Crosby's Response to Alexander Semin

"So what's so special about Sidney Crosby?" asks Alexander Semin of the Washington Capitals. Hmmm, let's see. Crosby was in the Stanley Cup playoffs last year (the finals, no less) while Alexander Semin was watching the playoffs on television.

Compared to Semin:

Crosby: Career goals: 102
Semin: Career goals: 82

Crosby: Career assists: 207
Semin : Career assists: 72

Crosby: Career points: 309
Semin: Career points: 154

Crosby: QMJHL All-Rookie Team (2004)
QMJHL First All-Star Team (2004, 2005)
QMJHL Player of the Year (2004, 2005)
Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (2004, 2005)
Canadian Major Junior Rookie of the Year (2004)
Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year (2004, 2005)
Memorial Cup All-Star Team (2005)
Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Memorial Cup Tournament - Leading Scorer) (2005)
NHL All-Rookie Team (2006)
NHL First All-Star Team (2007)
Art Ross Trophy (2007)
Lester B. Pearson Award (2007)
Hart Memorial Trophy (2007)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (2007)
Became the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points (18 years, 253 days)
Broke Mario Lemieux's team rookie scoring record with 102 points
Became the youngest player ever to lead the World Championships in scoring, in 2006
Won the Art Ross Trophy as NHL scoring champion, the Hart Trophy as league MVP, the Lester B. Pearson Award as the game's most outstanding player and was named ·First-Team NHL All-Star as a 19-year-old in 2006-07
Became the youngest player ever to win the Art Ross Trophy.
Became the youngest player ever to receive the Lester B. Pearson Award.
Became the second-youngest player ever to win the Hart Trophy (Wayne Gretkzy)
Became the youngest player to start in the NHL All-Star Game since fan balloting began in 1986
Became the youngest team captain in NHL history (19 years, nine months)
Led his team to the playoffs for the first time in six years in 2006-07

Oh yeah, and Sid the Kid took his team to the NHL finals last year while Semin was learning how to hold his putter after the Caps were bumped.

Take a look at my Sidney Crosby tribute site. Semin needs to keep his mouth shut. He may be doing well early in the season, but he has a history of fading from sight towards the end of the season when the Capitals need him. Hopefully he'll prove me wrong this season.