With an article from The Athletic speculating on Sidney Crosby's future with the Pittsburgh Penguins, particularly tying him in with the Montreal Canadiens, if I'm general manager Kyle Dubas, I'm manifesting these rumors into a reality.
Sidney Crosby on his Penguins future, on speculation (Montreal?) about it and more: ‘That’s the hard part about losing’
My latest for u2066@TheAthleticu2069 from the NHL Player Media Tour in Las Vegas u2935ufe0f https://t.co/RP5u8qNUW8— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) September 9, 2025Why? Because if you trade an aging star player like Crosby to a team like the Canadiens, an organization that's way ahead of schedule in their rebuild - if you can even call it that anymore - you, in turn, speed up your own rebuild.