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Columbus newspaper set to hand out crying 'Sid the Kid' masks for Game 3

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A Columbus newspaper is trying to help fans throw Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby off his game when the Blue Jackets host Game 3 on Sunday.

The intended method?

This mask, which will be given away in a weekend edition of the Dispatch.

Crosby, of course, was given the 'Kid' nickname upon taking the NHL by storm from the moment he stepped on the ice as a teenager. And, as Blue Jackets forward Scott Hartnell pointed out prior to the start of the series, he has been known to complain to the referees from time to time.

Still, Crosby is the NHL's best and most decorated player over the past decade, and it may prove unwise to poke the penguin.

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