Sidney Crosby says he's pretty optimistic about getting a contract extension done before he and the Pittsburgh Penguins open the NHL season next month. The three-time Stanley Cup-winning captain and face of the franchise is entering the final year of his current contract that was signed in June 2012.
FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins ’ Sidney Crosby looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, April 17, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. Speaking at the NHL / NHL PA player media tour’s North American leg Monday, Crosby said he expects to ink a contract extension before the team opens the regular season on Oct. 9.
The Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, native made the playoffs in 16 consecutive seasons from 2007 through 2022, but he and the Penguins missed out the last two springs as they try to retool around an aging core of Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson.Funeral for John and Matthew Gaudreau scheduled for church in suburban Philadelphia
Crosby, 37, will enter 2024-25 just four points shy of 1,600 for his career and was named one of Canada’s first six players for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in February — the closest thing men’s hockey has had to a best-on-best tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey Pittsburgh dealt star forward and pending unrestricted free agent Jake Guentzel ahead of last season’s trade deadline despite being in the playoff hunt.
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