Each day Faceoff: Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor on Sidney Crosby not having a contract extension carried out with the Pittsburgh Penguins by now, what kind of deal is likely to be thought of, and will he be traded?
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Tyler Yaremchuk: “All proper, final one I acquired for you guys, you recognize, one storyline I’m stunned we didn’t see, or one factor we didn’t see come to fruition was a extension for Sidney Crosby out in Pittsburgh. We’d heard some speak earlier in the summertime that perhaps it was shut, however hasn’t come down but. So I wish to ask you guys if there’s something to do there. Sidney Crosby not having a brand new extension by now could be clean, Frank?”
Seravalli: “Mildly stunning. I believe there was some preliminary speak that the majority of this deal was carried out final November and December. I believe everybody appears to be aligned, at the least from a hypothesis perspective, that three years, $30 million, $10 million a yr, would make lots of sense.
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I believe understanding as a lot as I can the state of affairs, I believe the Penguins would really like him to go even longer. They need doubtlessly 4 years or past, to attempt to assist push that AAV down.
And I, if I’m Sidney Crosby, watching this workforce and the place they’re trending, once more, lacking the playoffs, how lengthy do you wish to play? I believe is a very legitimate query. And signing a four-year deal or a three-year deal, I don’t, how a lot does that make sense. I imply, that is going to be, what is that this Sid’s, twentieth season, twenty first? Prefer it’s, it’s loads. That is his twentieth season.”
Gregor: “He’s in nice form, however look, he’s 36 years of age. He simply completed twelfth in scoring. He had his third-highest purpose whole. To me, Frank, the larger query is, how lengthy does he wish to play in a workforce that has no probability of successful? And and I wrote this ….”
Seravalli: “He not, he’s by no means leaving Pittsburgh, dude.”
Gregor: “And that’s truthful, however actually, I believe the perfect factor for each side could be a mid-season commerce on the deadline. You’d get loads for Sidney Crosby. He goes to a workforce that competes and Pittsburgh begins to rebuild. I agree with you. It in all probability may not occur, however it could be the perfect resolution.”
Yaremchuk: “Be the perfect for everyone. Are you able to think about attending to cowl a Sidney Crosby commerce on deadline day? It’d be electrical.”
Gregor: “Properly, think about town that will get Sidney Crosby in a deal. You kidding me?
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Yaremchuk: “It could be wild. It could, yeah.”
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Gregor: “I do know you say there’s no probability, Frank, however I’m telling you, it could, that might be one of many, properly I believe it in all probability the most important commerce deadline acquisition in NHL historical past, I’d argue now grants acquired buying and selling one so perhaps that might be it however it could be fairly good.”
