Crosby definitely has more rat in him than Toews does on the ice...no question about that. I get why people "respect" Toews because there are very few pure leaders out there like he is. I'm a Toews fan as are about 99% of people here. All I'm simply saying is that Toews is a bigger whiner than Crosby on the ice yet people over look it. Maybe it is because of this or that, but I believe it is because of the microscope people put Crosby under because he is the best. Hell, look at all this "Crosby cheats" on faceoffs thing that the media was putting out there. Every good faceoff guy cheats...thats usually how you win on faceoffs.
I'm a Crosby fan. I'm a fan of great hockey and amazing players. Crosby fits into that. Hell, there are few NHL players out there that I "dislike". Each player out there has a job and a lot of them do it well. Most people cry about a player like Perry and his "antics" out there, but I get a kick out of it because he manages to be a pure snipe show and also get under the skin of the opposing players (and fans apparently).
I get why people "respect" Toews because there are very few pure leaders out there like he is.
I agree with you that JT is more of a pure leader I'd guess natural too, just the way he carries himself and communicates with team mates, coaches....people, will garner more respect than Sid could ever hope to get. If you get that Toews is a more pure leader than Sid, you should understand that that's probably why people don't like Sid. In life or sports, you can complain tactfully and respectful like Toews seems to do,and that will get you further than being an ASSHOLE like Sid....Thus the unpopularity trophy for Sid, "reaps what he sews".
All I'm simply saying is that Toews is a bigger whiner than Crosby on the ice yet people over look it.
And you know Toews is a bigger whiner how? Do you have your own special mic'd up camera trained on JT every game with a special whine score rating system? Even if you did, you would be wrong. Your speculation that Toews whines more than Crosby is just that....Speculation/Bullshit and WRONG. You state people overlook Toews whining....probably because there's nothing to overlook.
Sure Toews will whine, but does he whine any more than other captains across the league? Maybe, but even so when you've won 3 cups in recent years other teams will put a target on you and I've seen him take a lot of abuse and skate away without a word, stuff you don't always see watching at home.
The fact I bought season tix in 07 and have been to a few hundred games doesn't make my opinion correct but I do watch the games.
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