Sidney Crosby on the Canadiens: “to know that a club like this wants you, it could be worse”

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Crédit: MONTREAL, QUEBEC - FEBRUARY 12: Sidney Crosby #87 of Team Canada skates during the second period of the 4 Nations Face-Off game between Canada and Sweden at Bell Centre on February 12, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Andre RInguette/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images)

Rumors linking Sidney Crosby to a winning team will never die, but while Crosby has never said he wants to leave, it’s clear that as long as he’s good and the Penguins aren’t, there will be rumors surrounding the player’s candidacy.

It’s written in the sky.On this subject, on the heels of Crosby’s presence in Las Vegas to represent the Penguins in front of the media, he granted Pierre LeBrun a rather interesting interview. And The Athletic’s journalist wrote a piece on the subject.sidney

[content-ads]Basically, Crosby isn’t afraid to say that hockey fans in his neck of the woods in the Maritimes can see him playing for the Canadiens one day. But what’s most interesting is this:

Canadiens fans are so intense, and I can see why that leads to speculation. It doesn’t make it any easier when you lose, hearing those rumours, but at the same time, knowing that a club like that wants you, it’s not the end of the world. It could be worse.

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Sidney Crosby, who finished his sentence with a laugh

LeBrun mentions that Crosby probably meant that the fans want him, rather than that the club wants him.And as LeBrun says, Crosby is right: the Habs want him.Of course, everyone knows that Crosby will decide what he wants to do and where he wants to end his career. But I’d like to point out that, according to Pat Brisson, his client is comparable to Tom Brady, and he has to play in the playoffs every year. And let’s not forget that his #7 ring wasn’t won with the Patriots…