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Sidney Crosby did not sign an extension on his birthday yesterday and while it is totally reasonable for him o focus on himself, it was also reasonable for people to predict he was going to. He is hardwired to the #87, case in point
So what now? I personally don’t think it changes anything. The birthday prediction was just a quirky fun thing to predict in the dog days of summer. Sidney Crosby is still very likely signing his extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Some people can worry, I’m not in that camp.
However, Crosby’s 37th birthday was never a target date for a new deal that he and the team remain confident will be signed, multiple Penguins and league sources said. The sources were granted anonymity so they could speak freely about the process.
Crosby has told close friends he intends to re-sign with the Penguins and that he, agent Pat Brisson and Penguins hockey president/general manager Kyle Dubas are largely aligned about details of a new contract; however, his priority this offseason has been on training for the upcoming season.
So we will continue to wait and that seems like an us problem more than a Sidney Crosby and Penguins problem.
Additionally, Evgeni Malkin is going to play the next two years for the Penguins, per him
Evgeni Malkin intends to honor his current contract, which has two years remaining at a $6.1 million annual cap hit.
Malkin said he has “not thought about” retiring a year early, despite a report that he would make the upcoming season his last with the Penguins and in the NHL.
“Not true,” Malkin said.
So that’s what’s up with the Penguins two biggest stars at the moment.
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