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Sidney Crosby’s game face made Nathan MacKinnon sad

Cole Harbour

The Battle of Cole Harbour was fought in Denver on Wednesday night, as Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby (a.k.a. the Hockey Prince of Nova Scotia) faced off against Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon (a.k.a. the other guy).

MacKinnon got the best of him, as the Avs won the game, 3-1, and he scored a goal while Crosby went scoreless.

"Sid was my favorite player growing up and we're buddies, and it's always fun to play against him," MacKinnon told the Denver Post.

(Please wrap your brain around the fact that a star player in the NHL “grew up” watching Sidney Crosby play. Then grab your AARP card and head to Denny’s for the senior citizen discount.)

But when MacKinnon attempted to exchange pleasantries with Sid on the ice, he discovered that Sid wasn’t … pleasant.

From Terry Frei:

"He's a little bit more serious than moist [sic] of the buddies I play against. You usually can talk to your friends, but he's all business on the ice."

(The story read “moist” instead of most, and it’s pretty much the best typo ever. Not that we don’t make them here too. Probably right in this post!)

"I just said, 'Hey,' and he looked at me and ignored me," MacKinnon said. "He's pretty serious, but that's OK. I don't know if he's mad at me or what. I'll have to see."

Sid’s pretty much the most intense guy on the ice at all times, so this is expected. Hopefully MacKinnon doesn’t take it personally. Like when he sees the Cole Harbour town sign with Crosby’s name on it, and then presumably a small Post-It next to it that reads "AND ALSO NATHAN MACKINNON."

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