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Sidney Crosby is a coach-killer — there, we said it

There is a crisis in Pittsburgh, which is not a shock to anyone who has watched the NHL this season.

The whirlwind of criticism has included almost everyone, from the top of the organization to the bottom. Yet no one seems to be looking at the eye of the storm. Because there resides Sidney Crosby — the Golden Child, scorer of the Golden Goal for Team Canada, the pride of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, the Heir to the Throne of Greatness.

Crosby the Untouchable.

Well, enough.

He has been the constant, hovering presence in the ouster of four coaches who have stood behind the bench since the Penguins took Crosby with the No.