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The Fall And Rise of Crosby

Crosby remained one of the best players in the NHL through the 2013-14 season. However, the firing of head coach Dan Bylsma didn’t go too well for him. His former head coach knew how to take care of his superstar. Crosby won two Hart Trophies under Bylsma. Newcomer Mike Johnston was different.

Hints of a decline were shown during the 2014-15 season. For any other player, 84 points in 77 games would be excellent. But for Crosby, it was a slight letdown. The Pittsburgh Penguins went on to lose to the Rangers in the playoffs, though Sid still had four points in five games.

Crosby suffered the worse start of a season in his career in 2015-16. He had just 15 points through his first 23 games, including five in his first 11. The Penguins were out of a playoff spot and slumping. Johnston got the blame and a pink slip for it. In came Mike Sullivan as the new head coach.

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It turns out Sullivan was the best thing that could have happened to Crosby. Reenergized, Sid The Kid had 74 points in his final 57 games, good enough to warrant being named a Hart Trophy Finalist. For roughly a two month period, Crosby lost his title as best player in the world. But he quickly got it back.