I Don't See it. 

He'll play out his career in Pittsburgh and transfer to the management/coaching staff.

No way Sid leaves after Malkin and Letang reupped to keep the core together. They're the longest tenured trio in sports history.

Retires a Pen. His final chapter as a player will be like Mario: mentors the next gen. Then front office.

As a Caps fan, I would hate to see him leave Pitt. He, along with Ovi, will be legends retiring with the teams that drafted them.

Crosby, Malkin, and Letang are gonna be Penguins for life and I'm a Bruins fan

No world where Sid leaves Pittsburgh

Idk why this is a media topic every year. Hes not going anywhere he’s said it a million times

I’m a Mcdavid fan, but I have to say at this point in their careers… Crosby is just on another level. It’s more than just points for me though. The way he dominates the game and makes everyone around him so much better is the best I have ever seen.

Avs fan who remembers landing Kariya AND Selanne on extreme team-friendly deals here. You don't know what a player actually wants as they grow and change. Sid moving wouldn't be the craziest thing to happen in league history.

Imagine coming in to the league and having Crosby as a mentor. There’s no way he leaves. He’s gonna stay through the retool/rebuild and be the leader he’s always been.

I'm sure the fans felt the same way before Gretzky was traded.

I would love to see Crosby sign for 8.7 again hahaha

Crosby is not just a player for me, he is a role model and a great person.

Can’t believe this is already the discussion for “Sid the Kid.” Remember playing NHL 06/07 at my parent’s basement & never being able to trade for Crosby haha. Now I am already 30. How time flies.

Lets be honest. stamkos is a heck of a player and a heck of a captian but he is no Crosby.

Also how many times must I say this…. Hockeys not football. It’s like baseball. These draft picks take years and years to manufacture anything. There’s no such thing as trading players away for a “rebuild” just ask Detroit . They’ve been rebuilding for almost 20 years now by that logic.

The best way that Sid could help the Pens is by telling them that they can do whatever they want with him - and that if they can get total rebuild quality for him in trade that he's fine with them doing it. I can't imagine them trading him unless he specifically tells them that he's cool with it - and maybe not even then. He's a class act, a team guy and a fantastic leader on top of still being one of the best players on the ice

Knowing it’s Dubas the GM. Probably gonna make him sign a 8 year 11M AAV deal.

In any case we'd love him! He is great for the sport! What a character! Grew up not liking him that much, as an Ovi fan but...he earned my respect through good and bad.

I'm an Avs fan and of course I'd love to see Sid come over and play but I just don't see how all that works between salary cap and Sids loyalty to the Pens. The Avs would have to make major moves to free up that much cap space. The only way I see that happening is is Landy or Val come off the Avs books and somehow sign Sid in free agency. Maybe some odd trade at the end of this season if the Pens are way out and the salary cap hit is more manageable. But again I'd say it's a very low chance that Sid leaves or is traded from the Pens. He is the Penguins

Dubas and Crosby need to sit down (if they haven’t already) and decide together what Crosby wants to do and set realistic expectations together for this

his mentor is Mario.... and we're debating whether he remains with one team... the same team no less.

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Sid convinced both Geno & Tanger to resign in Pittsburgh when their contracts were expiring. There is no way he doesn't stick to the Pens until his retirement

I think there was a ‘rift’ in Tampa between Stammer and the management of the team, Crosby wouldn’t be treated that way, at least that’s my take. One thing is for sure though, Pitt has K. Dubas and they are on the hook, long term. I’m not a fan of Dubas, I CERTAINLY HOPE that Sid is treated with the respect he so richly deserves !

Knowing Dubas he’s gonna give him some outrageous deal

He signs an extension to retire with Gino. At least I hope. These days, the guys you’d think would stay end up leaving. Or worse, they get Jonathan Quick’ed. Sid is ultimately going to let them know what’s gonna happen. I wouldn’t be surprised, I will be uncomfortable though, if we see him in a Rangers uni down the line. Hopefully he goes over to the west coast if anywhere at all.

I don’t see Crosby leaving the Penguins. I also never saw Stamkos leaving the Lightning, so I don’t know what to think. It’s Dubas though, so we’ll see what transpires.

If he goes anywhere, it's Montreal to play for his childhood team...Montreal really ought to try, that kind of guy comes once in a lifetime for the young guys they got developing now.

Crosby should go to Van on a discount to win a cup where he scored the golden goal (i know it wont happen)

Different case from in Tampa. Stammer and JBB already have a bit of discord since 2 seasons ago. We did not hear anything from both Pens and Crosby himself (including that pale response when they trade Guentzel back in TDL). Nah, Sid will retire as a Pens (90% sure).

I thought it would happen with Stamkos too.

Penguins fan since I was 9 years old. The 87 Canada cup was insanity. Living within a hundred kilometers from Toronto and a very young and limited internet, the years in between dynasties were long and very easy to forget about the pens altogether. I would love for crosby to go down as a one team top 10 all-time point leader, just like Mario. And with the internet i could still see the penguins

Dont ppl bring up the question of him leaving every year for the past few years? It always ended up with him staying...

Doesn't make sense for a guy that saved a franchise from relocation who has won every significant award/championship multiple times to go ring chasing in the twilight of his career. Especially somebody with such high character.

As an Avs fan, there will always be a hope and a prayer that Sid comes and plays a year or two with Nate in Colorado. Probably never happening, but a man can dream

Would love to see him with the Avs and McKinnon! How loyal does a player need to be? Stamkos was shown the door. (Dubas is a doofus, Pens are toast).

People who say that he would go somewhere that are contenders just confuse me, it’s not like he’s an Auston Matthews he is just getting his career wasted. He already has 3 championships, a conn-smythe. And 100% enough money, the chance of him leaving is miniscule, and it is definitely not coming from free agency

I honestly can’t believe the Pens wanted Dubas after watching what he did to the Leafs.

Sid with the habs would be dope. I also think not the next season but the one after they would be certain to be a playoff team with someone like sid.

Don't get me wrong Pittsburgh's lineup isn't the greatest but they will be better than last season. Last season if they had a average powerplay they would've easily had the third spot in the metro and thats not even considering Rakell and Smith who are suppose to score 25-30 goals had terrible down years where together they only combined for 28 ( In Rakels defence he had a injury problem last year ) Graves had his worst pro year, Rust had injury problems and their starting goalie disappeared around January-February and it was Karlssons first season getting use to playing there. You would have to imagine all of these problems would be better if not fully fixed next season. And still even with all those issues and a shit bottom 6 they only missed by 3 points. I'm not saying they'll be a hardcore contender but the team should bounce back

It's all on Sid here Pittsburgh owes him a lot and shouldn't veto any convo in any direction I can't imagine he just stays and let's his career fade out and raise some future players And I can't image he is leaving his Pens all behind just for his name maybe carved one more time behind some other teams name So... Idk man

i would love to have sid in colorado but i just dont see how they make that work. i guess if they do a trade mitts would be sent over for sure but yeah.. i dont see it.

I think the guy with 3 cups 2 conn smythes, and a million on the record quotes of wanting to stay in Pittsburgh, is gonna try and chase a cup at the end of his career

There’s a lot of connection out west, Vancouver?? Wishful thinking but maybe

I think he'll give the Pens a home team discount on his contract. He's got money. Now it's time to build a team legacy that will keep the Pens afloat for decades. Think of what Yzerman/Lidstrom did for Detroit. That type of leadership and loyalty. Setting the standard for the young core to carry forward.

I think it’s very unlikely, but we’ve seen amazing team captains traded before, such as Stammer recently and Gretzky quite a while ago. Seeing trades like this in the past, it’s still quite a possibility for Sid to get traded.

Let's be honest, there is actually a good chance for the Pens to make playoffs next year. They didn't miss playoffs that much this year, it went to the wire this year. Considering that at one point people counted the Pens out they still managed to make it close. Just look at the Oilers, they started the season as the second-worst team just ahead of the Sharks. But then pulled themselves together and finished the season being 2nd in their division, 5th in their conference, 9th in the league, made it into the Stanley Cup final and almost won it. I'm not saying that the Pens will win the Stanley Cup next year, but it's not hopeless. On a side note, Crosby is going to leave Pit in the next FA and signs with Chicago to mentor Bedard (Yes, I'm a Blackhawks fan).

Send him out to finish his career with a chance at the cup. Make some money for Pittsburgh to rebuild and for him to finish his career with. Life’s too short.

Dubas likes to trade for guys who played for him or from the Soo Greyhounds. Marner would be epic but do te Pens have the assets and cap room?

I read rumours that he was considering heading to Canada, either Vancouver, Toronto, or Edmonton. I mean, if I were a legendary veteran, I'd wanna go back to my native country if possible, so I get it.

This is the same thing with the lightning, I don't see how this is different

As an Edmonton fan I'd love to see him on our team, obviously it won't happen for a bunch of reasons. But I believe he'll stay with Pittsburgh until he retires from the game.

Crosby to Washington, for the absolute memes and old-school best duo on one line

Totally going to Nashville!

He’ll stay in Pittsburgh most likely. It would be fun to see him play with Ovi though. They had fun together a couple years back at the all star game….

I think there’s only one person who knows for sure what he wants and that’s Sid. He could leave, could stay. It’ll be up to him.

It will only happen if Crosby wants to win another cup and there is no possible way with the pens have a chance. Only time will tell.

Pens need a lot of young skilled players to supplement/compliment the old core

I hope they bring up Ty Smith and Sam Poulin, they are doing real good in the AHL and Smith played full seasons with New Jersey, maybe too early, but he's refined his defensive skills, he's most likely better than Shea or Graves and Ruhw- wait that one's gone. Sam Poulin has shown he has recovered from his physical and mental issue last season and I think he's ready. The Hextall era didn't seem to trust or were overly harsh with the few prospects they had, it's no wonder Alex Nylander exploded as soon as he was traded to Columbus, which pissed me off honestly. I don't see Sid relenting and maybe Geno is gonna bounce back, he's done that before when we thought he was getting too old in the covid days then had what we expected out of him in 22-23. I also think Karlsson shouldn't be mentioned as the core of the 3 legends they still have on ice, not because he can't be great, he surely can, but because he's in his early 30's which is different than mid or even more so late 30's (Malkin, Letang). One sign of a serious retool would have been to sign Stamkos, to give Crosby/Malkin guys more serious than Rust or Rackell (sorry Rickard, you're not what you used to be). There's really no big goal scorer left in free agency... Also a big if, but if Jarry gets back into the shape he had before his injury late in 21-22 which he seems to never have fully recovered from, even if he had excellent games last season, he's got to get that consistency back, it's weird to speak like that about a goalie who had, what, 6 shutouts last season, in a season where if they had made the playoffs, Nedeljkovic would have been in between the pipes, as he was favored to be so in the last third of the season. That's why I hope Poulin becomes what he's supposed to become and that they sign him to an NHL contract, same with Ty Smith, he's a good 2 way d-man and I'm not sure what he's still doing in the AHL, but after leading Wilkes-Barre in Points last season, they have to bring him up. Try *something* better than resigning a guy that I think never scored a goal like Shea. If they have decent enough wingers, Sid and Malkin can still be excellent playmakers, I like Drew O'Connor but he should be on a third line, not on the first one, and they definitely should have gotten a winger who can play, maybe one who just had a meh season like Smith and have him bounce back, but nah, irrelevant draft pick in 2 years for Smith isn't what should be done. Only thing positive from moves last year is that Bunting was playing very well with Malkin on the second line and on the PP, so that's a winger who could be even better next season. What would help is more consistency and making the playoffs and not missing them by 1 or 2 points like in the last 2 seasons, they only were tossed out of first round in 21-22 because of the disaster with Jarry injuring himself just before playoffs and DeSmith 2 minutes in game 1, Domingue did what he could but the bad goals started to appear, as they inevitably would even after the Pens being in the lead after game 3, he wasn't up to par and the rest of the team got demoralized. With the GM's they've had, it's not easy not to become so.

Imagine him leaving to Toronto... however Sid leaving Pittsburgh would literally be the end of the Pittsburgh Penguins run in Pittsburgh. That poor city has had issues keeping it's team, and the only thing that has saved it were generational talents like Lemieux, Jagr and Crosby, hell just before Crosby was drafted, Lemieux was about to sell the team to Jim Bassille to move the team to Hamilton due to financial issues in Pittsburgh. I can tell you right now that if they didn't draft Crosby that year and reignited support with his drafting, we would have seen the Pens move.

Should've seen Stamkos leaving , considering the low ball offer he got. Also how the lightning franchise handled there star players in the past, Lecavalier & St. Louis

Free up more cap space. Send Jarry to a team needing a solid goalie. Bring up Blomquist to back up Ned. Make a run at a Bennett type player that adds grit and scoring.

I think it’s 100% up to Crosby. My guess is he stays - I’d be surprised if he’s so hungry for a 4th cup that he’d leave, but who knows?

They should make an offer to Toronto for Mitch Marner to provide some support to keep them competitive.

I hope nobody does care if Sid leaves to take a crack at another cup before he hangs up the skates. I highly doubt he will, I always said that but it's not impossible. He might under the right circumstances and he's running out of time to win again. But as much as the guy loves to win, he's won a ton. I feel he probably can sleep well at night knowing his career was as good as it could be and we Penguins fans really are blessed to have had the guy for his whole career up to now. But if he decides he'd like to take a year or two in Colorado with his best friend Nate, I damn sure won't be upset for that. Go after it if you want, Sid. You don't owe anything to Pittsburgh at this point and I said the same thing about Tavares, Stamkos and Tkachuk leaving Calgary. If Crosby decided to leave the only people to blame would be management dating back to the end of Rutherford's time. Stamkos was a bit different as the team wanted to part ways more than anyone, but the fault again doesn't lie with the player but with management. I can't blame any player though if they decide to leave because their current team is failing to build around them. It's why I'd never blame Tavares for leaving, the guy gave his best years to a franchise that pissed away his talent. Sad coincidence that Lou really turned things around right as he left, but still, the point is valid.

Nah, he's staying and his last years will be sadly miserable just like Mario's. He wouldn't have pushed for Malkin and Letang's extensions if he didn't want to stay in Pittsburgh. I guess now, after having won everything there is to win, he cares more about retiring with his buddies still in the same team, than chasing another cup. Wouldn't be surprised if they announce his new contract on his birthday.

No chance he wants to leave, he's got too much going on in Pittsburgh outside of hockey

Nah. Crosby is all about legacy, imo. I don't see him wanting out, and I don't see Dubas moving him, or giving up on him either. He "is" up there with Lemieux, in a way that even Jagr isn't, in terms of Pittsburgh legacy. The fans would revolt Dubas gave up on him like Tampa Bay did to Stamkos, and rightly so.

As sad as it would be to see Crosby go anywhere else, keeping him seems like the wrong choice for Pittsburgh. They need to build themselves up again. I don't see how they do that while holding onto Crosby. I hope I'm wrong.

IMAGINE if he went to the caps haha, then have him and Ovi play on the same line just for shits and giggles

The only world where sid leaves and it's like a 1% situation is if someone comes to Pittsburgh puts up a godly amount of trade capital and offers Sid enough money that it fundamentally changes the way NHL deals are structured (triple or quadruple is current worth which i think is over $100,000,000) and that aint happening

Pittsburgh would burn to the ground if Crosby were traded. Tho I agree we are not making the moves we need rn

i see him being a head coach for pitts in the future

He could surpass Mario’s record for team points in a few years. Believe he’d wanna chase that. What more does he need to prove?

He's never going anywhere but the front office in Pittsburgh.

Would love to see Crosby move somewhere else, he’s given the pens enough tbh

Crosby contract announcement will be August 7th.

Even if he wanted to, the Avs would not take him UNLESS we trade Colton first, and we can get his cap down to about $4M at least

People do this *EVERY YEAR.* They act like Crosby's late-career Ray Bourque, searching for that elusive Cup. I'd be absolutely shocked if he doesn't finish out his career playing only for Pittsburgh. He's already won everything there is to win. And bringing up Dubas trading away Reilly Smith, as if that signifies anything, is weird. Did you see Reilly Smith for the Penguins? He sucked. He started great, then was invisible for like nine tenths of the season. Getting Smith out was addition by subtraction. There were a lot of rumblings around Pittsburgh that Smith didn't even want to be there, and was sulking all year about getting dumped by Vegas.

I think it's time to accept that it's over for the current Penguins group. It was a great run but it's time to rebuild.

The core is fine. They need speed. Jake was a loss but Sid can always find his Robin. There was so many problems last year and is was transparent in late Jan early Feb. They can't be 30th in PP and be sloppy between the blue lines. I question Jarry as well. Whatever happens, Go Pens! 🐧

as a pens fan I'd love to see sid stay in the burgh until he hangs it up, he's less than 130 points from becoming the franchise points leader. but all the guy wants to do is stop losing. i actually think sid hates losing more than he loves winning, and to be honest, unless a serious change happens soon the pens will be losing alot more before they start winning again

With the Avs as my #1 team, of course I'd love to have Crosby on the Avs. I really doubt he leaves Pittsburgh and would be happy to see a great player wrap up his career where he's been all along

He’s not going to leave. He’s too loyal to Pittsburgh. He made Geno and Letang stay with him. What we have is what other teams don’t have and that’s a loyal captain. Other than the bruins

Omg I want to go back to the 80s please god

as a tampa guy whose team is pretty ruthless, i respect if sid and PIT continue to stay together. imo i think crosby should leave and go to say, COL for a last gasp for cups. reality says, i don't see crosby leaving though bcuz of the loyalty he has to the penguins.

Anyone even consider Sid may retire. He's got nothing left to prove. Maybe go out on a high. He had a great year and almost single-handedly dragged the aging Penguins into the playoffs. Does he really want to spend the next 3-4 years steady declining getting shunted down the lineup until he's doing 4th line minutes and is no longer relevant to the game? And maybe doing it in a different uniform.

People said stamkos would never leave. But if Pittsburgh doesn’t offer him his value, he will leave.

I'm tired of the Leafs being used as an exit swan song for old players. Ya I love seeing stars in the Leafs jersey but it HAS to help with the end goal of getting the team to the cup!

Nah bro, Sidney is Canadian and a loyal one at that. He's staying in Pittsburgh for the rest of his days. Love ya Sid the Kid.

Cant see Sid leaving

I still feel like Hextall was the death sentence for that team. But i truthfully feel like he's going to retire as a penguin

Their only chance of competing during the remainder of Crosbys career is doing exactly what they’re doing. Trying to surround them with good, key word good, young talent. Had they been smart enough to do this 3 years ago, they’d be in a great spot atm with a good mix. It might be a little too late, but it’s the only shot either way. They have some real bright young players who may be inside 2 years or less and making an impact. If you think they should continue to mortgage that and acquire more aging and expensive talent, you’re either Ron Hextall or thank god you’re nowhere near management of this team.

I hope he moves and goes to a team that can win some cups

his agent said something and i´m going with this... means, i´m a die hard pens fan but, he did it all 4 us and when the pens don´t get a competitive team together, cause sid is still producing like hell... let him go elsewhere, gretzky did it, jagr did it and so on.... it would be fair...

After what Stamkos did, it wouldn't be out of the picture. I feel he may want to join a Canadian team to help them win a cup since '93 but honestly Colorado seems like the right spot for him.

Sid won't leave Pittsburgh. He took a pretty big pay cut throughout his prime and that 12 year deal so they'd have enough left for the other guys, he's not gonna go somewhere else for a payday now and he's got 3 cups, no need to go hunting for more with another team. Only way he leaves is if they trade him.

If you think Crosby’s ever leaving Pittsburgh I need the weed you have because you’re way higher than I am

I don't see Lemieux allowing Dubas to mess things up with Sid. If just one owner in this league knows what a true franchise player all the way to the end means to an organisation, its fanbase and the overall culture of a team, it's him. Plus Sid only earns 8.7M$ while still being one of the best players in the league. That's completely fathomable for an NHL GM, what Treliving has to deal with in Toronto with those insane amounts on just 4 guys not one of 'em being a superstar D is much more problematic. Back to Pittsburgh the Karlsson contract will also become more of a problem much sooner than extending Crosby for a few years at the same salary would be.