Oh, Sidney.
Just when you thought you’ve seen everything from Crosby, he has this uncanny knack and making sure you haven’t forgotten who he is and makes sure, once again, that you never will.
Crosby did Crosby things one again on Wednesday night against the Montreal Canadiens. I can save you the explanation of the second-period goal, since it’s pretty incredible and, as a consequence, tough to explain in words.
Let’s roll some of the footage here, shall we?
Wow. Crosby. pic.twitter.com/GjJOSQhHpf
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) March 22, 2018
And another angle:
Sidney Crosby's hand-eye coordination remains undefeated pic.twitter.com/hfL90DVgsj
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) March 22, 2018
Carey Price didn’t have a chance.
Crosby has grown pretty good at batting pucks out of mid-air. Poor Antti Niemi:
Remember this from John Tavares?
It was pretty special too and done in similar fashion:
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