wow this is actually pretty good and IMO exceeds your usual offerings. I think the text, although simple, is clean and looks good. The font choice, color/gradient use, and effects on the font make it pop nicely and look clean. The stroke/left-drop-shadow is a BIT jarring on the slimmer/more spaced out 'season 76' text though, so I would have maybe not put the left-dropped-stroke text layer on that line of text, or maybe lessened the distance of the left-drop.
Crosby looks really good for jersey change/logo swap/render quality. I hate the look on his face, but that's his fault. The colourful stock work is great on both renders IMO.... only complaint is how pink/purple the bottom render's face is. You have Crosby who has a fairly clean/unstock'd/de-saturated skintone/face compared to buddy who looks like he's overheating in a cartoon type shit.
with all that said, very nice banner tbh. I like it better than #1 in the final four. GJ. Graphic-wise I think it's one of your best showings to date.
8/10