In a city where leaving has become a rite of passage, young stars have found a home.
Take Ben Roethlisberger, the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Consider Sidney Crosby, the youngest captain in NHL history. See Luke Ravenstahl, the youngest mayor of any major United States' city.
Actually, Ravenstahl, 27, would understand if his name never entered into the conversation.
"The reality is that on a national level, I am not even a drop on the radar screen compared to Ben Roethlisberger and Sidney Crosby," Ravenstahl said. "People in other cities, people around the world, often identify first with a city's sports franchises. So, in that respect, Ben and Sidney are Pittsburgh for a lot of people.
-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review-
So what I'm racking through my brain is, if Ben was the youngest to win a Super Bowl, then Crosby will be the youngest captain to win a cup right? Right?!
Let's hope so. In the past six years, this year is the best year for the Penguins to do it. Sure we made the playoffs last year, but we weren't exactly ready to compete. It was a shock, a new adventure for the rooks and a first even still for some of the more aged players. Fact is, we got there, and we'll get there again this year.
If you really want to break it down, The Sens' Philips did an amazing job defending Crosby. But it's not the Crosby show out there. When we needed players like Malkin and Armstrong to come up big for us, they both fizzled out and went cold. If anything, it was the absolute worst time for Malkin to cool off.
Let bygones be bygones. 07/08 is a new season.
