Sidney Crosby is optimistic a deal will get achieved
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 state of affairs the place he performs out the season earlier than agreeing to a deal, Crosby stated he’s optimistic a deal will get achieved.
“No, no. I’m fairly optimistic it’s going to get achieved.
I imply, I don’t know what day particularly, however it’s been actually optimistic. It hasn’t been a tough course of in any respect. I’m optimistic that one thing will get achieved.”
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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 happening 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 achieved so far?
Dreger: “Yeah, it’s a superb query, Aaron, and I suppose after I, after I take a look at Sydney Crosby, I take a look at Sid in a different way than I take a look at Mitch Marner. The way in which that I used to be wanting in Leon Draisaitl earlier than he signed, you already know, 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 apart from what Sidney Crosby needs 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 achieved.
Or and that is, I feel, what confuses but in addition 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 provide him.
As a result of except 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 needs 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.
