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Crosby Gains Confidence With New Stick
by Paul on 10/30/09 at 07:23 AM ET
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from Joe Starkey of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
With nine goals in 12 games, Crosby is off to the best start of his five-year career. He has 24 goals in his past 36 games, including the playoffs. He is on pace to score 62 this season, though it’s a bit early for projections.
Some people want to attribute Crosby’s hot start solely to his new, one-piece stick. Crosby is not one of them, although he acknowledges that the stick, at the very least, is symbolic of his budding scorer’s mentality....
Crosby favored the wood, among other reaasons, because he could feel the puck better on his stick. He finally made the switch this past summer, partly because the wooden blades he favored went out of production two years ago (he kept a stash for last season and still has plenty left, just in case).
“If anything, I think (the new stick) has probably given me more confidence to use my shot a little more,” Crosby said Wednesday, after scoring a hat trick against Montreal. “I definitely feel like I’m more likely to shoot from a little farther out than normal. In my mind, I’m not afraid to take a shot in a one-on-one now. That’s important. I can’t be too predictable.”
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With Malkin out, he’ll definitely play the halfwall on the PP more often now, which will bring his assists up to his normal rate. That in turn might affect his goal total for the negative.
I still think his final tally should be 40+ at the end of the season. Maybe even 50 if the Pens can get that power play to click at about 25%.
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 10/30/09 at 08:44 AM ET