Penguins captain Sidney Crosby makes it clear that he has no plans to retire anytime soon

When the Pittsburgh Penguins were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs this play aft a Game 6 overtime nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Flyers, determination was a batch of speculation that it could beryllium the past crippled for the team's long-time halfway of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang.

Well, portion it remains to beryllium seen however the summertime pans out, Crosby has made it wide that helium has nary plans to discontinue from the NHL.

Crosby is presently implicit successful Switzerland playing for Team Canada astatine the IIHF World Championship and was asked by The Athletic about the imaginable of playing different 5 years.

Pittsburgh Penguins halfway Sidney Crosby waits for a faceoff during the 3rd play successful Game Five of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round against the Philadelphia Flyers astatine PPG Paints Arena successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected April 27, 2026. (Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire)

"Ha," helium said. "That would beryllium nice."

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While making it different 5 years astatine the NHL level — adjacent for 1 of the champion to ever bash it — erstwhile helium turns 39 successful August is simply a stretch, the Penguins skipper beauteous decidedly unopen down speculation that the upcoming play volition beryllium his last.

"Not astatine all," Crosby said. "I said twelvemonth to twelvemonth due to the fact that of wherever the squad is at, it conscionable makes sense, whether it’s our cap, who we person coming successful and out, conscionable to person that flexibility. It’s important."

Pittsburgh Penguins halfway Sidney Crosby celebrates a extremity by teammate Connor Dewar during the 2nd play of Game Five successful the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs archetypal circular against the Philadelphia Flyers astatine PPG Paints Arena successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected April 27, 2026. (Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire)

The Penguins had a amazingly beardown play successful which they finished 2nd successful the Metropolitan Division. They besides fought hard aft going 3-0 against the Flyers and astir forced Game 7.

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And it wasn't similar Crosby was conscionable on for the ride, either. He tallied 74 points (29G, 25A) during the regular play and did it successful conscionable 68 games played, bully capable to beryllium Crosby's 21st play astatine a point-per-game pace.

Of course, adjacent season, Crosby volition commencement the last twelvemonth of his existent deal, and helium reiterated that helium volition measure wherever the squad is earlier getting to enactment connected a caller woody with GM Kyle Dubas.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby collides with Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny during the archetypal play of Game 2 successful the archetypal circular of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs successful Pittsburgh connected April 20, 2026. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

"Yeah, I’m saying twelvemonth to twelvemonth based connected contracts," helium explained. "It conscionable seems to marque sense. I mean, it could change. We’ll see. Kyle (Dubas) and I haven’t adjacent talked astir it. But I’ll speech with Pat (Brisson, his agent) and Kyle aboriginal this summer. We’ll speech astir it and bash what makes sense. If it does marque consciousness to motion for a mates of years, past we’ll bash that."

So, particularly erstwhile you origin successful wherever the squad was this year, it seems that Flyers fans similar myself volition person to endure done Crosby making our lives hellhole for astatine slightest a fewer much years.