Crosby hopes Penguins ‘family’ stays together
PHILADELPHIA — Sidney Crosby was the last player lingering in the Pittsburgh Penguins ' locker room after they were eliminated by the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime of Game 6 on Wednesday night, slowly changing out of his gear before facing another offseason of uncertainty. Was this the last game that the Penguins' superstar core of Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang will play together? We'll have a few days to digest everything and evaluate stuff," Crosby said after the Flyers' 1-0 win gave Philadelphia a 4-2 series victory in the Battle of Pennsylvania.
Malkin has expressed a desire to stay with the Penguins next season and said last month that he and general manager Kyle Dubas would talk about his future after the playoffs. "It hasn't happened before in sports in North America and there's a reason for it: because it's ridiculously hard and it's so uncommon and it takes special people to be able to do it." The Penguins rallied from a 3-0 series deficit to push the Flyers to a sixth game back in Philadelphia. The game ended up becoming a brilliant goaltending duel between Pittsburgh's Arturs Silovs (31 saves) and Philadelphia's Dan Vladar (42 saves) until Flyers defenseman Cam York snuck a shot through Silovs at 17:32 of overtime for the game winner.
Analysis: Why This Matters
Fans tracking PHILADELPHIA Sidney will want to follow this closely; even off-field news often shapes on-field outcomes.
Key Takeaways
- They are the longest-tenured trio of teammates in North American sports history, having surpassed the record held by Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees (17 seasons) three years ago.
- Was this the last game that the Penguins' superstar core of Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang will play together?
- We'll have a few days to digest everything and evaluate stuff," Crosby said after the Flyers' 1-0 win gave Philadelphia a 4-2 series victory in the Battle of Pennsylvania.
Updates from the locker room, league office, and front office are likely soon — we'll keep you posted.
Source: ESPN Sports