
Rangers roster hopeful Adam Sykora out to ‘prove’ he’s ready — no matter where he starts year
NY Post
Adam Sykora was named player of the game for Slovakia after a lopsided loss to Canada at the IIHF World Championship this summer in Stockholm, Sweden.
It was a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of the NHL-studded Canadian team, which ultimately played a role in Slovakia failing to qualify for the quarterfinals. But then the 21-year-old forward saw who was coming out to accept the same postgame honors for Canada: Sidney Crosby.
Sykora had a poster of Crosby on his wall growing up in Pieštany, Slovakia.
Now, he was taking photos and shaking hands with the Penguins star.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












