US EditionSidney Crosby Understands Why Trade Talk Surrounds Him as the Penguins Keep Losing
Sidney Crosby, 38, controls his future with a no-movement clause amid trade talks fueled by Penguins' playoff absence since 2022, aiming to join a contender for championship chances.
- At the NHL player media tour on the Las Vegas Strip Monday, Sidney Crosby was linked in trade speculation to Colorado and Montreal, with Crosby noting the rumors are tough to ignore.
- With the Penguins three seasons without playoffs, their March trade deadline sales and veteran moves involving Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, and Erik Karlsson have fueled trade speculation.
- Contract details reveal Crosby has a full no-movement clause and an extension through 2026-27 at $8.7 million per year.
- Brisson said, `We want Sidney to be in the playoffs every year,’ and Crosby said, `It doesn't make any easier when you when you're losing, for sure, to hear those things,’
- Fans in Colorado hope Sidney Crosby joins Nathan MacKinnon with the Colorado Avalanche, while Team Canada GM Doug Armstrong praised Crosby's impact, and Pat Brisson compared his move to Tom Brady's late-career shift.
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Sidney Crosby's agent Pat Brisson drops hot take on growing trade speculation, makes Tom Brady comparison - "There is always a possibility"
Sidney Crosby has faced trade rumors for years, and they have returned as the Penguins struggle. He is 38 and has spent 20 seasons with Pittsburgh. He is in the final year of his two-year, $17.
Longtime Penguins star Crosby on trade rumours: 'That's the hard part about losing'
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, knows fans, and media, enjoy speculating about potential landing spots should he ever decide time is up in the city where he's spent his entire 20-season career. That doesn't make it any easier to hear.
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Sidney Crosby understands why trade talk surrounds him as the Penguins keep losing
Sidney Crosby says he understands why trade rumors swirl around him, with the Pittsburgh Penguins having missed the playoffs each of the past three seasons.
‘That’s the hard part about losing’: Sidney Crosby on trade speculation - Daily Faceoff
LAS VEGAS – The conversation changes with each passing season, and Sidney Crosby won’t deny it. Last year, when we spoke at the NHL Player Media Tour, he clung to a certain hope his Pittsburgh Penguins could prop open their contention window a little longer. He pointed out how close they’d been to making the playoffs in their consecutive misses across 2022-23 and 2023-24. But he couldn’t do the same this time around, his Pens riding a three-year…
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