NHL analyst floats blockbuster Sidney Crosby-Maple Leafs trade idea (Credits: IMAGN)
The unthinkable, trading Sidney Crosby, continues to get closer to a possibility for the Pittsburgh Penguins with each passing day as they struggle in 2024. With a record of 7-12-4, they sit just two points above the last place in the Eastern Conference standings. There have been rumors of a fire sale, and that could very well include Crosby, their greatest asset right now.
The idea of Crosby being traded by the one team he has played for over two decades is perhaps shocking, but it can no longer be ruled out.
"Tell me why this wouldn't happen," Hockey analyst Bryan Hayes said on TSN Overdrive. (27:00) "Outside of Sid being overly loyal, I know what people are going to say - Dubas won't do it, and he might not. But if he's so petty that he won't make a deal with the Leafs, I'd fire him immediately if I'm in Pittsburgh. You can't have that type of operation."
