yes. he's a class act. a few know that Crosby is his mentor. though they play on opposing teams in a rivalrous division, he and Sid keep in close contact with one another... there's kind of a nice story about this on the Pens website somewhere. if I see it I'll post it here.
prior to game 1, Tavares spoked with Crosby about gm 1 jitters. Crosby told him to 'relax and that a career is not defined by what happens tonight... just enjoy the moment' JT scored a nice goal in his first NHL game.
anyways, after game 1 ended between Pens/Isles Sid went down to the other end of the rink to get the game puck- gave it to the ref and said, 'make sure John gets this puck and tell him to keep it.'
the ref replied to Sid, 'John who?'... lol, unbelievable.