I am really digging the parallel drawn between these two articles of Geno as wrongfully imprisoned/brave escape/youth-turned-romantic hero, and young Sid appearing at the most dramatic turn and remaining steadfast ever since.
All Malkin could do was wait and hope.
"All human wisdom is contained in two words - Wait and Hope."
Those words were written by Alexandre Dumas in The Count of Monte Cristo in 1844. The protagonist in that story, Edmond Dantes, is wrongfully imprisoned. Dantes successfully escapes and finds a treasure of fortunes on the other side of the walls.
In 2006, over 160 years after that novel's publishing, the protagonist in this story, Evgeni Malkin, is wrongfully imprisoned. This is the story of his successful escape and the fortune he found on the other side of the ocean.
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Upon his arrival at Pittsburgh International Airport, Malkin was greeted by fans, media and Penguins officials. He signed autographs, gave interviews with the media via a translator, then was transported to a hotel where he could unpack and exhale.But before they arrived at the hotel, a team official informed Malkin that he was invited to Mario Lemieux's home for dinner that evening. Malkin met Mario and his family. Future teammates Sidney Crosby and Sergei Gonchar also attended the dinner. - x
Crosby is grateful to have grown up alongside Malkin, and gets a smile on his face whenever he thinks back to some of his favorite memories involving the fun-loving Russian - most of which aren't fit to print.
"He's always been a big competitor, funny guy to be around," Crosby said. "To me, he's the same Geno that came in (the league). Things around him change, circumstances change. He's a dad, things like that. But I still see him as Geno." - x
I am just. Really, really digging the storybook narrative of this, on this night of Geno’s 1000th career point.
