The assumed watershed dates have come and gone, with nary a public peep from those inside the Pittsburgh Penguins’ contract discussions with all-time great Sidney Crosby. Crosby is entering the final year of his 12-year contract, which both sides designed to take him to the end of his career. Next summer, Crosby will be 38 years old, which is the time by which the vast majority of players have hung up the skates or are making plans to do so.
Yet it seems Crosby’s gas gauge is not yet in the yellow. Or even close. The summer has been full of speculation and expectations.
He was going to sign on July 1, right? Then, many assumed Crosby would surely sign a new contract on Aug. 7, his birthdate with numerological and personal significance. And now the offseason is soon in the rearview mirror, but there’s no contract.
After conversations on Friday, Pittsburgh Hockey Now can confirm a renewed silence from all sides. The principles don’t want information public, even when offered a chance to quell some speculation. An information lockdown.
And that’s where we’re at. Penguins Trades The Penguins’ trade acquisition of an additional third-rounder from the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday (at the expense of sliding the 2025 second-rounder to 2026) seemed a little bit misunderstood.
Of course, the Penguins got a third-rounder (while giving up a fifth-rounder) to make the move, but the delay in getting the pick told us quite a bit about Penguins president of hockey operations/GM K.