Sidney Crosby’s Future

When Wednesday, August 7 came and went this week, it sent much of Pittsburgh and the hockey world into a frenzy.© Charles LeClaire - USA TODAY Sports Charles LeClaire – USA TODAY Sports

In case you haven’t heard by now, Penguins’ captain and future Hall-of-Famer Sidney Crosby is entering the final season on his 12-year contract that kicked in back in 2012-13. He is also notoriously superstitious about his number, 87, which pays homage to his date of birth (8/7/87).

So when 8/7 passed without a contract extension, mass panic ensued. Evergreen tweets wondering about Crosby’s future began to resurface and dominate hockey threads and discussion boards. Some Penguins’ fans, despite being reassured over and over again by various reports out of Pittsburgh media, started second, er, seventh-guessing again. National media – and, in particular, Canadian media – was back at it again, too:

In case you need to hear it again, there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that Crosby is going to play anywhere but Pittsburgh. He’s said as much, time and time again. GM and POHO Kyle Dubas has said as much. By all indications, both parties are on the same page about his future. And Crosby has reiterated his desire to stay many times over.

The question is this: How many times does it need to be said? And, also, when are folks going to let it go and give Crosby and the Penguins the time, space, and privacy to negotiate without regurgitating engagement-farming takes?

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