ESPN has ranked Penguins forward Sidney Crosby as the top player of the 2010s.
The outlet boasts the “order was determined through statistical and analytic comparisons; consideration for postseason success and awards; and good old-fashioned subjectivity.”
It chose Crosby to top the list as a result of him leading the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and 2017 while also winning the Conn Smyth Trophy congruent with each of those championships. The outlet also accounted for Crosby for being the top scorer in the decade with 836 points in 670 games while also winning the Hart Memorial Trophy, the Ted Lindsay Award twice as well as the Maurice “Rocket Richard” Trophy twice.
Other current or one-time Penguins ranked on the outlet’s list of 100 included forward Evgeni Malkin (No. 6), defenseman Kris Letang (No. 23), forward Phil Kessel (No. 38), goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (No. 42), forward Marian Hossa (No. 67) and forward Jaromir Jagr (No. 98).
