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Semin Rips Crosby HKK !h7MHU9L/Oo
"What's so special about Crosby? I don't see anything special there. Yes, he does skate well, has a good head, good pass. But there's nothing else. Even if you compare him to Patrick Kane from Chicago ... Kane is a much more interesting player. The way he moves, his deking abilities, his thinking on the ice and his anticipation of the play is so superb.

I think that if you take any player, even if he is "dead wood," and start promoting him, you'll get a star. Especially if he scores 100 points. No one is going to care about anyone else. No one is going to care whether he possesses great skill. Let's say you put someone in front of the net and let him deflect pucks in, and he scored 50 goals; everyone will say "Wow!" and then hand him a $10 million per year contract. That's what they like here."

Semin = God Tier
>> Anonymous
Thanks to Bill Clement and NHL 2k6 I still think its pronounced "Semen"
>> Anonymous
Capsfag here, think Semin is a little out of his league with the comment. But hey it all goes well with our Russian fab four.

Ovie - The funny one
Semin - The asshole
Kozlov - The older brother
Fedorov - The wily veteran

They're bigger than jesus!
>> Anonymous
*sigh* so sick of everyone being on crosby's nuts.
but he is a damn fine player. i watch pens games just to try to prove to myself that he's not that great.

caps = lulllzzzzzzzzz

eastern conference can kiss my ass
>> Anonymous
>>443691

I wonder what Crosby's stats would be without secondary assists?
>> Zangief !!tg9xMlh9szM
>>443694

They'd still be pretty good, the kid is a good player, outrageously overrated for sure, but he's still good

His attitude on the ice is his biggest flaw, I have never seen a hockeyman who is as whiney assed kid as him, the fact that he has a C on his sweater is laughable
>> the boogeyman
>>443717
exactly. that's the part that pisses me off. he's overwhelmingly popular and [maybe] talented enough, but i don't think he deserves captain, personally. good for publicity? sure. deserving? nfw.

also the "i think i should sit this one out" pussy bullshit DEFINITELY means he's not ready/not deserving of captain. gb2basketball or some other wuss sport.
>> Anonymous
>Let's say you put someone in front of the net and let him deflect pucks in, and he scored 50 goals

I can really only think of one player that fits this description. He never made close to $10 million in a single year.

>i watch pens games just to try to prove to myself that he's not that great
He looks good because the Pens' system is tailored for his bullshit. When he isn't diving, he's making passes without looking or just throwing it at the net. Give Therrien credit for coaching Crosby's linemates to react to the garbage plays Crosby makes.
>> HKK !h7MHU9L/Oo
>>443807

Was he marketed like Crosby was?
>> Anonymous
>>443816
No one not named "Gretzky" has ever been marketed like Crosby, to tell the truth.

Now, Semin may have a point in the post-lockout NHL, but there have been prolific scorers that lived off garbage goals who never really recieved celebrity status like Crosby has today.
>> Hexagram !iKGMr61IHM
this from some shit-talking ass CAPITAL whos never even put up 100 pts. if its so fucking easy why isn't Semin putting up 35+ goals and 100 pts consistently like Crosby is? garbage goals are still goals. if your team is down 4-3 in the 3rd period i'm sure any one of you would take a garbage goal from your squad.

i'm not a Crosby dicksucker either. truth be told I prefer Malkin. i am however a pensfag and Semin is nowhere near Crosby's level.

tl;dr: Crosby > Semin & points are points.
>> Anonymous
>>443828putting up 35+ goals and 100 pts consistently like Crosby is

Crosby didn't have that many points last year.

Get of his dick, you homer faggot.
>> Zangief !!tg9xMlh9szM
>>443828

nah, a good portion of assists are meh
>> Hexagram !iKGMr61IHM
>>443836

and he only played 53 games you fucking moron. had he played 81 games he would've had 110 pts. dipshit.
>> Anonymous
>>443841BAWWWWWW I GOT CALLED ON MY SHIT

He is not "consistantly" scoring "36+ goals and 100 pts". He may average so many points a game, but he did not score that many points last season.

Of course, it must be hard to concentrate riding his dick like that.
>> Anonymous
Also, secondary assists

Also, < +20 +/- from a 100-point scorer? Wtf?

Oh, that's right, Penguins can't score unless it's on the Power Play.
>> Hexagram !iKGMr61IHM
yeah okay. so you people think Semin is better than Crosby then?
>> Zangief !!tg9xMlh9szM
>>443844

No, but do you honestly think Crosby isn't a little bitch?
>> Hexagram !iKGMr61IHM
>>443845

actually i do find him to a bit of a bitch. but again, he puts up stats. so being a pensfag i dont really give a shit what he does as long as we get the W. i will say however that he goes 110% every shift.
>> Anonymous
>>443846
You are the exact type of retard Semin is ragging on.

And Fleury is the only reason Pittsburgh ever wins big games.
>> Anonymous
>>443846i will say however that he goes 110% every shift

Spoilers: he falls to the ice because he dives, not because he's working hard.
>> Zangief !!tg9xMlh9szM
>>443846

He does hustle, shame it's usually to a spot where he is woefully out of position defensively

Also I have never seen a dive that wasn't 110%

The guy's pretty good and young, so maybe he gets better and also grows a pair

But the NHL pushing him is painful to everyone who enjoys some hockey, which I am sure Semin does

Is it Cindy's fault the NHL decided it wanted to manufacture stars like the NBA? No

But I've never heard him say "hey, maybe everyone should settle down getting all over my nuts and such" So every bit of backlash he takes is deserved
>> Hexagram !iKGMr61IHM
>>443850
idc cause clearly semin is a fucking retard. again if its so easy, why doesn't he do it?

>>443852
i agree the nhl shoves him down everyones throat but it doesnt bother me as much as it does you guys cause again, i'm a pens fan. so while he may be overrated, for someone such as Semin to be critical of him when he couldn't put a patch on Crosby's ass is a bit fucking much. I'll agree that Crosby isn't a premiere goal-scorer as much as the next guy but hes a great all around player and one that any of these people in here bitching about him would take in a heartbeat.

also, while crosby might not shy away from the attention, he doesn't ask for it either. he's as humble a player as there is.

cut him a break.
>> Zangief !!tg9xMlh9szM
>>443855

A humble man would not dive

I am cutting him a break
>> Anonymous
sea....men? who is this loser anyway? just another noboby that doesnt deserve to share the ice with crosby aka the next gretzky
>> Anonymous
Maybe jizzboy should mind his own team's business, you know, like how ovie throws a temper tantrum anytime he gets embarassed.
>> Anonymous
>Even if you compare him to Patrick Kane

I stopped reading right there.

Yes hes Crosby bashing, hoorah. But give me a fucking break. At least compare him with an ELITE player.

Can you assholes also drop the overrated comments in every /sp/ thread? You're embarrassing yourselves.
>> the boogeyman
>>443807
true.
>>443816
lol HAYL NAW
>>443844
nononononono
>>443861
"the next gretsky" is more than a little premature. being famous does not make him great.
>> Anonymous
>>443861
>>443862

Butthurt Penguins samefag etc.
>> HKK !h7MHU9L/Oo
>>443861

Oh, he's just leading the NHL in points. Some nobody.