jordan of the hockey world. elevates the play of his teammates, makes those on his line better, plays offense, defense, fast paced, hard forecheck, knockdown drag out....all around great player
@@n3g802 edgework? Best EVER!! BTW I'm a Flyer's fan. I hate the penguins but it is downright foolish to not recognize this guy's insane amount of talent.
BARBER! funny seeing you here. Lol & to answer your question, no I am in the same boat haha. It displays a lot more skill than you can see in a game. Really makes players shine.
@@Macker2613 it really was a dumb thing to say. I played Jr hockey at the highest level and we beat more Canadian teams than we lost to. Maybe it's just Americans have more employment options than farming or hockey? I will say this tho, Sid is an incredible player it's just too bad about all that crybaby stuff he does.
@@ShayMarie.00 how about beaver trapping? Logging? Working at The Beer Store? Since nearly everyone lives within one hundred miles from the U.S. border is sucking on the teet of the U.S. considered a job?
2:39 look at the goalie just flicking his arm up and saving the easy shot. Looks so cool, he's doing it so casually. I know it's a very easy shot but still, you can see that the reflexes are there.
87 Unlikes? Clever but I'm not sure why there would be any on this video showing one of the best ever doing the little things that make him one of the best ever. That backhand is better than my forehand
sidney crosby is IMO the greatest technical hockey player ever - every single aspect of the game in terms of skill set (edgework, stckhandling, shooting, dekeing, eye/hand co-ord., protecting the puck, one hand on the stick) he has worked so hard at; and through talent and hard work has honed those skills to an unprecedented level. backhand at 4:13 - wow. i cannot think of one single player in the history of the game who embodies it all like crosby. gretky - brilliant mind, eye for the game. lemieux - 6'6" beast with great hands, neidermeir - stride, howe - strength and toughness, richard - heart and determination. orr - athleticiism but not one had it all like crosby. thought? comments? input?
I seriously used to not be a fan of crosby but his Hockey IQ is off the charts crazy and his playmaking ability is crazy and did anybody see that ridiculous backhand goal...?
I would watch Sid do anything in hockey, but thought now he should be relaxing, but I know he’ll do his best for next season, just hope he gets equal help for him, some of that team is not equal or even close😊😊
He had a net and sometimes missed it, so it destroyed the dryer. There's a commercial with Crosby vs. Talbot shooting where his mum and dad explain it.
I think it is a lot of hockey players as sidney crosby but sid plays in important play offs games with big heart and so much temperament.i think this player make each team where he is playing 20-30 % better when samebody sees him plaing with so much passion each player must play 120%.he does know loose the games.
There are great players in every era Lafleur, Bossy in long gone years.... None have dominated like Gretzky. Hockey minds living through many eras agree. Sid is a super star player. I have watched hockey for 4 decades to compare. He is a dominate player but he not a history changer with his hockey greatness like 99. (or 66)
Gretzky was the best ever, but if you look at the goalie stats at that time, they have never been weaker then in the early 80s. You put Crosby in that era in the shape he is in and he would be close to every record.
One of if not the best two way players in hockey, ultra skilled as a stickhandler, sportsmanlike, fun to watch. I love Datsyuk, and would definitely put him in my top five forwards in the world (Ovechkin, Crosby, Stamkos, Datsyuk, Malkin). I'll give that Datsyuk outclasses Crosby as a defensive player (constantly the most takeaways in the NHL), and as a stickhandler, but he doesn't have Crosby's vision, shot, passing ability, explosiveness, or puck control.
Sidney Crosby es el mejor jugador de hockey. Él es el más rápido y el más talentoso. Él es mejor que Wayne Gretzky y Mario Lemieux. ¡Viva Sidney Crosby
can we seriously stop comparing players from different eras .... i mean the way i see it ... different style different time different game but all these players were legends for the teams ( gretz, lemieux, sid, lafleur,roy) lets just appeciate what each of these legends did for their teams during their era! and just have fun marveling at the highlights we have on youtube
Da Choppah Stop talking about the gear. The gear doesnt matter nearly as much as youre making it out to, the style of play of the era is what sets them apart. Within a given generation every player has similar equipment. Even though nowadays everyone in the league has amazing top of the line gear, Crosby still dominates just like Gretzky did in his time. If you took Ken Dryden in his prime gave him brand new pads and threw him in a 2016 NHL game he would look like swiss cheese until he learned how to play butterfly. Likewise if you took Lundqvist and gave him tiny pads he would let up everything until he learned to play stand up style And not sure what your trying to prove by listing Kane's height and weight when Gretzkys height/weight was very similar, and the NHL average height/weight has been increasing ever since the leagues been around. Players like Kane Crosby and Gretzky put up points, theyre not supposed to be gladiators.
Clutch and grab, hooking, and red lines (Sid never dealt with this obstruction) ...Also! 99 had five 90point plus seasons in the dead puck/trap era (2 seasons well above 100). Besides getting excellent production in the trap era well past his prime, 99 dominated at junior, in the NHL, and internationally-he excelled in EVERY hockey league he played. He was voted athlete of the DECADE by a US biased sports mag. (S.I.) Sid is Sakic great, not Gretzky great. Too much data suggests otherwise. A young Sakic would be on par with Sid.
99 had 5 90 point plus seasons? 2 seasons well above 100?? Wayne Gretzky had 4 seasons with 200 or more points, he also had 13 other seasons with 100 or more points; might want to do some research on that otherwise suggestive data
Apples and oranges Billy Bob. Gretzky is the greatest ever, but Sid is the greatest of his era easily. Gretzky played when scoring was in far more abundance. Goalies were smaller and didn't butterfly like they do now. Sid is dominating his era probably as Well as Gretzky dominated his, or very close to it.
Matt Sev Not sure what that means, Gretzky scored 92 goals in a season and had 4 seasons with 200 points or more? Saying he had 5, 90 point seasons would be like saying Barry Bonds hit 45 home runs when he actually hit 70??? It doesn't make sense
cityofchamps66 The dead puck/trap era started in the mid to late 90's and was a more defensive style of play. A team would clog up the neutral zone making it much harder for the opposing team to generate offensive chances. Gretzky's 200 point+ seasons you were referring occurred before the Trap era when it was easier to score goals. That's not to say Gretzky isn't the best offensive player of all time, but that he played in an era (the 80's) that is generally considered to be the top era for scoring. The point that Billy Bob Mirango was trying to make was that even in this defensive trap style of hockey, Gretzky was still able to put up 90+ point scoring seasons, even while being past the prime of his career. He wasn't at all discounting Gretzky's recording breaking scoring seasons.
Yip, different game!. Not near the clutching/grabbing, goon intimidation, and red lines which made it harder to create a scoring play as seen G's era. Crosby doesn't have to deal with these today which made it tougher to score. Many suggest the goalies ALL sucked in 99's era=BS. Although some of the goal tending may not have been as good, there were very solid/great G: Roy, Barrasso, Richter, Smith, Vanbeezbrook and others. So,one said if Sid keeps up his pace, he'll hit 1400 pts when he's at the late stages of his career. Honestly that is pretty amazing-really! But, to put this into perspective, if Sid does this, he will have achieved HALF the points of Gretz who achieved 2800plus points. Sid is definately NOT in the same category as 99.He is great (like Sakic or Stevie Y), but not super great like 99 or 66.
I was testing you mate! ;) Many would've been selfish and wouldn't care about 99 or nr 9... Currently playing, I can't denie he isn't 1 of the best on the ice out there atm. Maybe he is the best maybe not I don't know... I can't denie eighter that he has insane skills. But he's not my favorite player. Datsyuk and Brodeur are.
That was a NASTY backhander that he beat the goalie top shelf with. I still would have said that even if that shot wouldn't have knocked the water bottle off of the net. Lol.
Hes got everything! Eyes-hands coordination,amazing strength,fast,hard worker...Now he need to stay healthy. Just to imagine how my head would hurt after a game (from getting hit),concussions must be awful,right?
ATTENTION PENS FANS!! JOIN THE COLONY ON TWITTER! twitter.com/PensColony. We will occupy an entire section at every pens road game this year. Come one come all!!!!!
Interesting.....Sid is being refered to as th " Gretzky of his era" ie top of his game , great, superstar. Gretzky is the metaphoric standard of discriptive language related to greatness-not Sid. Crosby is outstanding but a definate notch below 99 (even in metaphors)
the fact that the video has no sound, except for the skates on the ice, makes it even more poetic
all i can say is that you know you have major talent when there are actual highlight clips of your practice lolol i love it
“Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed”
its amazing to see these guys practice. Really shows you how amazing they are
his all around talent is scary. speed/hands/vision is top 5 in all categories
jordan of the hockey world. elevates the play of his teammates, makes those on his line better, plays offense, defense, fast paced, hard forecheck, knockdown drag out....all around great player
Yoni Yampolsky Speed is like top 25 or so tbh. He's not even the fastest on his team
HappyPants he's not the slowest on the team by a long shot
DopWopBoppyNop doesn’t need to be fastest with his vision and ability to protect the puck
@@n3g802 edgework? Best EVER!! BTW I'm a Flyer's fan. I hate the penguins but it is downright foolish to not recognize this guy's insane amount of talent.
Is it wrong that I love watching practice footage more than game footage?
BARBER! funny seeing you here. Lol & to answer your question, no I am in the same boat haha. It displays a lot more skill than you can see in a game. Really makes players shine.
It is a little bit wrong. But that's none of my business.
So much more to learn from practice footage than game footage, love it Pavel Barber
Pavel Barber Hey pavs
Pavel Barber The guy is so good people even want to watch him practice.
I literally watch this over and over and can’t get enough of it
No matter if you like Crosby or not, its a great video to show younger kids how hard you must work and keep working to try and achieve your dreams
He makes it look so effortless too.
skill level: canadian
Macker2613 I’m Canadian. You stupid bitch! You thought that I was American?!? HAAAAAA!!!!
@@Macker2613 it really was a dumb thing to say. I played Jr hockey at the highest level and we beat more Canadian teams than we lost to. Maybe it's just Americans have more employment options than farming or hockey?
I will say this tho, Sid is an incredible player it's just too bad about all that crybaby stuff he does.
note to self: never make jokes in hockey videos' comment section..
@@ShayMarie.00 how about beaver trapping? Logging? Working at The Beer Store?
Since nearly everyone lives within one hundred miles from the U.S. border is sucking on the teet of the U.S. considered a job?
boy girl and a dad he doesn’t cry dumb ass, I’m American and I know he doesn’t
2:39 look at the goalie just flicking his arm up and saving the easy shot.
Looks so cool, he's doing it so casually. I know it's a very easy shot but still, you can see that the reflexes are there.
I like the way he skates on the ice surface and the way he moves the puck in the air using his hockey stick to shoot it into a hockey net.
At 00:35 I thought he was fumbling around with the puck but realized he was flipping it to himself and knocking it down... wow
This shows us why he's been so great for so long. He never stops working.
87 Unlikes? Clever but I'm not sure why there would be any on this video showing one of the best ever doing the little things that make him one of the best ever. That backhand is better than my forehand
Sid perfectly talanted.Hands,skating,vision.And he is big guy as well.No chance push him oug of his way.
As much as i hate the Penguins for the bandwagon fans they have... Crosby still is the most talented player i've seen in a long long LONG time.
sidney crosby is IMO the greatest technical hockey player ever - every single aspect of the game in terms of skill set (edgework, stckhandling, shooting, dekeing, eye/hand co-ord., protecting the puck, one hand on the stick) he has worked so hard at; and through talent and hard work has honed those skills to an unprecedented level. backhand at 4:13 - wow. i cannot think of one single player in the history of the game who embodies it all like crosby. gretky - brilliant mind, eye for the game. lemieux - 6'6" beast with great hands, neidermeir - stride, howe - strength and toughness, richard - heart and determination. orr - athleticiism but not one had it all like crosby. thought? comments? input?
Only Orr skates like Orr
Jagr is my favorite. Sid is incredible
This kid is simply amazing to watch play. Just like Pavel Bure back in the day
I love watching anybody who does stuff like this
It would be an honour to be scored by Sid. His shot especialy that close to the net is deadly and perfection.
I remember watching this like 6 years ago
It doesn't matter what we see here. He always got one extra level.
He's from my home town.. And yes, he is the best!
Krazy Shady omg same!!!
Sid The Kid...Canadian Pride...this guy is a frickin awesome hockey player. Go Team Canada
I seriously used to not be a fan of crosby but his Hockey IQ is off the charts crazy and his playmaking ability is crazy and did anybody see that ridiculous backhand goal...?
I would watch Sid do anything in hockey, but thought now he should be relaxing, but I know he’ll do his best for next season, just hope he gets equal help for him, some of that team is not equal or even close😊😊
Crosby's got the best backhand in NHL
easily
him malkin and kane are legends at it lol
one of the most talented ever,Canadian Skill
"OH NY GAHHD SID!"
If I could play like that for only 1 day. Only 1 day in front of my family, friends, and most of all, my enemies.
3:57 where did it go when he flicked the puck? seriously. lol
4:06 is just ridiculous.
Alex P. Keaton w
Insane edge work!
Well I'm from pittsburgh and I love the penguins so I think crosby is the best.
damn if only I had free ice time like him when I was younger.
he didn't he had a room in his house and ended up destroying his mom's dryer from missing the net
Edson Midget Bruins he shot into the drier because he never had a net
lava bucket no I remember in a interview he said everyone heard him wrong lol
He had a net and sometimes missed it, so it destroyed the dryer.
There's a commercial with Crosby vs. Talbot shooting where his mum and dad explain it.
He found a pond somewhere in his backyard. That’s the way it was in Canadian winters
I think it is a lot of hockey players as sidney crosby but sid plays in important play offs games with big heart and so much temperament.i think this player make each team where he is playing 20-30 % better when samebody sees him plaing with so much passion each player must play 120%.he does know loose the games.
He’s probably thinking “How did he stop that?” every time he coasts in and flips a puck on net.
There are great players in every era Lafleur, Bossy in long gone years.... None have dominated like Gretzky. Hockey minds living through many eras agree. Sid is a super star player. I have watched hockey for 4 decades to compare. He is a dominate player but he not a history changer with his hockey greatness like 99. (or 66)
Gretzky was the best ever, but if you look at the goalie stats at that time, they have never been weaker then in the early 80s. You put Crosby in that era in the shape he is in and he would be close to every record.
I just wish I could skate like that
One of if not the best two way players in hockey, ultra skilled as a stickhandler, sportsmanlike, fun to watch. I love Datsyuk, and would definitely put him in my top five forwards in the world (Ovechkin, Crosby, Stamkos, Datsyuk, Malkin). I'll give that Datsyuk outclasses Crosby as a defensive player (constantly the most takeaways in the NHL), and as a stickhandler, but he doesn't have Crosby's vision, shot, passing ability, explosiveness, or puck control.
Sportsmanlike? 😂😂
Crosby hands down best in the NHL, maybe best in the World today
It’s amazing his size and speed
Sid the Kid, no one is better than him! Go Pens!
After that backhand that guy yells "OH MY FUCK" hahahaha
It's at 4:03 good call
He also did a goal just like this one in an actual game (while he was falling!!!)
I hope he stay healthy....Sid is an artist
4:08 the guy yells oh my fuck hahahahaha
best...backhand...ever!
Sundin.
that backhand tho!😍
Кросби молодца! :)
Never been a fan of Crosby but man, you can't help but respect the TALENT and skill this kid possess. Wow.
As a Bruins fan we hated the pens because they took our uniforms but we realize Sid can almost play with Bobby.
I FUCKING LOVE THE SOUND OF THE BLADE RIPPING INTO THAT ICE!!! FUCK!!
The backhand that knocks the water bottle off is unreal. Where was the space ?
hey Sidney I have ben watching you and I was amazed at what you can do and me and my friend really like you
And I can't even skate
One of the best of all time 100%
Thanks for winning it again Crosby.
Justas Thene...just dreaming of Sidney!
That back hand was sick
4:07 still one of the nastiest snipes i’ve witnessed
The very best in the NHL.
Joshua, no one in the world is as good as Crosby.
Sidney Crosby es el mejor jugador de hockey. Él es el más rápido y el más talentoso. Él es mejor que Wayne Gretzky y Mario Lemieux. ¡Viva Sidney Crosby
+Tucker Corbett Nunca estara .
That backhand slapshot tho
Feel like syds out of shape here too
can we seriously stop comparing players from different eras .... i mean the way i see it ... different style different time different game but all these players were legends for the teams ( gretz, lemieux, sid, lafleur,roy) lets just appeciate what each of these legends did for their teams during their era! and just have fun marveling at the highlights we have on youtube
Hate him all you want the guy is unreal. Best all around since lemieux
so awesome!!
he's so quick holy shit
Where did they get this goalie? The local high school?
greatest ever
We out here talkn about practice
1:40 is that legal to do in a hockey match?
Yes, that's completely legal but someone would just rock you.
yes Ovechkin scored with that
Still the best hockey player on the planet. Workhorse.
That guy is pretty good. Who is he?
He should turn professional
Number 4 in Boston Bruins, Bobby Orr, was the greatest ever!
amazing
Im here to watch his edge work warm ups. The next week of stick and puck time thats all im doing... might show up without a stick hahaha 🤣
how come they dont show him practicing his slew footing or spearing?....
Greatest ever. Gretz wouldn't be considered in today's game.
Yes he would.
Watch a vid of the old time goalies performance then comeback and say that again... No chance for those old time players in today's game...
Da Choppah Stop talking about the gear. The gear doesnt matter nearly as much as youre making it out to, the style of play of the era is what sets them apart. Within a given generation every player has similar equipment. Even though nowadays everyone in the league has amazing top of the line gear, Crosby still dominates just like Gretzky did in his time. If you took Ken Dryden in his prime gave him brand new pads and threw him in a 2016 NHL game he would look like swiss cheese until he learned how to play butterfly. Likewise if you took Lundqvist and gave him tiny pads he would let up everything until he learned to play stand up style
And not sure what your trying to prove by listing Kane's height and weight when Gretzkys height/weight was very similar, and the NHL average height/weight has been increasing ever since the leagues been around. Players like Kane Crosby and Gretzky put up points, theyre not supposed to be gladiators.
+Da Choppah When Gretzky played the NZ trap wasn't a thing and scoring was at an all time high.
Gretzky didn't play today and he dominated in his time so yeah
When you're so great that your practice vid has 1.5m views...
Мой любимый хоккеист... Из-за Сида я и топлю за PP.
Awsome moves
Clutch and grab, hooking, and red lines (Sid never dealt with this obstruction) ...Also! 99 had five 90point plus seasons in the dead puck/trap era (2 seasons well above 100). Besides getting excellent production in the trap era well past his prime, 99 dominated at junior, in the NHL, and internationally-he excelled in EVERY hockey league he played. He was voted athlete of the DECADE by a US biased sports mag. (S.I.) Sid is Sakic great, not Gretzky great. Too much data suggests otherwise. A young Sakic would be on par with Sid.
99 had 5 90 point plus seasons? 2 seasons well above 100?? Wayne Gretzky had 4 seasons with 200 or more points, he also had 13 other seasons with 100 or more points; might want to do some research on that otherwise suggestive data
Apples and oranges Billy Bob. Gretzky is the greatest ever, but Sid is the greatest of his era easily. Gretzky played when scoring was in far more abundance. Goalies were smaller and didn't butterfly like they do now. Sid is dominating his era probably as Well as Gretzky dominated his, or very close to it.
cityofchamps66 Try re-reading what he said: "5 x 90+ point seasons in the DEAD PUCK/TRAP ERA"
Matt Sev Not sure what that means, Gretzky scored 92 goals in a season and had 4 seasons with 200 points or more? Saying he had 5, 90 point seasons would be like saying Barry Bonds hit 45 home runs when he actually hit 70??? It doesn't make sense
cityofchamps66 The dead puck/trap era started in the mid to late 90's and was a more defensive style of play. A team would clog up the neutral zone making it much harder for the opposing team to generate offensive chances. Gretzky's 200 point+ seasons you were referring occurred before the Trap era when it was easier to score goals. That's not to say Gretzky isn't the best offensive player of all time, but that he played in an era (the 80's) that is generally considered to be the top era for scoring.
The point that Billy Bob Mirango was trying to make was that even in this defensive trap style of hockey, Gretzky was still able to put up 90+ point scoring seasons, even while being past the prime of his career. He wasn't at all discounting Gretzky's recording breaking scoring seasons.
Yip, different game!. Not near the clutching/grabbing, goon intimidation, and red lines which made it harder to create a scoring play as seen G's era. Crosby doesn't have to deal with these today which made it tougher to score. Many suggest the goalies ALL sucked in 99's era=BS. Although some of the goal tending may not have been as good, there were very solid/great G: Roy, Barrasso, Richter, Smith, Vanbeezbrook and others. So,one said if Sid keeps up his pace, he'll hit 1400 pts when he's at the late stages of his career. Honestly that is pretty amazing-really! But, to put this into perspective, if Sid does this, he will have achieved HALF the points of Gretz who achieved 2800plus points. Sid is definately NOT in the same category as 99.He is great (like Sakic or Stevie Y), but not super great like 99 or 66.
How many videos are you going to go round talking this shit on?
If Crosby played in place of Gretzky he would have over 3000 points easy
+Assy Holey Never even close !
cool story bro.
I was testing you mate! ;) Many would've been selfish and wouldn't care about 99 or nr 9... Currently playing, I can't denie he isn't 1 of the best on the ice out there atm. Maybe he is the best maybe not I don't know... I can't denie eighter that he has insane skills. But he's not my favorite player. Datsyuk and Brodeur are.
He's so good he has highlights in practices too!
Sid is best !!!
That was a NASTY backhander that he beat the goalie top shelf with. I still would have said that even if that shot wouldn't have knocked the water bottle off of the net. Lol.
unbelieveable puck handler
Hes got everything! Eyes-hands coordination,amazing strength,fast,hard worker...Now he need to stay healthy.
Just to imagine how my head would hurt after a game (from getting hit),concussions must be awful,right?
I wonder if he has a special training program for his dives...
Daskwho? Never heard of her.
great moves i am going to be like you one day and maybe even better if i work hard enough matthew burgess
LoL I never noticed how short his stick was until now...
Это очень классный игрок.если не самый лучший.
ATTENTION PENS FANS!! JOIN THE COLONY ON TWITTER! twitter.com/PensColony. We will occupy an entire section at every pens road game this year. Come one come all!!!!!
Pretty cool
Вот это техника.
Am I the only one who thinks Crosby will have a 100 point season this year?
ummm, no
lol...you're really going out on a limb with that prediction.
mrvonfukustein For all you idiots saying he won't the season is at the half way point and he has 70+ points.
GameDynasty I think he was being sarcastic o.o
GameDynasty haha...sarcasm by friend, sarcasm.
what a beast
Interesting.....Sid is being refered to as th " Gretzky of his era" ie top of his game , great, superstar. Gretzky is the metaphoric standard of discriptive language related to greatness-not Sid. Crosby is outstanding but a definate notch below 99 (even in metaphors)
Crosby's defensive game is SO much better than Gretzky's. Grow up.