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By Greg Wyshynski
In yet another "how the NHL should capitalize on the Olympic viewership column, Artie Gigantino of the San Francisco Chronicle Examiner makes a few salient suggestions (loved the newspaper ad) and a few awful ones (1. Ban fighting; 2. ???? 3. Get Olympic ratings). But this idea definitely resonated:
Although the season resumed right away, allow two or three of them to appear on Leno or Letterman. That is worth its weight in gold, no pun intended. Drew Brees made the rounds after the Super Bowl, as did Derek Jeter after the World Series.
Worth its weight in gold ... provided the guy with the gold is up for it. Larry Brooks of the NY Post wrote on Sunday that David Letterman's show extended an invitation to Sidney Crosby(notes) when the Pittsburgh Penguins were in New York last week, and were denied.
What better way to examine this decision than with a Top 10 list, right?
From the NY Post:
Upon learning of the snub, Slap Shots was told that this wasn't the first time Crosby, who last year declined to appear on NBC's "Today" show following Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup victory, had rejected a request from Letterman's "Late Show."
We only can imagine the demands on Crosby's time. Yet, in the days that hockey was front-page and back- page material after Canada gold, U.S. silver in overtime attracted more television viewers in the States than any game since the Lake Placid Miracle in 1980, it's difficult to understand why the NHL's most recognizable player and ambassador refused to spread the gospel.
Well, it's not that difficult. But it is a bummer. So, from the home office in Cole Harbour, here are The Top 10 Reasons Sidney Crosby Declined the Letterman Invitation:
10. Crosby and other high-profile Olympians for the U.S. and Canada went beyond the call with the media and appearances for a few weeks, and once the last beaver was deflated at the Closing Ceremonies it was back to NHL business -- especially for a guy with Crosby's focus. So it's understandable that he's turned the page on the Olympics and that he's probably exhausted by them, too.
9. Worried that Letterman would only leave him sloppy seconds on the cute staffers.
8. Crosby was worried about the bitter U.S. fans in a New York audience receiving him the same way the Ryan Miller loyalists did in ittsburgh.
Read the rest of the article from
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/The-top-10-reasons-why-Crosby-snubbed-Letterman-?urn=nhl,226348
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Re: The top 10 reasons why Crosby snubbed Letterman invite (Score: 1)
by hockey_lover on Monday, March 08
(User Info | Send a Message) | I couldnt possibly care less (even if I tried) if any athlete ever goes on Letterman or Leno.
If they go, sweet. If not, meh, big deal.
Do I think they should? Sure, its good exposure for their respective sport. So, sure, Crosby should go on and get some exposure for the game to people that maybe dont know too much about it. But do I think he (or anyone else in any other sport) be obligated to? Not at all.
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Re: The top 10 reasons why Crosby snubbed Letterman invite (Score: 1)
by leafy on Monday, March 08
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Good for Crosby. Letterman's an as$hole anyway.
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Re: The top 10 reasons why Crosby snubbed Letterman invite (Score: 1)
by mojo19 on Tuesday, March 09
(User Info | Send a Message) | | to Leafy, Jay Leno is a pathetic, whiney loser. Letterman is the king, but when Conan comes back (possibly with fox?) he will crush them both. |
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Re: The top 10 reasons why Crosby snubbed Letterman invite (Score: 1)
by zackman13 on Tuesday, March 09
(User Info | Send a Message) | | well, its been a while since ive been on here, my damn browser wasent letting me on the site for a reason i dont know, but thankfully its working now. |
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