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20 Penguins Thoughts: Turning back the clock with Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby will never forget those video sessions alongside good friends Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal.

The man who organized them, Michel Therrien, still marvels at Crosby’s focus back then — almost freakish for someone in his late teens, especially when it comes to a subject such as defense.

“He was willing to learn,” Therrien recalled over the weekend. “That’s what was the most impressive thing for me: to coach a player like that who wanted to learn and do everything that he can to become the best player in the NHL.”

That insatiable appetite for hockey — and constantly working to improve parts of his game — has never left Crosby.