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Crosby makes spectacular comeback
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November 23, 2011, Wednesday
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CANADIANS cheered and ice hockey fans held their breath as Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby made a spectacular return to action on Monday after being sidelined for nearly a year recovering from a concussion.
Crosby celebrated his comeback in dazzling style scoring twice and setting up two other goals as the Penguins pounded the New York Islanders 5-0.
"I was obviously really excited and tired of waiting to play," Crosby told reporters. "I felt great, as the game went on I felt like it got better-and-better. I was so fired up.
"Being back out there, I can't really even describe it. I was anxious, there were a lot of different things going through my mind but the main thing was just the joy of playing and that's something that I've missed for the last 10 months."
Welcomed back with a thundering ovation and chants of "Crosby, Crosby" from a sell-out crowd, it was as if nothing had changed.
But in reality after 320 days away, Crosby returned to a very different NHL. Since he last played, the Boston Bruins had ended a 39-year Stanley Cup drought, the NHL had returned to Winnipeg and more significantly the league had cracked down on the type of head hits that put the Canadian's career in jeopardy.
"Everyone is different, with concussions we are learning more-and-more about them but they are not always the same type and everyone needs different things," said Crosby. "There are a lot of different things out there and you do whatever is best for you."
Crosby celebrated his comeback in dazzling style scoring twice and setting up two other goals as the Penguins pounded the New York Islanders 5-0.
"I was obviously really excited and tired of waiting to play," Crosby told reporters. "I felt great, as the game went on I felt like it got better-and-better. I was so fired up.
"Being back out there, I can't really even describe it. I was anxious, there were a lot of different things going through my mind but the main thing was just the joy of playing and that's something that I've missed for the last 10 months."
Welcomed back with a thundering ovation and chants of "Crosby, Crosby" from a sell-out crowd, it was as if nothing had changed.
But in reality after 320 days away, Crosby returned to a very different NHL. Since he last played, the Boston Bruins had ended a 39-year Stanley Cup drought, the NHL had returned to Winnipeg and more significantly the league had cracked down on the type of head hits that put the Canadian's career in jeopardy.
"Everyone is different, with concussions we are learning more-and-more about them but they are not always the same type and everyone needs different things," said Crosby. "There are a lot of different things out there and you do whatever is best for you."
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