May 1, 2008 6:27 pm US/Eastern
Teammates Say Sid's the Most Superstitious
NEW YORK (KDKA) ―
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In their quest for the Cup, some Penguins players are more superstitious than others; but his teammates seem to agree that Sidney Crosby may very well be the most superstitious player on the team!
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It's not often that people describe Penguins Superstar Sidney Crosby as "the worst" anything; but according to some of his teammates, Sid is just that – when it comes to playoff superstitions!
"Sid is probably the worst I've ever seen," Pens Forward Ryan Malone told KDKA today.
In their quest for the Cup, many players and coaches admit to becoming a bit more superstitious than usual; but some Penguins players say Crosby is in a league of his own.
Just ask Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury: "I think Sid's the worst. He's even worse than the goalies!"
"Sid, for sure. Hands down," Malone added. "He's just weird. I just tell him he's a weirdo. He just does all these weird things. I don't even know what he's doing over there now!'
Pens Forward Pascal Dupuis describes one of Crosby's more unusual habits. "He lifts his feet when we cross a railroad with the bus. He's got to touch the glass and lift his feet. He really does that!"
Danny Kroll, the team's assistant equipment manager, says Sid is even particular about what he uses to tape his sick. "Only tape from the road team that they supply. He won't use ours on the road!"
"Yeah, I have a few weird ones, " Crosby admits.
"Even guys that typically aren't superstitious – you start to see them doing a few things and they pretend like they're doing it; but really they are," Crosby adds. "So it's pretty fun this time of year!"
Though Kroll describes Sid's superstitions as "pretty bizarre," he sums it all up by putting things in perspective. "Hey, it's obviously working for him!"
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