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“If Sidney Crosby leaves Pittsburgh, it will be to play in Montreal”
Félix Forget
“If Sidney Crosby leaves Pittsburgh, it will be to play in Montreal”
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Since the start of the week, Sidney Crosby has been the talk of Montreal. The subject of his future came back to the forefront following his interview with Pierre LeBrun… in which he and his agent did nothing to quell the speculation. in which he and his agent did nothing to quell the speculation.It would have been easy to do so… but it didn't happen.Of course, the Canadiens keep coming back to this issue. We know that Crosby was a Habs fan when he was young, and we sense that he has a special bond with that crowd. That said, there are other teams that are the talk of the town, whether it's the Avalanche (where Nathan MacKinnon plays), the Kings (Pat Brisson and Luc Robitaille are good friends) or the Lightning (for Jon Cooper).

However, on yesterday's episode of his Worst Seats In The House podcast, Michael Russo(The Athletic), who is very well connected in the U.S., mentioned this at the end of the episode:

[Sidney] Crosby, if he goes anywhere else, it will be to play in Montreal.

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Michael Russo

For those less familiar with him, Russo is primarily assigned to covering the Wild, but he's one of the best-connected journalists at The Athletic. That's why it's so interesting to hear him say this.Because yes, the noise linking Crosby to the Canadiens is also heard far from Montreal.We know that the Canadiens are in a special position in this matter, given that they're both on the way to becoming competitive soon, but also in a position to give some good young players to the Penguins.

That's not the case for the other teams that have been linked to Crosby… although, in reality, I agree with colleague Tony Patoine that it probably won't cost too much: wherever Crosby wants to go, the Penguins will honour his request, even if they don't get a fortune in return.Of course, for that to happen, Crosby himself will have to decide to leave Pittsburgh. We don't yet know if he will, but there's a growing feeling that, if he does, the Habs will leave with a (big) head start.That's not likely to make too many people in town unhappy.

'Overtime'

– Quite an entrance for the Habs' prospect.

– It's not just the CH that changed the design of its centre ice logo this summer.

– Interesting.

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