Pittsburgh Penguins icon Sidney Crosby has no plans to hang up the skates anytime soon.
In a recent interview with The Athletic, the 38-year-old made it clear that next season would almost certainly not be his final one.
"Not at all," Crosby told Josh Yohe.
Crosby will turn 39 in August but appears to be considering playing for another five years.
"That would be nice," he said in response to Yohe putting the idea of another half-decade in the NHL to him.
Regardless of how much longer Crosby plays for, it'll almost assuredly still be with the Penguins.
As he told Yohe, he's looking to do one-year deals now with Pittsburgh to give his team as much flexibility moving forward as possible.
“It’s pretty obvious why I would just go year to year with the contracts,” Crosby said. “At the end of the day, I’m just going to do what’s best for the team. It’s got nothing to do with how long I want to play. It’s not like that at all.”
Last season, Crosby put up 29 goals and 74 points in 68 games played, helping lead the Penguins to their first playoff berth since 2022. Pittsburgh ended up losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Philadelphia Flyers, falling in six games.
