The Stanley Cup finals are heating up: Just ask Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks. After a Penguins-dominant loss at the Consol Energy Center last night, the Sharks found themselves in a precarious position, down in the series 2 games to none.
Couture’s explanation? “[Crosby] cheats,” he said, referring to Crosby’s faceoff win that set up Conor Sheary’s game-winning overtime goal. “He gets away with that. He’s Sidney Crosby.”
When asked exactly how Crosby does this, Couture responded: “He times them and yet they don’t kick him out for some reason. Probably because of who he is.”
So much for a hard work ethic, relentless practice, and determination. Naturally, hoards of crazed hockey fans immediately took to Twitter, starting this trending hashtag: #SidneyCrosbyCheats.
Here a few of my personal favorite tweets:
- Crosby Gets All The Deals.
#SidneyCrosbyCheats at BOGO sales. He buys one and people give him one free because of who he is.
— Erin (@IceChikPGH) June 2, 2016
#SidneyCrosbyCheats because after watching five straight Netflix episodes it doesn't ask him if he's still watching because of who he is..
— Zack Morris (@ZackMorris82) June 2, 2016
#SidneyCrosbyCheats because he goes to Olive Garden and they give him free breadsticks just because of who he is.
— ego (@notmalkinego) June 2, 2016
#SidneyCrosbyCheats when he plays monopoly and passes "Go" he automatically gets $200 just because who he is @Logancouture
— Donovan Faloney (@Faloneyism101) June 2, 2016
#SidneyCrosbyCheats at watching TV. He presses a button on the remote & the TV just comes on. No one stops him because of who he is.
— Rick (@Rick_City) June 2, 2016
Besides faceoffs, at what else does Sidney Crosby cheat? @TribSports #pens #StanleyCupFinal
— Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) June 2, 2016
Need to start #LoganCoutureWhines to compete with #SidneyCrosbyCheats
— Jeff Verszyla (@Verz) June 2, 2016
This postseason Crosby has a 52.7 percent success rate in the faceoff dot. While Couture won all three of his draws versus Crosby in Game 1, he was only 1-for-4 in last night’s Game 2.
Move along, Couture — no one likes a sore loser. I think your energy would be best spent focusing on Game 3.
Featured image via “Sidney Crosby hoists the Cup” by wstera2 / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
I also heard Couture said that Giant Eagle bags Sidney’s groceries for free because he’s Sidney Crosby.