Sidney Crosby isn’t close to retiring, wants to play ‘for as many years as possible’

> When Crosby met with reporters following the Penguins’ loss to the Flyers, he said that he would be taking a year-by-year approach to the rest of his career. It’s the first time he’s ever spoken of his career in such a short-term window. > “I said year to year because of where the team is at,” he said. “It just makes sense, whether it’s our cap, who we have coming in and out, just to have that flexibility. It’s important.” > “Yeah, I’m saying year to year based on contracts,” he explained. “It just seems to make sense. I mean, it could change. We’ll see. Kyle (Dubas) and I haven’t even talked about it. But I’ll talk with Pat (Brisson) and Kyle later this summer. We’ll talk about it and do what makes sense. If it does make sense to sign for a couple of years, then we’ll do that.” > Crosby isn’t thinking about himself, which is pretty typical for him. Rather, he said, he’s thinking about the Penguins and how he can help them prosper in the coming seasons. They made the playoffs for the first time since 2022 this year, and the upward trajectory has him thinking big things before his career concludes. More than anything, he’s putting the team first. > Signing shorter contracts, Crosby has concluded, gives Dubas more options and the Penguins more flexibility moving forward.