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Analyst Calls On Sidney Crosby To Request Trade: 'A Disservice To The History Of Our Game'
During a recent airing of "The Kyper & Bourne" Show, NHL analyst Nick Kypreos declared that Sidney Crosby remaining with the non-playoff caliber Penguins for the rest of his NHL career would be a "disservice to the history of our game".
The future of Pittsburgh Penguins captain and longtime franchise icon Sidney Crosby remains a topic of debate among fans and analysts.
While Crosby did agree to a new 2-year contract with his traditional AAV (average annual value) of $8.7 million that keeps him in Pittsburgh through 2027, there is a prevailing thought among many that Crosby could choose to move on from his only NHL home - especially after the contract of fellow franchise icon and future Hall of Famer Evgeni Malkins expires next summer.
The Penguins aren't expected to be anywhere close to realistically competing for a postseason spot any time soon, which means that Crosby would miss out on chasing a final Stanley Cup before he decides to hang up the skates.
During a recent airing of "The Kyper & Bourne" Show, NHL analyst Nick Kypreos said that Crosby remaining with the Penguins and essentially playing the role of a "babysitter" to the team's young players would not be in the best interest of the history of professional hockey.
I want to go back to Sid. He's too good right now to just, to be a babysitter for the next three years. This guy can play peak.
It will be such a disservice to the history of our game if we watch him stay in Pittsburgh the next three or four years.
It will be such a disservice to the history of our game if we watch him stay in Pittsburgh the next three or four years.
Co-host Sam McKee agreed, saying that it would be a dark world in which Crosby never appeared in another Stanley Cup Playoff game again.
If I have to live in the world where I never get to see him play another Stanley Cup Playoff game, that's a sad dark world, I don't want to live in.
Crosby continued to play at a high level for the Penguins, even at 37. He had 91 points (33G, 58A) in 80 games, and shows no signs of slowing.
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JUILLET 13 | 135 ANSWERS Analyst Calls On Sidney Crosby To Request Trade: 'A Disservice To The History Of Our Game' Will Sidney Crosby be traded from the Penguins? | ||
| Yes | 25 | 18.5 % |
| No | 110 | 81.5 % |
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