The Edmonton Oilers made waves this offseason when they chose to hire Mike Babcock as their new head coach, replacing former bench boss Kris Knoblauch.
Rumors are starting to swirl that the Pittsburgh Penguins top brass is negotiating with Sidney Crosby's agent, Pat Brisson. The franchise icon is heading into a year where his contract will be set to expire following the season.
Sidney Crosby is entering the final season of his current contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, but the longtime captain is already plotting his future.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers leadership group vetted Mike Babcock themselves before the organization hired the 63-year-old coach. Babcock impressed them by how he approaches the game.
Sidney Crosby has spent more than two decades building a legacy with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and despite continued speculation about how the final years of his career will unfold, the 39-year-old still appears interested in finishing where it all began.
Edmonton Oilers fans have heard plenty about what Mike Babcock could bring behind the bench, but an endorsement from Sidney Crosby carries considerable weight.
While there’s already been lots of talk about the potential for a star-studded 2027 free-agent class, there hasn’t been much chatter surrounding Sidney Crosby and his situation with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of depth up front heading into the 2026-27 season. However, having too many NHL-caliber forwards can create problems of its own. The forward logjam leaves management with difficult decisions before the regular season begins.
The NHL released its 2026-27 national television schedule Wednesday, promising 172 games across TNT Sports and ESPN platforms. It also provided another reminder that the league remains reluctant to move beyond the same comfortable collection of teams and aging stars.
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, there have been conversations about Sidney Crosby‘s future, and the connection to the Montreal Canadiens has come back. Is there anything behind it?
Sidney Crosby remains one of the most respected figures in Pittsburgh sports history, a player whose career has been defined by excellence and loyalty to the Penguins franchise.
Recent reports have suggested that Sidney Crosby could sign another extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins before the start of the 2026-27 season, though not everyone is buying it.
Sidney Crosby is once again heading into an NHL season while entering the final year of his contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The situation already happened as recently as 2024, but the circumstances surrounding Crosby’s future now appear far different than they did two summers ago when he signed a two-year, $17.4 million contract.
After what was a busy July for news around the National Hockey League, it’s been quite a slow August for hockey fans. However, two news pieces have hit the hockey world lately that deserve some addressing.
Getting ready to play in the final season of his current contract, Sidney Crosby is getting ready to talk about an extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The last time Sidney Crosby was poised to enter the final year of his contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, it was understandably noisy, however, in the exact same situation two years later, it’s been rather quiet.