“Sidney Crosby is going to play where Sidney Crosby and his agent decide he's going to play. Any player who has reached the age of 18 by Sept. 15 is eligible to play in our league if he is appropriately under contract.”
Dave Andrews
“Any player in the NHL would be a great comparison, but when you name a guy like Sidney Crosby . . . but I don't know if I'll be able to do things he's done in the league because we're different types of players,”
John Tavares
“Yes, Sidney Crosby. He's the best player I've seen since Mario (Lemieux).”
Wayne Gretzky
“If Sidney Crosby is in the top 23 players he'll be on the team.”
Bob Nicholson
“[Sidney Crosby , the 17-year-old center expected to the No. 1 pick in the delayed NHL Entry Draft,] has made it clear that he doesn't want to be a replacement player, ... It's always a possibility, but that's a little bit premature. But we are exploring our options from a legal standpoint.”
Pat Brisson
“Sidney Crosby is an emotional guy. You don't want to take that away. It's part of his game.”
Michel Therrien
“He's a competitor and we've got a lot of competitive players, too, and they were battling him. Sidney is a bit of a focus for everybody in the game. One of the things that makes people want to show what they've got is wanting to show it against a guy like that.”
Marc Crawford
