The good news is...

[Big Easy Pens Fan]

...Sidney Crosby is on the cover of this weeks Sports Illustrated. The bad news is Sidney Crosby is on the cover of this weeks Sports Illustrated. Yinz/Y'all know the rest of the story. Time to squasch the jinx.

BEPF

Editing: Just finished reading the article. Sid is an amazing player and an amazing human bieng. We Pens fans are truly blessed to be the benificiaries of watching him play in Pens Black and Gold. Do yourselves a favor and buy the issue (if you don't already get the magazine) and read the article. You won't be disappointed.

[Fire0nice228]

seriously?

[America]

[Great58]

I thought the good news was that BEPF isn't going to tonight's game so his jinx isn't in effect.

[thepittman]

He won an Olympic Gold Medal last time

[Big Easy Pens Fan]

From the day I arrived iin Pittsburgh to see 3 games (02/19/13) the Pens were 25-7 the rest of the regular season. The were 11-5 when I arrived. Pens should have more jinxes like me.

BEPF

[Gaucho]

The good news is that the Isles needed a whole game to solve the Pens. The Flyers only needed one period.

[Big Easy Pens Fan]

He won an Olympic Gold Medal last time

Qualifier: That issue was after the Gold Medal game. Doesn't count as a jinx. It's if you're on an issue before a big game that trouble lies in waiting. It started in '56. The Oklahoma Sooners had just won their 47th consecutive game and Notre Dame was up next. They (OU) were on the cover the week of the game and the cover read "Why Oklahoma Can't Be Beat". The Irish won the game that weekend 7-0 and thus began the Sports Ilustrated cover jinx.

BTW, the jinx isn't always a given. Teams/persons have been on the cover and still won or didn't suffer an horrendous injury. But it has been scary how many times bad stuff happens to those who grace the cover. So much so that SI very often does regional covers (before a Super Bowl for instance) so as not to put any jinx into effect.

BEPF

[CERV96]

Interesting fact. This was the cover after game 2 in 2009

[NashvilleCat]

It seems that being on the cover changes your luck. Is that really a bad thing for Sid?

[Big Easy Pens Fan]

Take a close look. It was the Red Wings who were the subject of that cover. They were the ones who were victimized by the SI jinx. Yea, Sid was on the cover, but he was not the focus of the cover/article. So this cover was a good sign for the Pens, because it clearly says "Motown Cool" and that was the focus that week.

BEPF

[wondermoose]

I think you're thinking of being on the cover of an NHL video game.

[littlemoonboot]

You mean this magazine?
Olympic Preview.

[thepittman]

You mean this magazine?
Olympic Preview. ;)

Yep that is the one I'm talking about. I ordered a high quality copy of the cover from the SI website and had it framed. I know it came out before, but some posters like to make baseless claims.