Half the Pens team was not ready to shake hands when the line started, you can tell from the replay Lidstrom repeatedly waits a few seconds before guys continue to join the line late. Crosby was not the only one to join the line late. It isn't Crosby's fault Orpik and Gonchar started the handshake before he got there to lead it, they should have waited for their Captain before starting it. I was disappointed the way the whole handshake mishap went down also, but it is a crazy couple minutes there after winning the Cup as Wings fans know all to well, and to blame Crosby for intentionally disrespecting anyone on the Wings is unfair. Keep in mind he is only 21 and may have been a little overcome with the enormity of the situation of finally realizing his lifelong dream and lost focus for a bit there, but it was certainly not intentional and if he is lucky enough be on the winning side yet again in the future I can guarantee he makes leading the handshake a priority no matter the situation. He respects the game and all of its traditions as much as any player out there.
There's plenty of logic to the notion that Crosby was young, and half the team were late to shaking hands.
Still, however, the team did look a bit lacking on the mature side to be celebrating that long when it's known the other team is going to shake hands and leave the ice asap. I'm sure the media didn't help either.
It doesn't speak ill of Crosby's "class", it doesn't speak ill of him being a "captain". It just means he and his team are young and made a mistake over a formality.
Taking cues from the media when it comes to a story, Wings fans here are blowing this way out of proportion, since finding reasons to talk/***** about Crosby has become even more of a fad than talking s*** about a specific Red Wing who may be thrown under the bus this day/week/month/season/offseason. It's sad.
