Sidney Crosby spoke with the media on Monday, lots of whom predictably had questions on his contract standing with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Having not but signed an extension, reviews have been that Crosby is taking his time deciding and that he won’t make sure he desires to remain long-term with a rebuilding Penguins membership.
There’s excellent news for followers who had been apprehensive Crosby would possibly go away or be traded earlier than the deadline this season.
Joshua Clipperton reviews that Crosby instructed the media in Las Vegas that he’s “fairly optimistic” a contract extension will get executed earlier than the beginning of the season. He couldn’t reveal what day, however the reality he mentioned “earlier than the beginning of the season” means issues should be getting nearer.
The most recent was that Crosby was taking his time, regardless of the very fact the Penguins had positioned a number of affords on the desk. Elliotte Friedman famous it wasn’t concerning the cash or the time period, however about whether or not he felt assured in his personal potential to deal with dropping, assuming that’s the route the crew was headed.
What Have Crosby and the Penguins Talked About?
Clearly, Crosby doesn’t wish to play for an additional group and sees himself as a Penguin for all times. On the identical time, he’s extraordinarily aggressive. He desires to win and is enjoying at an elite sufficient stage that he may help a crew contend. With that in thoughts, his conversations with the Penguins which have led him towards leaning on signing a brand new deal means they both have instructed him they plan to attempt to win, or he’s OK with dropping.
The latter doesn’t appear as doubtless, so count on the Penguins to do what they’ll so as to add items round Crosby, ought to he signal one other extension, and a full rebuild is probably going out of the query
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