Sidney Crosby continues to leave a lasting legacy with the Penguins

One of the best players in the world continues to etch his name among the greatest to ever lace up their skates.

On Sunday, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby tied and surpassed Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux for eighth all-time in NHL scoring, notching the 1,723rd and 1,724th points of his illustrious career. On top of that, he moved past the great No. 66 for the franchise lead in scoring, further cementing a legacy that has spanned two decades.

It goes without saying that, whenever Crosby decides to hang up his skates, he will go down as one of the greatest players in the game’s history, and will be remembered as one of the greatest athletes to ever call the city of Pittsburgh home.

On Monday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Colby Cohen and Tyler Yaremchuk discuss the impact Crosby has had with the Penguins and the NHL as a whole.

Colby Cohen: I just want to call out the fact that Mario’s points came in 915 games, which is quite different than what Sidney Crosby did…You’re talking about two guys that, when all is said and done, these are guys that you’re arguing to put on your Mount Rushmore. What Sidney Crosby has done, a lot of people say that he saved the National Hockey League coming into the league after the lockout…the Pittsburgh Penguins were in that window and shown all over America, and Stanley Cups, and franchise records and staying with one franchise. There’s just, there’s so much you love and you appreciate. Then, how about he’s still playing at such a high level at his age. It is remarkable what this gentleman has meant to hockey and to the National Hockey League. 

Tyler Yaremchuk: It’s so crazy to think about the expectations he came in with. Very similar to a LeBron James. When LeBron was coming into the NBA. And it was basically, ‘Oh, yeah. How is this guy going to succeed, right?’ Like, how would LeBron succeed? How would Sid succeed when the bar is set so high? Then you look back through his career, everything he’s done, the electric goals he was scoring when he was Sid the Kid, the Golden Goal, the Stanley Cups, all that stuff. … One thing that I find interesting is that you can tell as Sid’s aging and he’s got a few more grays in the beard and grays in the hair, you can tell he’s a little bit more aware of these moments than maybe he was in the past.

You can watch the full segment and entire episode here…