Who Ya Got?

Sid or Alex?



Or maybe Geno?



After reading Empty Netters, we at Second Hand Sports have decided to keep the debate going just a little further.

Sure, the Pittsburgh Penguins are struggling right now, but having Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin has to be a huge advantage. They just need to tweak the system to adapt to some new players. Remember Pens fans, they have also started slow the last two years. Either way, no one that actually watches the NHL can keep these two out of the 'best of' conversation.

Okay, so Alex Ovechkin is in Russia tending to his ill Grandfather. Good move. Maybe he isn't always the bad guy. We already know that he is the most dynamic player in the league. Now if he would only quit worrying about rivalries for a while, he could own the hearts of everyone.

The Verdict: All of that said, we're sticking with Sid. He's just too valuable with the puck and along the boards. He's a playmaker with the peripheral skill set of a grinder. There aren't too many of those around. It was a fairly easy choice because of the fatal flaws of the other two (Malkin and his unique ability to disappear on the ice and Ovechkin not being able to focus on the game when another Russian is around).