Sidney Crosby off to Slow Start

Sport - Hockey

Event - Crosby off to Slow start in getting points (goals and assists)

Issue - He currently has 2 points in 3 games. He averages 1.4 points a game meaning at least an assist or goal each game on average. Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators already has 9 points in 6 games.

Point to Say - "Hey, Crosby is off to a slow start, eh!"

Follow up point - "Pretty soon it will tough for Crosby to get top spot in the scoring race if he continues like this. He'll have to get 3 points a game to meet the 150 point mark they said he'd get."

Backgrounder -
Sidney Crosby, Centre, MVP 2006-2007 NHL, plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was the top scorer last year with 120 points. This year he was projected to get around 150 points. He was projected by every hockey fan this to be THE top scorer in the NHL this year.

He is currently regarded as THE next player, potentially as good as Mario Lemieux or Wayne Gretzky. He is currently becoming the 'poster boy' the for the National Hockey League.

Hockey pools - A communal event for hockey fans to pick players to form their 'team'. Goals and Assists are tracked with the winner of the pool having his 'players' score the most total points. Funds are wagered with the winner (at the end of the hockey season) gaining the majority of entry fee collected.

Links
link to bio of Sidney Crosby