Sidney Crosby is optimistic a deal will get carried out
Michelle Crechiolo of Penguins Inside Scoop: Pittsburgh Penguins ahead Sidney Crosby is eligible to signal a contract extension. When requested if there might be a situation the place he performs out the season earlier than agreeing to a deal, Crosby stated he’s optimistic a deal will get carried out.
“No, no. I’m fairly optimistic it’s going to get carried out.
I imply, I don’t know what day particularly, however it’s been actually optimistic. It hasn’t been a troublesome course of in any respect. I’m optimistic that one thing will get carried out.”
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Why has it gotten so far with Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins
TSN: Darren Dreger on TSN 1050 Radio on the most recent involving the Pittsburgh Penguins and pending UFA ahead Sidney Crosby.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Aaron Korolnek: “Darren, what’s your understanding about what’s occurring with Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins? He’s getting into the ultimate yr of his contract in Pittsburgh. Why do you assume it hasn’t gotten carried out so far?
Dreger: “Yeah, it’s query, Aaron, and I assume once I, once I have a look at Sydney Crosby, I have a look at Sid in a different way than I have a look at Mitch Marner. The best way that I used to be trying in Leon Draisaitl earlier than he signed, you recognize, his extension with the Edmonton Oilers.
You’re speaking a few legacy participant right here, not simply in Pittsburgh, however within the Nationwide Hockey League. An iconic participant. So I can’t think about that Kyle Dubas is doing something aside from what Sidney Crosby desires to do.
So Sid’s 37. Simply turned 37. He’s performed 1,272 NHL video games. The Stanley Cups that go together with that.
If I’m Dubas, I merely say to Pat Brisson, what does he need now? Does he need to do a year-by-year? Does he need to play into his 40s? You realize, simply inform me what, what’s it appear to be? Is it a one-year deal? Is it a three-year deal? Is it a five-year deal? Let’s simply put it on the market and let’s, let’s get it, get it carried out.
Or and that is, I feel, what confuses but additionally tantalizes as most of us, does he need to chase the Stanley Cup? And if the reply to that’s we’re unsure but. He wants extra time, then that’s precisely what Kyle Dubas goes to present him.
As a result of until one thing miraculous occurs, God loves Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, they’re not main the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup. That ship has sailed.
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So he desires to chase it, then that opens a complete completely different storyline, and there’s no cause to counsel that that’s the case proper now. It’s simply one of many choices that we’ve already talked about right here.