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Fidatelo · 12-08-2008, 10:30 PM

To all the fans of teams not from Pittsburgh, do yourselves a favor and take some advice from me: do not spend the next 10-15 years hating Sidney Crosby. I understand; he is kind of whiny; he gets favorable treatment; too much press; and he may likely end your team's chances at a Cup a few times. I hated a guy like that once, his name was Wayne Gretzky, and he made a point of saving his best performances for games against my beloved Jets.

It took the Jets leaving and Wayne to hit his twilight years for me to appreciate him for what he was, and to realise how much I missed out on because of my anger towards him.

I never saw all the beautiful plays; I just saw a scrawny little guy killing my team. Looking back, I really wish I'd have appreciated him for the spectacular talent he was, and relished those games against the Jets to see something so rare right in front of me.

Don't be like me with Wayne. Don't miss out on Sid.

12-08-2008, 10:30 PM	#784
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	To all the fans of teams not from Pittsburgh, do yourselves a favor and take some advice from me: do not spend the next 10-15 years hating Sidney Crosby. I understand; he is kind of whiny; he gets favorable treatment; too much press; and he may likely end your team's chances at a Cup a few times. I hated a guy like that once, his name was Wayne Gretzky, and he made a point of saving his best performances for games against my beloved Jets. It took the Jets leaving and Wayne to hit his twilight years for me to appreciate him for what he was, and to realise how much I missed out on because of my anger towards him. I never saw all the beautiful plays; I just saw a scrawny little guy killing my team. Looking back, I really wish I'd have appreciated him for the spectacular talent he was, and relished those games against the Jets to see something so rare right in front of me. Don't be like me with Wayne. Don't miss out on Sid. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."