I can’t wait for this story to die.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 03/09/10 at 05:43 PM ET

“To me, any criticism for Sidney isn’t warranted”

Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 03/09/10 at 05:59 PM ET

Has there ever been a player go from ‘totally don’t care’ to ‘Man, I wonder if there’s a fridge that can fall on him a little bit’ faster than Crosby?  I say no.

Even the people that stick up for him make him sound like more of a wuss.

Posted by HockeyinHD on 03/09/10 at 06:10 PM ET

He does so much for the game, so much for the league…

Not to mention what he does for Lil’ Gary personally. So, geez, leave the guy alone before he starts crying..oops…too late.

Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 03/09/10 at 06:13 PM ET

” Not to mention what he does for Lil’ Gary personally. So, geez, leave the guy alone before he starts crying..oops…too late.

Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 03/09/10 at 06:13 PM ET ”
Ha!

I just wanted to post this again in regards to your screen name, and the facts about your age you’ve let readers in on.

Posted by Nathan from BC on 03/09/10 at 06:25 PM ET

Why do all the Wings fans jump all over this?  I have never seen such a bitter and sad bunch….always goofd for a laugh!!!

Posted by not a wings fan fan on 03/09/10 at 06:48 PM ET

Why do all the Wings fans jump all over this?

Posted by not a wings fan fan on 03/09/10 at 06:48 PM ET

Because there are more of us, and we’re literate?

Posted by Primis on 03/09/10 at 07:13 PM ET

In all honestly, I don’t care that he turned it down and I don’t care why.  I just don’t get why he can’t speak for himself, or at least have a press release sent out with his name attached.  What’s wrong with a little “While I’m very proud to have won the Olympic gold medal, my team is in the midst of a playoff race and I need to focus my attention on hockey”?

Bam.  Done.  Go on with you day.  I actually agree with what Shero is sayingabout his responsibilities as a hockey play, I just don’t get why it needs to be Ray Shero who makes a statement.

Posted by Garth on 03/09/10 at 07:14 PM ET

I guess being the “chosen one” isn’t so much fun after all, eh Sid?

The criticism comes with the territory.  If you don’t like it, step back out of the spotlight.  Or retire to Samoa.

But as long as you’re going to continue to mug for every opportunity you get, and whine on the ice, and get paid millions… NOBODY IS GOING TO CARE IF YOU’RE TIRED OR YOUR LITTLE FEELINGS ARE HURT.

Ask Tiger Woods how much fun it is to be the “face” of a sport…

Posted by Primis on 03/09/10 at 07:16 PM ET

If he was actually going to be a legitimate guest on the show and turned it down, it would be a missed opportunity. Reading the Top 10 list is what they get the “stars” of Survivor to do.  To me it was insulting to hockey to ask him to read the Top 10 list.

Posted by dip on 03/09/10 at 07:44 PM ET

But as long as you’re going to continue to mug for every opportunity you get, and whine on the ice, and get paid millions… NOBODY IS GOING TO CARE IF YOU’RE TIRED OR YOUR LITTLE FEELINGS ARE HURT.

Posted by Primis on 03/09/10 at 07:16 PM ET

I believe FEEWINGS would have expressed the childlike attitude you were going for better than FEELINGS. 

LGRW

Posted by Scott from New York on 03/09/10 at 07:45 PM ET

But as long as you’re going to continue to mug for every opportunity you get, and whine on the ice, and get paid millions… NOBODY IS GOING TO CARE IF YOU’RE TIRED OR YOUR LITTLE FEELINGS ARE HURT.

Doesnt this story prove he’s not continuing to “mug for every opportunity” he gets?  i thought you said you were literate???  What would his feelings be hurt, Canada won.  If there was ever a time to mug for the camera or spotlight, this would be it.

I know there are more of you, but as is the case with most crowds and “group think”, you’re usually wrong or just repeating what the rest say.  That’s the funny part, if this was a Wings article and there were 4 comments from Penguin fans in the first 45 minutes, you guys would immediately start copying and pasting the same thing:  trolls, band wagoners, etc.

Keep it up though,...

Posted by Greg on 03/09/10 at 07:49 PM ET

To me it was insulting to hockey to ask him to read the Top 10 list.

Have you ever actually watched The Late Show?  That’s how MOST athletes get onto the show.  That puts him on par with World Series champions, NBA and NFL stars and other people who get MUCH, MUCH, MUCH more exposure than hockey EVER will in the US.

Should they dedicate an entire night to honouring the CANADIAN hockey player who scored a big goal to BEAT THE AMERICAN TEAM on a huge US network?

It always amazes me, the sense of entitlement that American hockey fans have.  Hockey is a niche market in the US, why should all of America cater to the needs of the hockey fans?

Posted by Garth on 03/09/10 at 08:37 PM ET

I know there are more of you, but as is the case with most crowds and “group think”, you’re usually wrong or just repeating what the rest say.
Posted by Greg on 03/09/10 at 07:49 PM ET

Or maybe… most Wings fans really are just smarter than you and know more of what they’re talking about.

I’ll say it again:  If he doesn’t want to be the “face” of a sport, he doesn’t have to be.  He’s actively made the choice to be so.

So he can go to hell if he wants any sympathy from anyone for it.

I don’t care that he turned down Letterman.  Good for him.  But don’t try to turn it then into a pity party.

Posted by Primis on 03/09/10 at 08:45 PM ET

“I don’t care that he turned down Letterman.  Good for him.  But don’t try to turn it then into a pity party. “

Shero wouldn’t have had to say anything if people hadn’t jumped all over it as a “story”. So don’t put the blame on Shero, Crosby or the Pens as trying to form a pity party. It could have died a lovely death had people not liked to jump on every little thing Crosby does.

Posted by Shane from Saskatoon on 03/09/10 at 08:54 PM ET

further proof that people will complain about anything sidney crosby does or doesnt do.  how does anyone even care about this?

Primis with the dumbest internet post of the century.  Congrats. 

The smugness is just over the top.  The dude didn’t feel like going on Letterman, and you’re offended by it.  Get real.

Posted by Boo Kershaw from k on 03/09/10 at 09:13 PM ET

It doesn’t even matter if he wanted to go on or not.  The plane didn’t get there in time.  Per Tony from the other post on this:

Also, confirmed by a Pens official that he wouldn’t have been able to make the Wednesday night taping either, they didn’t get into NY in time….

Posted by pens fan in baltimore on 03/09/10 at 09:29 PM ET

hold up.  that post just really got me cooking.

“ask tiger woods”.  you have no ability to reason anything.  not even remotely the same.  one dude turned down letterman, one guy cheated on his wife with 50 women.  i see where you were going and it was down a one way street into the bad part of town.  makes no sense.  “face of the sport”  yes.  has nothing to do with anything.  if anything, this would say crosby has integrity to his team in preparing for the game, instead of going on letterman.  but no, not with him, because that’s not good enough and nobody understands marketing so everyone just assumes that because they use photos of him on adds and clips on tv commercials, that he should just drop whatever he’s doing and go pimp himself out on any old place.  i mean they could’ve had neidermayer, who is far more deserving, or bobby lu, or anyone from team canada.  none of them went.  where were they?  but oh, crosby is a no good winer who everyone complains that he was invisible the whole tournament who scored the gold winner, so he should do it.  ok that’s fine. that makes sense on a level.  but to rip into him for not going on there is pointless.  its not his job.  his job is to play hockey.  he’s 22 and a good catch for the league.  so be it.  gary loves him.  gary is clinging to anyone that breathes and can hold a hockey stick at this point.  and complaining about shero saying anything is even dumber.  nobody has to say anything.  he didnt go.  so what.  chris drury and the rangers did a great job reading the top ten for dave at the beginning of the season.  anyone can do it. 

the crosby bashing is over the top and really 2006.  get real.

Posted by Boo Kershaw from k on 03/09/10 at 09:37 PM ET

“actively made the choice to do so”. 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.  you’re a champion.

Posted by Boo Kershaw from k on 03/09/10 at 09:52 PM ET

I think he’s making a point about the obligations that the anointed “face of a sport” has to the public - forget Tiger Woods’ affairs (which don’t surprise me at all - alpha males are generally as faithful as their opportunities, and no more than that), I suspect he was talking about the way that Tiger was criticized for skipping some tournaments because there weren’t as many people interested when he wasn’t playing, and the demands on his time for his commercial endorsements and such things.

In that case, not appearing on Letterman is very similar to skipping out on a minor tournament because a more important one is coming up a few weeks later.  His affairs have no bearing on that.

Too bad his schedule didn’t permit it - it wouldn’t have been a lot of work for the publicity if time permitted.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 03/09/10 at 09:56 PM ET

In that case, not appearing on Letterman is very similar to skipping out on a minor tournament because a more important one is coming up a few weeks later.  His affairs have no bearing on that.

Forgot to insert a line there - that would be assuming that his schedule would have allowed for the appearance, just not with any extra time.

But I agree that if he had jumped in front of the thing with a comment about how he was flattered, but disappointed that his travel schedule didn’t allow for accepting the invitation, this whole thing would have died out a lot sooner.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 03/09/10 at 09:59 PM ET

So the anti-Crosby crowd—which is sick and tired of seeing and hearing from Crosby—is upset that he declined an invitation to be on Letterman’s show?

Wow, that’s a shock.

And, let me guess: had he been on the show, this exact same crowd would be saying “Sindy Crysby again?”

Get over yourselves.

Crosby never asked to be the posterboy of the NHL.  He’s been touted by everyone from Gretzky to Bettman from the time he was 16.  He came into the league with more unsolicited fanfare than anyone in the history of the sport.  When a player clearly distinguishes himself as one of the top players in the game year in and year out, the media will follow him.  And when that player wins the Cup, then, less than a year later, secures the Gold with a an overtime goal, it kind of adds to his reputation and only further piles on the media.

That’s not “servicing” Bettman or Bettman “servicing” Crosby.  That’s kind of how media works.

Oh, and for those who are mentioning the Crosby’s feelings are hurt, could that be a bit of a “look in the mirror” case?  Why the hell would Crosby’s feelings be hurt by a moron on a message board who happens to be a fan of the team that he just beat for the Cup?  My guess is he’ll gladly take his Cup and Gold medal over a keyboard any day of the week.

He never asked for sympathy and never will.  But keep trying—it’s funny to watch.

And, regarding the piano dropping on his head comment—love the maturity.  That speaks volumes of the Detroit mindset.  They’d rather see one of the top players in the game dead or hurt than on the ice.  Makes sense.  I’m sure the NHL would be MUCH better off without Crysby.

Wow, it’s no wonder you guys know about Crosby’s whining so much—you’re pros at it yourselves!

Posted by Intellect on 03/09/10 at 10:03 PM ET

look that is just ridiculous.  if he goes on, everyone and their brother, and mostly wings fans, would go off about how he shouldnt be on tv and hes this and that and blah blah blahblahblahbabhabasdlfkjasdlfkjwefew.  he doesnt, and people flip.  its the dumbest thing ive ever seen.  are you aware of how often people turn down those shows?  every friggin day.  he doesnt have to say anything.  why should sidney crosby have to explain so some jag in billings montana about why he couldnt go on david letterman.  its such a non factor i cant even believe that someone would go out and compare this to tiger woods’ situation. 

was anyone aware that he didnt do anything after the cup either?  did anyone care?  have you ever read about how selective he is with endorsements?  i mean, are you aware this guy is a little weird for a professional athlete in how much he actually refuses to overexpose himself, while completely being overexposed by the league? 

he takes an awful lot of garbage that really isnt warranted.  nothing that sidney crosby will ever do will ever be good enough for anyone.  ever.  if he wins 25 cups and scores 10 million points there will be some idiot in detroit, or toronto, or new york, but mostly detroit, moaning that while he did all those things, he did talk to the ref a few times and totally overacted on those couple calls, and the team he played for didnt acquire talent in a sufficiently inefficient way.

Posted by Boo Kershaw from k on 03/09/10 at 10:15 PM ET

why should sidney crosby have to explain so some jag in billings montana about why he couldnt go on david letterman.

So the media would stop talking about it and move on to something else?

It would have taken 30 seconds and saved a lot of the ink-stained wretches a lot of angst and trouble.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 03/09/10 at 10:19 PM ET

Leave Sid alone!! NOW!!! Goddammitt!!!

Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 03/09/10 at 10:25 PM ET

are you really not getting this?

why the hell does crosby have to explain that to anyone?  do you want him to explain why he didnt also go to dinner at applebees and went to red lobster instead? 

this is sad and pathetic that anyone require a freaking response from an athlete/celebrity when he doesnt go on a freaking late night tv show that only people 40+ watch.  this is just unbelievable at this point.

Posted by Boo Kershaw from k on 03/09/10 at 10:26 PM ET

Yes, I get it fine, but I don’t think you get where I am coming from.

So the media would stop talking about it and move on to something else?

What’s wrong with wishing that he could have done something to spare everyone the last bit of pointless fluff?  It’s not about what he owes anyone - it’s that I wish the trite “news” articles would stop because they are annoying.

Don’t tell me that you don’t wish the trite writing would stop - well, that would have stopped it and everyone would be better off.  Unfortunately, it didn’t happen.  Whatever.

No need to get so defensive about it.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 03/09/10 at 10:36 PM ET

for one i work in the sports media. this is something the rest of the crosby haters made into their new testament. not the media.  we just give you what you want. 

this is what pittsburgh has on this topic.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041248-61.stm

this is whats in pittsburgh on this topic after a week of non stop complaining about this subject. 

people complain about crosby more than crosby actually complains.  its unreal. 

this is so stupid.  this isnt even a question any respectable member of the media would be asking him if there werent 8 million idiots complaining about him not showing up on the top ten like its the worst thing in the world and hes a horrible person for it.  now this is what we get. 

you wanted a response from crosby on why he didnt go on some stupid tv show nobody cares about.  you got it.  go away.  holmstrom will get hurt again this week im sure.  then you’ll have something else to talk about.

Posted by Boo Kershaw from k on 03/09/10 at 10:47 PM ET

I just wanted to post this again in regards to your screen name, and the facts about your age you’ve let readers in on.

Posted by Nathan from BC on 03/09/10 at 06:25 PM ET

Well, that’s a cogent argument.

Leave Sid alone!! NOW!!! Goddammitt!!!

And, hey, there’s another.

No doubt about it. When it comes to Cindy, Pens fans think with their “second head.” Cute.

Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 03/09/10 at 11:18 PM ET

What Shero left off is that little Cindney had to go home and do his homework, before mommy would let him out…......Waaa waaa Leave sid alone pleeeeeeeeeze ,,,waa….your pickn on little cindney waa waa.

And i’m not a deadwings fan, so give it up.

Posted by Leave me awone waaa. on 03/09/10 at 11:55 PM ET

I’ll say it again:  If he doesn’t want to be the “face” of a sport, he doesn’t have to be.  He’s actively made the choice to be so.

So he can go to hell if he wants any sympathy from anyone for it.

Soooooo, Mr. Literate, where does it say that he wants to be the face of the league or that he wants sympathy?  Because, Mr. Literate, this article contains nothing stating that.

I guess being the “chosen one” isn’t so much fun after all, eh Sid?

And, uh…if he’s “The Chosen One”...doesn’t that mean he was, um…CHOSEN?  Meaning…he, uh didn’t CHOSE to do it himself?

Maybe literacy is trickier than you thought?  Just sayin’.

He’s the “face of the league” because it’s been thrust upon him and he feels it’s his responsibility to oblige and do whatever he can to promote the game he plays.  Ray Shero made this statement, not Sidney Crosby.  Sidney Crosby said nothing about all the flack he’s been taking about not going on Letterman.  Why?  Probably because he couldn’t care less.  He’s got a hockey team to captain.

Posted by Flashtastick56 from Milford, CT on 03/10/10 at 12:18 AM ET

I can’t blame Red Wings fans for attacking Sid. After all, I’d be looking for a distraction too if my team was on the playoff bubble and might not be playing any hockey past April 11.

Posted by cs6687 on 03/10/10 at 12:26 AM ET

Well yeah, now that the Pens playoff streak is on the verge of reaching four whole seasons, I can certainly see how all the new fans there have lost a bit of perspective.

Get back to me when it’s 2025 and the Pens have been in the postseason every year.

Posted by HockeyinHD on 03/10/10 at 05:26 AM ET

Flashtastick56 nailed the proper perspective of this non-story on life support.

When the Red Wings get a marketable star of non-Swdish appeal I’ll promise not to fall into the same pit of mediocre reasoning of their fans. I’ll even print it out, lest I forget, because I suspect it’ll take a while.

Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/10/10 at 08:05 AM ET

Funny thing is, people are acting like this is the first time any pro athlete has turned something down due to time restraints (the team was already pressed for time, and ended up arriving in NY too late even if Crosby had agreed to Letterman).

Do you know how many things athletes get requests for?  they’d spend all day everyday giving interviews explaining why they said no if it were up to Primis.  I’m betting even some of these jokers on the wings have said no a few times this year.

Posted by Greg on 03/10/10 at 08:05 AM ET

When the Red Wings get a marketable star of non-Swdish appeal…

Why does the player have to be non-Swedish?

Really, this is mostly about the people which Bettman elects to market.  It’s not like Crosby was the best player in the NHL from day 1, and it’s not like he’s the best player in the NHL now.  He may not even be the best player on his own team (although Malkin’s weak year this year shifts the debate in Crosby’s direction).

But he’s Canadian, which helps.

And he’s on the Pens, a team Bettman has spent significant energy propping up, which helps more.

If the Phoenix Coyotes ever manage to land a legitimately great player in the draft you can bet that guy is going to get some face-time from the NHL’s marketing department.

This isn’t a sour grapes thing, I (mostly) don’t care who the NHL chooses to market.  It’s just a statement of fairly obvious preference by the league.  These are business decisions they are making, and they know that aiding the Pens with league marketing dollars and visibility helped to stabilize that franchise.  Just like they’ll do for the Coyotes if they ever get anyone on their roster that can be plausibly put forward as a league representative.

Detroit’s an established enough franchise that it doesn’t really matter if Bettman spends a dollar marketing Detroit’s two decades of successes or not.  THey have a ton of fans all over the place and they are a well-supported and well-financed team.

It makes sense to put the NHL marketing efforts, such as they are, to work in areas where they can generate the most positive impact on the league.

Posted by HockeyinHD on 03/10/10 at 08:24 AM ET

Why does the player have to be non-Swedish?

My phrase “star of non-Swedish appeal” doesn’t say anything about preferred nationality. A Swedish player that trancends Swedish stardom is just as good.

And no, Bettman doesn’t determine the stars of the league. Crosby’s talent preceded him. Had his rookie season and subsequent years not supported that expectation, he wouldn’t be amongst the premier marketable faces of the league. If a second coming of Yzerman were to emerge in Detroit, he would be in the spotlight regardless of Bettman’s alledged hostility to that franchise.

Let’s face it, the current Detroit Red Wings roster is rather bland and uninteresting from a marketing viewpoint. That’s not really their fault, but it makes the assault from fans on Crosby’s actions and non-actions in that department seem hollow.

Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/10/10 at 08:45 AM ET

I know there are more of you, but as is the case with most crowds and “group think”, you’re usually wrong or just repeating what the rest say.  That’s the funny part, if this was a Wings article and there were 4 comments from Penguin fans in the first 45 minutes, you guys would immediately start copying and pasting the same thing:  trolls, band wagoners, etc.

Keep it up though,…

Posted by Greg on 03/09/10 at 07:49 PM ET

Well then, allow me to retort, being one of the Red Wings fans who commented and since one of the going themes in here is that all Red Wings fans are the same.

I said I can’t wait for THIS STORY to die.  Really, this is nothing.  I don’t care if Crosby turned down Letterman.  For as much as “all” Red Wings fans have gotten spun up about this story with some unneeded Crosby-bashing, so has “all” of Penguins nation gotten equally as spun up about the connotation that Crosby should have made this appearance and have rushed to the defense of Crosby against the negative backlash of a non-story. 

Some good points made here though:

Lots of people turn down late shows and today shows and other shows: Yes

From a PR standpoint, having the statement that Crosby was too busy would have been better coming from Crosby and not from Shero: Yes

This is a ridiculously overblown story: Yes

Crosby didn’t ask to be the face of the league: Yes, but with a caveat.  Crosby didn’t turn the gig down either.  If he shills for lots of stuff, then he can’t use the “I’m just a small-town kid thrust into the spotlight against my will” argument.  Of course, this isn’t the argument made here on the Letterman issue.  Crosby was busy, end of non-story. 

As for the “can’t win with you guys no matter what he does” argument.  In some respects, that’s true.  I’d like to point you to most Penguins’ fans reactions to everything Alexander Ovechkin does as well.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 03/10/10 at 09:06 AM ET

im not sure how exactly crosby would go about “turning down the gig”.  its not a big secret that crosby actively chooses not to endorse about a million things, or force himself into the light.  when they went to training camp this season he even admitted that he was declining more and more opportunities and endorsements and becoming even more selective in order to balance his role with the pens while keeping the league happy. 

people seem to be awfully confused about the promotion of crosby anyway.  outside of actual penguins team promos in pittsburgh, i can really only think of a few purely sidney crosby adds for his sake.  one being the reebok one with max talbot.  he makes one or two reebok adds every season.  he has one gatorade one, which im not sure if that one is regional or not.  as far as the league adds go, that’s all stock photos and game clips.  the league could just as easily put shane doan in an add if they want.  id bet my life crosby isnt calling up the marketing department demanding to be in an add for versus, or demanding that the pens play 5344 games on nbc. 

i think in canada he’s a little overexposed, tim tebow style and i see how that can get annoying, but if you really want to get down to it, he probably does less than most people would like. 

and the ovechkin thing is probably wrong.  pens fans hate him because he’s a cap.  not because he’s ovechkin.  he’s amazing.  if he played for san jose id like him more.  but he plays for one of the pens top rivals.  im sure the chicago bears felt the same way about brett favre.  that’s the deal there.

Posted by Boo Kershaw from k on 03/10/10 at 09:27 AM ET

and the ovechkin thing is probably wrong.  pens fans hate him because he’s a cap.  not because he’s ovechkin.

It doesn’t matter which team he plays for; most of the hate directed his way is the same irrational crap that Penguins fans are always trying to defend Crosby against.

i can really only think of a few purely sidney crosby adds for his sake.

The fact that you can think of any at all says that the argument that he didn’t choose to be the face of anything is at least partially wrong.

Listen, if I’m Crosby, I probably do things the exact same way.  Reebok and Gatorade pay him for advertisements, that’s awesome.  But to say that the league chose him and to make it sound like he’s either not complicit or it’s against his will doesn’t make sense. 

Let me put my tinfoil hat back on and take you back to last year’s all-star break.  Blah blah blah whine about Datsyuk and Lidstrom being suspended.. ok, now that’s over with.  Do you remember when the story was written that Crosby received a phone call DIRECTLY from Gary Bettman explaining he would be suspended if he didn’t show up for the all-star festivities?  Not many players get calls directly from the commissioner.  He’s one of them and, until a story breaks telling me otherwise, I have to assume that he answers every one he gets.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 03/10/10 at 09:42 AM ET

It doesn’t matter which team he plays for; most of the hate directed his way is the same irrational crap that Penguins fans are always trying to defend Crosby against.

Yes, I agree about the similarities. There’s a lot of “Ovechkin is a gifted player, but…” among Penguins fans that rivals some of the irrational opinions about Crosby. I never quite understood that. For me, every talented player is worth celebrating for his performances on the ice. That doesn’t meam immunity to criticism for actions on and off the ice, but most of the “hatred” is ill-informed and involves some sort of perceived personal knowledge of the player deduced from the media sources available. Often completely fictional and subjective nonsense. That and pocket psychology are the worst elements of fan culture.

Incidentally, I also like Washington. They play the brand of offensively minded hockey that I like. But I’m probably in the minority among Penguins fans.

But to say that the league chose him and to make it sound like he’s either not complicit or it’s against his will doesn’t make sense.

That’s both correct and slightly unfair. In general, advertising someone against their will isn’t a good idea. Therefore cooperation is necessary. That doesn’t mean that the subject relishes the idea, and tries to squeeze every cent out of the process while putting himself squarely in the spotlight as someone special.

Anyone who’s heard and seen Crosby’s (often bland and uninteresting) interviews should know that his foremost concern isn’t to appear in as many interviews, commercials, and late shows as humanly possible. His primary objective is to win hockey games, and he’s quite good at that. The side effect is public exposure, wanted and unwanted alike.

Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/10/10 at 12:34 PM ET

Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 03/09/10 at 11:18 PM ET

Cheli, How you been?
Haven’t heard from you in a while. Well, with the way the Wings have been playing I can understand. You know the old saying “If you don’t have anything nice to say than don’t say anything at all.”
But than again nothing like a faux Sid conttoversy to get the blood flowing in bitter old Red Wing fans.

Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 03/10/10 at 01:39 PM ET

*conttoversy=controversy

So I don’t get scolded.

Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 03/10/10 at 01:42 PM ET