Mario is at the top of the list, the long list of Pittsburgh sports icons we’ve had the privilege of watching over the years. Mario. Mean Joe. Franco. Maz. Roberto.


But as fabulous as Mario Lemieux was and as great as his teams were with five Hall of Famers — six if you count Jaromir Jagr — in the early-1990s, he and they are on the verge of being topped.


Sidney Crosby is four wins from a third Stanley Cup with the Penguins, one more than the Lemieux group won. So are Evgeni Malkin, Chris Kunitz, Marc-Andre Fleury and Kris Letang. All were on the franchise’s Cup teams in 2009 and last season.......

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