Confirmed Signing with Link: [PIT] F Sidney Crosby signs extension with the Penguins (2 years, $8.7M AAV; begins 2025-26)

[57special]

Pens fans must be happy, or as happy as they can get given the state of the team. I would bet that they wouldn't begrudge Sid at all if he asked for a trade in near the end of his contract if the Pens are not competitive.

 

[chethejet]

Sid legacy is important to him. But I do think he gave Dubas a deal here to help the cause. Pens are getting somewhat younger and the farm system is much improved with trades, draft picks and more picks coming. Pens are not giong to blowe it up and never intended to do so. Crosby, Rust, Rakell back healthy, Geno, Bunting who fits well with Malkin and DOC can still be a nice top 6.

 

[torniojaws]

It's not like 8.7 is the only money he will make. There's the sponsorships, commercials, and whatnot.

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Great contract, wish him health.

 

[PenguinSuitedUp]

Pens fans must be happy, or as happy as they can get given the state of the team. I would bet that they wouldn't begrudge Sid at all if he asked for a trade in near the end of his contract if the Pens are not competitive.

By state of the team, do you mean having won 3 Cups in the cap era while retaining the franchise hall of famer who is chasing the points totals of the top players in history?

Cause as a Pens fan, I’m psyched and would do it all over again.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Pens fans must be happy, or as happy as they can get given the state of the team. I would bet that they wouldn't begrudge Sid at all if he asked for a trade in near the end of his contract if the Pens are not competitive.

eh really hard to be mad at the current roster or team personally - they were unlikely to be good when Sid and co were 37.

I direct my angst at the mismanaged 2018-2023 stretch. Had an excellent cap structure in June 2017 and butchered it. Despite always “going for it” they won a single round since the cups.

 

[Khelandros]

three more 80 point seasons puts Crosby about 100 short of Jagr for #2 all time. I wonder if he could manage two more 50ish point seasons on top of that in his 40s to take the silver medal.

I don't know. 80 points might be hard for him to achieve.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Interested to see what he does after his playing days are done. Could realistically only be one part of his journey with this game.

I feel like there is a roughly zero percent chance he doesn't one day end up running the Pens

 

[crowi]

Happy to see him finish in PIT. He's a very special player that clearly has a Penguin heart.

 

[Jared Dunn]

It's not like 8.7 is the only money he will make. There's the sponsorships, commercials, and whatnot.

There would be all that if he took market value as well

 

[57special]

eh really hard to be mad at the current roster or team personally - they were unlikely to be good when Sid and co were 37.

I direct my angst at the mismanaged 2018-2023 stretch. Had an excellent cap structure in June 2017 and butchered it. Despite always “going for it” they won a single round since the cups.

I'm with you. Forgot all the moves they made, but it seems like they could have made better ones, and had better coaching and GM's during that period. Crosby is basically a dream player for any franchise, and Malkin and Letang are pretty damn good themselves.

 

[K Fleur]

 

[ohcomeonref]

Crazy that we likely only have 3 more seasons in the Crosby era.

People spend so much time hating on some of these guys because of the logo on the sweater.. Better to appreciate them while we have them. I can think of few superstars that play the game the way Crosby does.

 

[LongWayDown37]

I apparently didn't really follow Crosby too closely this year. Holy shit, he's still scoring 40g+/90a+. Still underpaid.

What a career he continues to have.

 

[mattihp]

Guy never cashes out. That's commitment

 

[Peltz]

This contract shows that he still wants to play on a competitive team rather than strangle them with cap problems. I respect it a lot.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Couldn't imagine him ever pulling on a different sweater.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Guy never got 10 million.
Legend

He's never even been the highest paid player in the league. Could have had it multiple times if he wanted. Anyone who thinks he hasn't taken discounts is flat out wrong.

 

[66-30-33]

Nice to have Crosby back but we aint doing anything, so hope he enjoys golfing unless Sully gets fired (LOL!) or we get lucky as hell.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

He has already won multiple cups. I think that a greater boost to his legacy would be to stick it out with the Penguins and mentor their next wave of players.

I doubt he is going anywhere, but the term of this contract does give them the option to move on if that is what he wants to do.

There is no next wave of players.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

He has already won multiple cups. I think that a greater boost to his legacy would be to stick it out with the Penguins and mentor their next wave of players.

I doubt he is going anywhere, but the term of this contract does give them the option to move on if that is what he wants to do.

Yea he has longest tenured captain (yzerman at 19 years, Crosby currently at 18) and most points with a single franchise (Howe at 1809, Crosby currently at 1596) within his sights.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

By state of the team, do you mean having won 3 Cups in the cap era while retaining the franchise hall of famer who is chasing the points totals of the top players in history?

Cause as a Pens fan, I’m psyched and would do it all over again.

Who cares what they have done. The contract is for the future when they will be dead wood.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

As this shows, he got full market value on his first non ELC contract.

If Bedard signed at the same cap hit % in 2025 it would 5 x $14, 076,000

Also shows he's been on a sweetheart of a deal since 2013. And Bedard is nowhere near the player Crosby was.

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[Frank Drebin]

thats nearly a 6m per raise from the last 3 seasons. Well done Sid