Could Crosby hit the 100 point plateau?

If you had said there was a chance, even an outside one, of Crosby reaching 100 points on the season around the time that Mike Johnston was fired then you would have laughed. Crosby had just 22 points in 28 games under Johnston this season so for him to hit another 82 points in 54 games would be just ridiculous, right?

Crosby is 23 points behind Patrick Kane in the Art Ross race due to his poor start and despite having 5 games in hand on him, I don't expect him to catch up with him. It is just too far a gap, even for Crosby. It would be great to see and would be further testament to his skill but it is just too far. Crosby should focus instead on reaching the 100 points mark.

Right now Crosby is riding an 11 game point streak in which he has scored 12 goals and notched 10 assists to bring a total of 22 points in that span, a 2.0 PPG. Now, Crosby obviously won't keep that going for the whole remainder of the season, even the best players when on the top of their game hit slumps. When you consider that he needs 47 points in 30 games then it doesn't look completely out of his reach.

As it stands Crosby is on pace to finish with 84 points, finishing at a PPG pace would be impressive in itself. Crosby's pace under Sullivan however would be a much better indicator of his potential performances. He has 31 points in the 24 games that Sullivan has coached, that would give him a season tally of 93 points, just 7 shy. If Crosby can have another 5 game span like he has enjoyed with 13 points then he will be a much surer bet, but it is still completely unpredictable as to what will happen

Crosby's play since January 1st has rekindled memories of the 2010-11 season where he had burst out of the gates to score 66 points in just 41 games before he was dealt a cruel injury, his concussion. We were robbed of his greatest season and one which could have seen him break the 120 points barrier and set a new career high.

His place since turn of the year has felt like what we would have seen then, complete dominance on the puck, refusing to be brushed off and showing incredible body strength. His chemistry with Kunitz and Hornqvist has elevated their game too, not to mention the connection he and Letang have built. With Malkin out for a brief period of time, this has raised the Penguins into the play-offs and rejuvenated their lagging offense. The Penguins are fun to watch again.