{"id":165939,"date":"2025-08-21T02:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T02:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/165939\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T02:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T02:05:35","slug":"hell-do-everything-jake-guentzel-blasts-sidney-crosbys-stardom-says-fame-became-toxic-in-pittsburgh-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/165939\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe\u2019ll do everything\u201d: Jake Guentzel blasts Sidney Crosby\u2019s stardom, says fame became toxic in Pittsburgh | NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/123410691.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHe\u2019ll do everything\u201d: Jake Guentzel blasts Sidney Crosby\u2019s stardom, says fame became toxic in Pittsburgh\" title=\"Jake Guentzel, reveals the challenges Sidney Crosby faces due to his fame (Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Jake Guentzel, reveals the challenges Sidney Crosby faces due to his fame (Getty Images) Sidney Crosby\u2019s name still draws crowds, cameras and conversation two decades into an elite NHL career. But fame has its trade-offs \u2014 and former teammate Jake Guentzel offered a blunt portrait of what life looks like for the Penguins captain when he spoke on The Cam &amp; Strick Podcast. Guentzel\u2019s comments lift the curtain on how constant attention shapes Crosby\u2019s daily routine and the discipline behind his longevity.<\/p>\n<p>Fans, photos and no easy exit from the spotlight<\/p>\n<p>Jake Guentzel didn\u2019t sugarcoat the reality: \u201cI mean he has to,\u201d he said, referring to the difficulty Sidney Crosby faces moving around Pittsburgh without being swarmed. \u201cIt\u2019s got to be tough for him. I mean, everyone wants to be all over him, it seems like.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Jake Guentzel talks Crosby, Kucherov, 4 Nations and more<\/p>\n<p>That public magnetism demands careful management \u2014 something Crosby handles by keeping his private life tightly controlled and remaining approachable yet guarded when fans approach. As Guentzel added, \u201cWhenever you come up to him, he\u2019s so friendly. He\u2019s such a nice guy; that\u2019s the good thing about him. He\u2019ll do everything for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lone work ethic: how Sidney Crosby sustains elite production<\/p>\n<p>Behind the celebrity is relentless preparation. Guentzel and hosts pointed out Crosby\u2019s near-constant training, with Guentzel answering \u201cNever\u201d when asked if Crosby takes time off. The veteran\u2019s solo sessions \u2014 often with a single trainer \u2014 underline a commitment few can match: Crosby has delivered around 20 seasons of elite play, three Stanley Cups and the kind of scoring output (more than 600 goals and roughly 1,600 points) that cements a generational legacy.Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/nhl\/news\/connor-mcdavids-top-six-gets-a-boost-as-oilers-secure-andrew-mangiapane-on-7-2-million-deal\/articleshow\/123385575.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor McDavid\u2019s top-six gets a boost as Oilers secure Andrew Mangiapane on $7.2 million deal<\/a>For Pittsburgh, Crosby\u2019s profile is both an asset and a management challenge. His draw fills arenas and media cycles, but it also requires the team and Crosby to protect his routine so he can keep producing on the ice. Even as the Penguins chase playoff relevance, Crosby\u2019s example \u2014 balancing public demands with private discipline \u2014 remains a blueprint for sustaining greatness in a spotlight that never dims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jake Guentzel, reveals the challenges Sidney Crosby faces due to his fame (Getty Images) Sidney Crosby\u2019s name still&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5113],"tags":[2593,28755,5,28756,1331,4,4073,118,1469,100,5216,768,14719,3815,28757],"class_list":{"0":"post-165939","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-penguins","8":"tag-crosby","9":"tag-elite-production","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-hockey-fame","12":"tag-jake-guentzel","13":"tag-nhl","14":"tag-nhl-career","15":"tag-penguins","16":"tag-pittsburgh","17":"tag-pittsburgh-penguins","18":"tag-pittsburghpenguins","19":"tag-sidney-crosby","20":"tag-sidney-crosbys","21":"tag-stanley-cups","22":"tag-the-cam-strick-podcast"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115064309633312953","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}