87 words about Sidney Crosby

The numbers all point to a single, universal truth: Sidney Crosby is like no other.

Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy, Crosby, Dionne. One hundred years of NHL hockey and those five stand apart, the only ones to average more than 1.30 points per game. And after accounting for era, it's no longer a stretch: Crosby's the best forward not named Wayne or Mario to ever play the game.

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It's time to plan a trip to Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. To thank the land.

Congrats, Sid. To a thousand more.