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

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

Well, while it remains to beryllium seen really nan summertime pans out, Crosby has made it clear that he has nary plans to discontinue from nan NHL.

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

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

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

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While making it different 5 years astatine nan NHL level — moreover for 1 of nan champion to ever do it — erstwhile he turns 39 successful August is simply a stretch, nan Penguins skipper beautiful decidedly unopen down speculation that nan upcoming play will beryllium his last.

"Not astatine all," Crosby said. "I said twelvemonth to twelvemonth because of wherever nan 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 nan 2nd play of Game Five successful nan 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs first information against nan 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 vanished 2nd successful nan Metropolitan Division. They besides fought difficult aft going 3-0 against nan Flyers and astir forced Game 7.

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And it wasn't for illustration Crosby was conscionable on for nan ride, either. He tallied 74 points (29G, 25A) during nan 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 will commencement nan last twelvemonth of his existent deal, and he reiterated that he will measure wherever nan squad is earlier getting to activity connected a caller woody pinch GM Kyle Dubas.

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

"Yeah, I’m saying twelvemonth to twelvemonth based connected contracts," he explained. "It conscionable seems to make sense. I mean, it could change. We’ll see. Kyle (Dubas) and I haven’t moreover talked astir it. But I’ll talk pinch Pat (Brisson, his agent) and Kyle later this summer. We’ll talk astir it and do what makes sense. If it does make consciousness to motion for a mates of years, past we’ll do that."

So, particularly erstwhile you facet successful wherever nan squad was this year, it seems that Flyers fans for illustration myself will person to suffer done Crosby making our lives hellhole for astatine slightest a fewer much years.