It has been seven long agonizing years for Crosby since he last lifted Lord Stanley's Cup in Detroit on June 12, 2009. Now, Penguins must face a stiff test in San Jose after losing game five, 4-2.
For two days, after the Penguins won game four in San Jose, much of the talk centered on two topics, the legacy of Sidney Crosby and who should win the Conn Smythe Trophy.
It has been seven long agonizing years for Crosby since he last lifted Lord Stanley's Cup in Detroit on June 12, 2009.
Crosby battled fatigue in 2010 against Montreal Canadiens, a concussion in 2011 forced him to miss the Tampa Bay Lightning series, had a lack of self control in 2012 versus Philadelphia Flyers, was limited by Zdeno Chara against Boston Bruins in 2013, frustrated against New York Rangers in 2014, struggled again versus the Rangers in 2015, and disappeared for the first three months of the 2015-2016 season until Mike Johnston was replaced by Mike Sullivan.