Letang not Crosby the Penguins MVP

First off, while I love broadcasting legend Bob Cole, Mike Emrick of NBC and Devils radio is the best in the business at the moment.  I love the creativity and dark tones Emrick brings to the games, while his sidekicks, Eddy Olczyk and Pierre Mcguire are always amusing and insightful.  I say this as I enjoy taking in the NBC game of the week:  Pens V. Caps!  Sure to be a battle.    

Watching the Penguins I feel compelled to comment on a few things. 

First, the Penguins have done a great job of retooling during the 2010 offseason.  And make no mistake, they have retooled.  This team is not about Crosby.  I know Canadian pundits everywhere love to gaggle about the brilliance of Sir Sid.  But the reality is, no matter what he does, no matter how he improves, or how much he scores, he is not the straw that stirs the drink in Pitt.  For that matter, neither is Malkin.   

Superbowl Week! My All-NHL-NFL team

As a society we are obsessed with comparison.  Our insecurity is palpable and on display in very public ways.  Social media like Twitter and Facebook while marketed as tools of openness and connection provide greater concealment as they are devoid of real intimacy, an essential component of most meaningful relationships.  However, while they allow us to hide behind a veil they meet our need to compare and objectify.  On Facebook we fret over who has more friends, cooler pictures, or the best online persona.  On Twitter we tweet every little thing that comes to mind hoping to sound original, to stand out, often with disastrous consequences for our personal relationships.  Being a child of this age I will succumb to my need to compare, to hold objects under the cold light of scientific analyses!  Thus, I give you my All-NHL-NFL team...in honor of the Superbowl of course.