Concerning update for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins: future unknown
Today reports are coming out that provide a major update on contract talks between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby that paint a worrying picture for the future.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and captain Sidney Crosby have been linked together for decades now. Heading into the 2024-25 season Sidney Crosby will be in the last year of his contract. Sources earlier this month confirmed the two sides were discussing a contract extension and that the Penguins considered it a priority.
However, in recent days a new report has revealed that the contract talks have not progressed since they began starting a worrying conversationg amongst fans.
Penguins reporter reveals extension talks between Penguins and Sidney Crosby have stalled
Today a new report from Pittsburgh sports writer Dan Kingerski has provided some skepticism over the future of Sidney Crosby in Pittsburgh. According to his sources, the Sidney Crosby contract talks have not progressed as many assumed they would.
This creates a worrying conversation around Sidney Crosby. Around this same time last year these conversations were taking place in Tampa Bay with their captain Steven Stamkos. Now just a year later Steven Stamkos signed a long term contract with the Nashville Predators.
FOUR YEARS, $8M AAV FOR STAMMER TIME
Now the same outcome is threatening to happen in Pittsburgh with the Penguins and Sidney Crosby. Of course, the Steven Stamkos situation is an anomaly compared to how these situations with prominent veteran stars go. However, it does plant the seed that Sidney Crosby could find a new home if contract talks do not improve.
| POLL | ||
JUILLET 6 | 359 ANSWERS Concerning update for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins: future unknown Will Sidney Crosby play his entire NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins? | ||
| Yes | 243 | 67.7 % |
| No | 116 | 32.3 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||