via Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Sidney Crosby knows Henrik Zetterberg well.
Really well, if you remember the 2008 Stanley Cup final. Pretty much every time Crosby hopped onto the ice, there came Zetterberg, looking to shut down the Penguins captain.
Zetterberg himself shut it down recently, announcing his retirement this past week due to a degenerative back condition.
Crosby and Zetterberg did battle on the ice many times, never more heated than in the 2008 and 2009 Cup finals, but Crosby always had a healthy respect for the Red Wings captain and shared his thoughts Sunday on Zetterberg walking away from the NHL.