Sidney Crosby was playing the best hockey of his life. Now his extraordinary year is on hold and no one is sure when he will be back on the ice.Pittsburgh said Monday that its superstar center has been diagnosed with at least his third concussion just a few days before the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins open their season.Crosby has been in dominant form, clearly they best player in hockey. He finished as a Hart Trophy finalist as league MVP, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP and led Team Canada to the World Cup title just a few months after winning his second Cup with the Penguins.His short- and long-term future is in doubt after another concussion, an injury that has dogged him off and on over six years.Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters that Crosby was concussed in practice Friday and that there was no timetable for his return. The diagnosis came as the Penguins prepare to raise their championship banner Thursday night before a home game against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.Sullivan declined to reveal how the concussion happened. General manager Jim Rutherford said Crosby was held out of the preseason finale against Columbus on Saturday because he wasnt feeling well and didnt practice Monday to go through concussion testing.Our medical staff will take the appropriate measures moving forward, Sullivan said.The 29-year-old Crosby took blows to the head during the 2011 Winter Classic and in his next game that year, on Jan. 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was out until November. A hit Dec. 5 knocked him out until March, with the combined absences limiting Crosby to just 69 games over two seasons from 2010-2012. A broken jaw ended Crosbys lockout-shortened 2013 season.Crosby has 338 goals and 600 assists in 707 NHL games. Four months ago, he led the Penguins to the fourth Cup in franchise history after piling up 85 points in 80 games.Hes obviously an important player for us, Sullivan said. Were fortunate that we have the depth that we have. We believe we have capable people that can help this team win, and thats how well approach it.Concussions have been a thorny issue for the NHL in recent years, as they have for the NFL and other sports. The league stiffened penalties for hits to the head in hopes of reducing injuries, but more than 100 former players have sued the NHL and alleged it had the resources to better prevent head trauma, failed to properly warn players of such risks and promoted violent play that led to their injuries.The NHL upgraded its concussion policies for the upcoming season, giving spotters authority to remove players from the game if there are visible symptoms. That would not have helped Crosby in this situation.Without Crosby, the Penguins will lean on center Evgeni Malkin and winger Phil Kessel to make up for the loss in production. Sullivan isnt concerned about his captains injury causing a leadership void.Asked if its possible that Crosbys concussion isnt that bad, Sullivan said yes. He said Crosby was not discouraged or frustrated by the news.It is what it is, Sullivan said. Injuries are part of our game. Part of the challenge is for us to try to help Sid get healthy as quickly as possible, and thats what were going to do. We dont look at it any other way. For me frustration at this point is a useless emotion.---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Baratas . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. Yeezy 350 Baratas . 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Sam Mitchell felt like he was at a wedding - his family and friends on one side of the room, with Trent Cotchins invited guests on the other.It was a curious observation about Tuesdays unprecedented AFL function, but far from the weirdest comment to come out of the Essendon supplements debacle.That long-running saga had closure at the simple lunchtime ceremony, where Cotchin and Mitchell were retrospectively awarded their 2012 Brownlow Medals.In front of about 150 family, friends, AFL figures and media, two of the modern games best midfielders were presented with their first Brownlows.Richmonds 1971 Brownlow medallist Ian Stewart hung the medal around Cotchins neck and Shane Crawford, the last Hawthorn winner in 1999, did the honours for Mitchell.Cotchin and Mitchell had finished four votes behind Essendon captain Jobe Watson in the 2012 count.But once Watson became one of 34 Essendon players, banned for doping offences stemming from the supplements scandal, the pressure mounted for the popular winner to be stripped of his Brownlow.Watson pre-empted an AFL Commission decision last month when he announced he would give up his medal, adding he had mixed feelings.The dramatic circumstances heightened the emotion that always surrounds a Brownlow win.Cotchin and Mitchell had their families in the front row and repeatedly referred to them in their acceptance speeches.While worthy winners, Watson was the elephant in the room.Asked about Watson, Mitchells Im going to leave that reply made it clear it was the one topic he would not discuss at his Brownlow presentation.Cotchiin was similarly reticent, but said he had contacted the Bombers star.ddddddddddddObviously, theres a lot of emotion involved with that as well, Cotchin said of the circumstances behind their Brownlows.You feel for people and its been going on for so long but, hopefully, we can all take a step forward now.Ive tried to be really humble in the whole thing and, obviously, the decisions have been out of our hands.We just went with the flow.But the overriding emotions for Cotchin and Mitchell at Tuesdays ceremony were pride and gratitude.Cotchin celebrated his medal with wife Brooke and their two young daughters Harper and Mackenzie.Similarly, Mitchell flew his family over from Perth, where he is now at West Coast after his stunning trade deal at the end of this season.His wife Lyndall sat with their son Smith and twin daughters Emmerson and Scarlett.You dream about a lot of things when youre a kid, but you wouldnt even dream of this, Mitchell said.While Mitchell admitted he would not have knocked back winning a Brownlow the traditional way,Tuesdays intimate function was perfect.Youre bringing joy to all the people closest to you, in a way, that you would very rarely get to do.Its a beautiful way to do it.Cotchin enjoyed Mitchells wedding analogy and had a retort for his fellow Brownlow medallists suggestion about who was who in the marriage.He suggested I was the bride - hes older and shorter, so I suppose I will go with that, Cotchin joked. 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