just lucky to get to use it. 'Evil Kitty' keeps lurking around but mommy said I will be kept in a safe place.

Sidney P. shares a nice blanket with "Good Kitty."

LOOK OUT, S.P.!!!

Many thanks go out to Julia, Doug, Stagerat, Kellie, Ali, and Karen for their help with today's post. Look for pictures of the Sweden games from two Friends to go up sometime in the next 24 hours. :)

All Sidney, All The Time

I have all sorts of Sid stuff for you today.

First up, the Wizard of Croz graces the cover of the NHL's new book "Reflections on a Hockey Season," sales of which will benefit Hockey Fights Cancer. The coffee table book features photos of on-ice action as well as candid behind-the-scenes shots. It is the first in what is proposed to be an annual series.

Next up, were you as nervous as I was last week when Sid left practice early because of groin pain? Friend of The Show and fellow Crosby blogger Eric B. takes a look at the issue to give us some perspective. Check out his article over at the Sidney Crosby Spotlight.

This next one comes courtesy of Empty Netters. Business Week Online compiled a list of the 100 most influential people in sports. As you can probably guess, the list is dominated by football, baseball, and basketball players. Even a golfer claims the number 2 spot. But our title man checks in at number 61, and that's actually not bad considering he's up against the numerous superstars in all of American sports. (The only other member of the NHL to make this list was commissioner Gary Bettman, who came in at number 27.)

ONLY 3 MORE DAYS TO GO!!!

The Penguins' website reports that in a column written for USA Today, sports writer Kevin Allen picks the Penguins as his favorite to go all the way and win that Cup:

“My thought process is this: The Eastern Conference is really wide open, probably more so than it’s been in the history of the NHL,” Allen said. “If you look at what happened in the offseason, Buffalo was a good team and they got hit hard. New Jersey was a good team and they got hit hard by free agency as well. The two other playoff teams, the Rangers and Atlanta, both lost players and the bottom teams got better. I think the Penguins proved themselves as well. With it being wide open, I think there is a real shot for the Penguins to rise up and win that Eastern Conference. If you can win that Eastern Conference, I think you’ve got a shot. Anything can happen.”

Allen believes the leadership of Sidney Crosby, who became the youngest captain in the history of the NHL this summer, will play a key role in Pittsburgh’s drive to the top.

“I have a lot of faith in Sidney Crosby as a leader. I just think there hasn’t been too many, if any, players as young as him who really know what it takes to be a flag carrier for an NHL,” Allen said.

Allen goes on to explain that Sid isn't the only reason he favors the Pens. With players like Malkin, Staal, Whitney, et al., the Pens are going to be a force to be reckoned with!

Finally today, you can check out a transcript of yesterday's NHL conference call that featured a Q&A session with Saint Sid courtesy of Kuklas Korner. There's nothing groundbreaking in the interview, but it's a good refresher to get up-to-speed on where Sid's head is at going into this new season.