“I'm Watching The Exact Same Show (as Jordan). I May Have To Pick His Brain A Little Bit And See What

A sequence of events

— What happened? — Dispute about a woman.

Crosby also remembers Keith Tkachuk's hockey-crazed sons Matthew and Brady - who were 9 and 7 at the time - running around and playing mini sticks. Crosby posed for a picture with them at some point during the weekend, as both boys were big fans of the Penguins captain.

Now that the Tkachuk brothers are All-Stars themselves, and shared that Eastern Conference locker room as Crosby's teammates during this weekend's festivities in Florida, Matthew - who finished as MVP - said they found themselves 'in awe' of him … and made sure to recreate that photo.

"It's a guy you grew up watching and looking up to, not only his game, but the leadership off the ice and all that," Brady said. "So to be able to kind of just see him, have some conversations with him over this weekend - it kind of makes you feel like a fanboy again."

Hearing Crosby's peers speak of him with reverence is certainly nothing new.

"It's awesome to be around him. Kind of intimidating sometimes," admitted Johnny Gaudreau, who got the locker stall next to Crosby in his ninth All-Star Game, and first in the Eastern Conference now that the former Flame is with Columbus. "But just such a normal guy. It's just great to be around him, and it's just a really cool experience for me."

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid, regarded as the reigning best player in the league, has repeatedly referenced how he's never won the way Sid has, with Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner saying the Golden Goal from the 2010 Olympics went "viral" in his household.

"I grew up with a couple of those Crosby Reebok sticks. Those were one of my favorite sticks growing up," said Marner, who rode with Crosby from their hotel to the rink for the All-Star Game on Saturday afternoon, with the fans loving their interactions together. "Anything that had the Crosby name on it, I wanted it in my hands."

Speaking of sticks, Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy, a two-time Stanley Cup Champion and Vezina Trophy winner as the league's best goalie, wasn't sure what to write when he exchanged twigs with Crosby … but that the inscription would likely include the word 'legend.' That's the same word his fellow Russian, Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov, used multiple times when referring to Crosby.

But in speaking with some of the younger guys around the league that are in leadership positions for their respective clubs - like Brady as captain of the Ottawa Senators at age 23, and Nick Suzuki as captain of the Montreal Canadiens, also at age 23 - what stood out this year is not just those fun anecdotes … but also how they spoke unprompted about the example Crosby provides to them with how he carries himself. 

"He's really, really well spoken," Suzuki said. "Down to earth guy. Probably doesn't know how big of an idol he is to everyone around him. So it's cool to see that, just how humble he is. And he works extremely hard, so he's a great guy to learn from."

-It Never Gets Old Having Crosby at All-Star Weekend

wow they’re all so horny for him…

sidney crosby’s best facial expressions thread, ready go:

Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow but in a black suit instead of red.

fancast him as high reeve draco or aaron warner (just pick a struggle!)

DAVID CORENSWET for biotherm

Wives v.s. their husbands.

yeah, sure… whatever you say brown eyes

and the video:

no because the absolute stunning beauty of charles’ racecraft isn’t his aggressiveness or natural speed, it’s his intelligence and incredible ability to read a situation. he let max pass him in turn one those two times because he knew exactly where he needed to place the cars to use his drs to re pass as efficiently as possible. he predicted what max’s moves would be and what he would try to do and instead of just shoving him off he controlled the situation and gave him an inch - no more, no less, just enough. he wasn’t going to yield but he didn’t have to because he knew that even max had his limits and by battling in the way he did he didn’t give max any opportunity to put him in a situation where he might have needed to. he could be exactly on the line but never, ever crossing it, aggressive without being dangerous and also incredibly clean without looking like an easy target. that was all achieved in the first race of a new generation of cars and against the reining world champion after being unable to fight at the front for two years. to lead a race after so long and keep calm and consistent is one thing, but to have such an analytical, tactical mindset as well? absolutely astounding. charles has come back to the front of the pack as twice the driver he was in 2019 and even then he was fantastic. they should be scared.

so….I’ve received an ask a while ago asking if I can make some kind of continuation for the first YJ Jason & Damian pic, where baby Damian wants cuddles when he starts to know Jason better.

But I kinda replied to the ask prematurely and now I can’t remember who sent it. Whoever you were I hope you see this!