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Sidney Crosby uncertainty grows after Dan Muse speaks on the issue
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Sidney Crosby’s Olympic injury has Pittsburgh Penguins fans sweating, and Dan Muse still can’t offer a real update.
On Thursday, Muse told reporters there was no substantive change on Crosby.
He mostly echoed what Hockey Canada and Jon Cooper said out of Milan.
The big takeaway stays the same: Crosby is being evaluated, and he has not been ruled out yet.
That might calm Team Canada a bit, but it does not calm anyone in Pittsburgh.
The vibe at Penguins practice was almost weirdly light for a day like this.
Nick Bonino even jumped in net during drills, just to keep it loose.
Here’s the post that captured it all.
Families came down after, guys smiled, and the group looked like it wanted a mental reset.
That can be healthy, but it also screams, “We’re waiting on the same call you are.”
Sidney Crosby keeps Pittsburgh Penguins plans on hold
If you’re a Penguins fan, you probably hate how familiar this feels, the calm practice, the no-update presser, the anxious scrolling.
On the ice, Pittsburgh can survive shifts without him, but they cannot replace what he drives at five-on-five.
Crosby has 27-32-59 this season, and he’s still the engine when games get tight.
The Penguins sit at 29-15-12, and they’ve banked points, but the room knows what a long absence would mean.
The cap side matters too, because any extended timeline forces real lineup choices, not just “next man up” talk.
All eyes turn back to Team Canada’s next one on Friday, because that’s the next real checkpoint.
Until then, Muse is stuck repeating the same line, and Penguins fans are stuck reading between them.
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FEVRIER 19|164 ANSWERS Sidney Crosby uncertainty grows after Dan Muse speaks on the issue Should the Pittsburgh Penguins push for a clearer Sidney Crosby timeline right now? | ||
| Yes | 104 | 63.4 % |
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