The X Force
In 2005, the Penguins assembled a team of veteran superstars, young talent, and a can’t miss rookie phenom named Sidney Crosby. They called this elite group the "X Force", and their mission was to lay waste to the rest of the NHL and capture the franchise’s third Stanley Cup. However, things did not exactly go according to plan, and the X Force quickly became one of the biggest disasters in Pittsburgh sports history. Yet out of the ashes of this failed experiment, the franchise was able to build something special.
Show Notes and Links
- The X Force intro that was played before games
- Sidney Crosby's first ever shift at home
- Mario Lemieux's second and final retirement speech
- Every Sidney Crosby goal from his spectacular rookie year
- Lyle Odelein's medical miracle
- Michel Therrien reflecting on his “soff” rant years later