It may not necessarily be Flyers news, but Flyers fans still may appreciate it.
Rumor has it that Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby and owner/franchise icon/the only reason that team ever had fans in the first place Mario Lemieux have engaged in a significant falling out. SiriusXM's Matthew Barnaby reported the potential rift on Wednesday:
“The more I looked into it, the more I found out people with the same sentiments: that there’s a big falling out between Mario and Crosby. Whether that pushes them to move (Crosby) at some point, whether he wants to move, that I don’t know.
"I've heard over coaching, I've heard also after the [2014] playoffs when they lost out. Maybe the personnel isn't right."
Through 20 games this season, Crosby has three goals and 11 points — the worst totals at this point of his career. The Penguins currently sit third in the Metropolitan Division with a 12-8-0 record, yet are still failing to live up to the expectations that came with trading for Phil Kessel in one of the offseason's biggest moves.
At this point, rumors of a Crosby/Lemiuex feud are just that. But these are exactly the kinds of rumors that big-impact stars should be steering away from, and they don't do any favors in an already-tumultuous season.
On the plus side though, it gives Flyers fans more material to rip Crosby with when the Penguins visit the Wells Fargo Center in March. There's never a bad reason to boo Sidney Crosby.
Rob Riches is a contributor to Flyerdelphia and Sports Talk Philly. Follow him on Twitter @Riches61
