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The swirling trade speculation as he begins the first of a two-year contract with the rebuilding Pittsburgh Penguins doesn’t anger him because he understands it.
“I wouldn't say I hate it. It’s part of it,” a matter-of-fact Crosby told Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas Tuesday during a recording of the 32 Thoughts podcast in Henderson, Nevada.
“That's the thing that sucks about losing. When you lose, that’s what comes with losing — that speculation. When you win, there’s no speculation. It’s: ‘Who are they picking up? Who is the deadline acquisition?’ When you lose, it’s: ‘Who’s going?’ That’s the crappy part.”
Once an NHL force that captured three Stanley Cups from 2009 to 2017, Crosby’s Penguins will enter 2025-26 as a long shot to quench their three-year post-season drought.
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Flames sign goalie Dustin Wolf to seven-year, $52.5-million US contract extension
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The Calgary Flames locked up goalie Dustin Wolf on a seven-year, $52.5-million US contract extension Monday.
Wolf finished second in Calder Trophy voting last season as NHL rookie of the year.
He posted a 29-16-8 record with a .910 save percentage and a 2.64 goals-against average.
The 24-year-old American finished 11th in wins and save percentage among NHL goalies in his rookie campaign, backstopping Calgary to the brink of a playoff berth.
Wolf, who also played 17 games in Calgary during the 2023-24 season, was named the American Hockey League's goalie of the year in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
His extension will kick in for the 2026-27 season and run through 2033.
Is it January yet?
After waiting seven months for the NFL to return to the field, and being rewarded with an absolutely sensational AFC showdown between Buffalo and Baltimore to cap the first Sunday of the season, it’s hard not to flip ahead a few months on the calendar and pencil in another bout between the Bills and Ravens.
Because Sunday night’s matchup — a rematch of last January’s Divisional Round battle between two of the greatest quarterbacks of this generation, both surrounded by supporting casts worthy of Super Bowl rings — had all the makings of a post-season preview.
Of course, nobody really wants to hit fast-forward on the NFL season — because considering how much drama it packed into Week 1, we’re in for a memorable campaign to come.
Here are of our top takeaways from Sunday’s slate of season-openers.
Josh Allen, Bills stun Ravens 41-40 in Sunday night thriller
Allen, Jackson kick off strong bids for another MVP battle
We all know the MVP trophy isn’t what either of these athletes is truly after this year, but considering how fun it was to watch these premier QB talents battle it out for the honour of being named the league’s most valuable player, it’s only right we get to do it all again.
Sunday was certainly a strong start for both.
Jackson completed 14 of 19 passes and made the most of all of them, tallying 280 yards and a pair of touchdowns through the air — one to leading receiver Zay Flowers, and the other to DeAndre Hopkins, whose one-handed TD catch on his first target as a Raven is an early front-runner for catch-of-the-year. Jackson did his best damage, though, on foot — typical of this Ravens’ offence, which ran all over Buffalo. Derrick Henry’s clearly eying a second 2,000-yard campaign and is off to a solid start with 169 yards and two scores. But it was Henry’s fourth-quarter fumble — an uncharacteristic mistake — that ultimately led to Allen & Co. making a comeback.
But with Crosby already 38 years old and the Penguins still turning over veterans for youth, people close to the superstar have expressed how much they want to see him return to the playoffs. A realist would admit that might only happen with a trade.
“Anyone who knows me knows that's what I love the most. Playoff hockey, there's nothing like it,” Crosby said. “Every single guy wants to be in the playoffs. That's no secret. Especially me. So, yeah, when they say that, it's funny because that's where I want to be.
“That's the hard part. Like, everyone talks about being competitive, right? What does that mean? I think it's pretty clear: You want to win. Being competitive isn't like, OK, you lose 3-1 instead of 6-1.”
Penguins' Sidney Crosby understands trade speculation
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