Many on social media noticed something different about Sidney Crosby’s helmet from earlier this week when the Penguin captain was on the ice in Las Vegas as part of the NHL’s media events.
Crosby’s black helmet wasn’t the typical glossy black that the team has worn for his whole career. It was a matte style, which just so happens to also coincides with what campers earlier this year at the Mario Lemieux fantasy camp were adorned in, also featuring the 1990s/2000’s throwback gradient RoboPenguin jersey.
The Pens are still yet to announce their expected new alternate jersey for this season, Crosby’s attire at the league’s media showcase is a clear signal of what could be ahead.
There’s been no official word if the Pens are slightly altering their helmet or going to incorporate it with a new alternate jersey, but showing up in a different look at a high-profile event has started the speculation, and in some cases wish fulfillment, that what is old could be new again with the return of the RoboPenguin.
While on the subject of whimsy, did the Penguins also tease the return of Fleury Flakes?!?! Fleury himself to retire as a Penguin officially?
What does it all mean?! Probably that we need some real hockey to talk about sooner than later, which there’s good news on the horizon with the Pens’ prospects heading up to Buffalo for games starting tomorrow and then the full return of training camp soon.