NHL Rumors: Sidney Crosby Cautious With Time period When it Involves a Contract Extension

Sidney Crosby doesn’t need his contract extension to have any adverse impact on the group

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Sid’s Coming Again episode, on Pittsburgh Penguins ahead Sidney Crosby. Crosby is being cautious with time period as he doesn’t need his contract extension to negatively have an effect on the group.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Friedman: “You realize, individuals will hear what he has to say, as all people is aware of now, he indicated {that a} contract goes to get completed with the Penguins. He form of downplayed, you’ll hear within the interview, he’ll down, he downplayed what I talked about that, you recognize, the priority about possibly the Penguins aren’t going to be excellent. And if that performed any form of impact on his decision-making, he pooh-poohed that form of.

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However I feel essentially the most attention-grabbing factor once in a while, you’ll be capable of hear a few of his feedback within the upcoming dialog. However to me, essentially the most attention-grabbing factor right here goes to be the time period.

And you recognize, the one factor I actually consider about Sid is that, one in every of my favourite baseball gamers was Mike Schmidt. And for those who had been a Mike Schmidt fan, you’ll do not forget that he retired two months into his final season. He simply stated, ‘I’m not Mike Schmidt anymore.’ And you recognize, he may have been a mere mortal as a substitute of a Corridor of Fame stage third baseman. However he stated, no, like, you recognize what that’s that’s not ok for me. And he simply stated, earlier than I drop off to a stage that I actually suppose is unacceptable, I’m going to retire.

And one of many individuals who’s pleasant with Crosby has advised me prior to now, and I can’t keep in mind if I’ve mentioned this on the pod earlier than, that if he wished to, as a substitute of being a primary heart, he may simply flip himself right into a like a 40-goal winger. However I simply don’t see, like I see Crosby in the identical vein because the Mike Schmidt. I feel there’s a stage he expects to see himself at, and he’s not going under that stage.

Now, the one factor he has modified is that, he as soon as stated, as you identified, he’s not enjoying when he’s 40. Now he’s form of backed away from that now. I assume that what’s how, that’s what occurs whenever you simply had 94 factors and, and barely missed the highest 10 in scoring. So he thinks that his stage continues to be very excessive deeper into his profession. However to me, he’s not, it doesn’t sound like he’s going to go for a ton of time period, as a result of he desires to make it possible for he’s nonetheless the identical Sidney Crosby.

And the opposite factor I used to be advised this week after, after the pod we beforehand did, is that Crosby desires to make it possible for his contract, like, if he does get to a degree the place he says, ‘Okay, that’s sufficient,’ or he feels there’s a diminishing or something like that, he doesn’t need his contract to be a priority for the Penguins.

Like, it comes to a degree the place, uh oh, you recognize, they could get caught with one thing or a cap hit, or one thing like that. I do suppose he, I’ve heard, he’s very conscious of that, and he desires to guard each the way in which he performs, and he’s very acutely aware of nothing he indicators could possibly be problematic cap-wise for the Penguins. Not that they might ever complain.

So I feel these are the sorts of issues we’re right here.

Bukauskas: “I simply suppose Elliotte, such as you’ve been doing this for a very long time, like, what number of different examples of fellows are you able to consider, that suppose that approach? I imply, it’s one factor to maintain your self at a sure commonplace and never need to proceed enjoying for those who don’t suppose you may get there.

But in addition the state of mind of going I need to ensure the franchise that I’ve spent my total profession with doesn’t get confronted with any sort of wage cap hurdles, if that’s the case. I simply suppose it’s one other instance of him, Sidney Crosby, form of being within the class of his personal right here.

Friedman: “There’s little doubt about that, Kyle, he’s clearly vastly loyal to the Penguins and his legacy with that group isn’t solely necessary to them, however it’s necessary to him.

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Once more, not that he ever would. I simply don’t suppose he ever desires something he does to have an effect on the group negatively. I feel that’s very, essential to him. And a few individuals stated that it was very, essential to him.

So we’ll get a contract within the subsequent few minutes. And, you recognize, once more, I feel the largest factor I’m interested in is the time period.

And the place the eight-seven goes to be within the contract. Is it going to be like $10.875 (million)? He form of laughed that off. I attempted that one too, and he wasn’t going there. However like, I’m questioning if it’s going to be like $10.875 (million) or one thing like that.

Bukauskas: “In order that’s an enormous win for not solely Penguins followers, however hockey followers. The concept Crosby is extra open to enjoying later in his profession than possibly he was a few years in the past. In order 87 figures out how the twilight years of his profession are going to look.”