Number 87 was born on 8-7-87. That means Sidney Crosby turned 35 on Sunday. Can you believe it? Sid the Kid came into the NHL with the Penguins at 18 in 2005. Now he's closer to the big 4-0 than he is to 30? Where does time go?
What a perfect time to reflect.
I was in a dark room at Mellon Arena on July 22, 2005, watching the NHL draft lottery on television. The tension was suffocating before the ping-pong ball bounced the Penguins' way, giving them the right to make Crosby the No. 1 overall pick in that summer's entry draft.
