Commissioner's Corner - Crosby's Season Review

The Crosbys were eliminated last saturday in a hard fought series that went the distance to game 5. The Crosbys were stunned by the 6th seed Kings, who did their best Montreal Canadians impression and stole the series from the white and black attack. Here’s a review of the Crosby’s season, by Commissioner John George: The Crosbys started the season with a big win over their rivals from Boyle, and the tone was set for the season. They jumped out to a franchise best 6-2 start heading into the all-star break. The Crosbys had more represenatives in the ASG than any other team. They traded away star players Mike Stadleman and Zack Wahal in seperate deals that brought Buddy Doyle, Ryan Marino and Drew Hruska into town. Although the Crosbys now seemed to have a more complete lineup, their record began to slump as the weather cleared up. After the break they never managed to win more than 2 games in a row and they fell out of a first round bye slot. Roy McDonald led the way for the Crosbys offensively with 27 goals, but his numbers slightly suffered without his favorite linemate Matt Wierchowski. Mike Cullen had a breakthrough season and became the only player not to miss a game in the past 2 seasons. Ryan Marino was the only player who seemed to get hot down the stretch run as he meshed well with up and coming rookie Drew Blasko. Drew Hruska also scored some timely goals for white. The heartbeat of the Crosbys during the 2nd half of the season was Buddy Doyle. He posted steller numbers despite only making it to half of the games and was explosive everytime he touched the pavement. The most impressive thing about this team was their attendence. Role players Tom Cunningham, Brandon Welsh, Ed Tomcik, and Neil Murray were always there working hard despite not getting as much playing time as the top scorers, their dedication was and is unmatched. After another early exit in the playoffs the team will need to look itself in the mirror and reevaluate things as they head into the offseason. There are several question marks about the team heading into the offseason about what their roster will look like next year. I quote the great wrestler Sting when talking about the Crosbys and myself, John George..."The only thing for sure about The Crosbys, is nothing is for sure".