Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
He has a year left and now is the time usually extensions are handed out. You all know I am the biggest Pens fan and big Sid fan. But looking ahead, why really would he want to resign here? He has been great the past two seasons, healthy and the Pens missed the playoffs. If I were him, I would seriously contemplate do I want to go through a true rebuild? Sid owes allegiance to nothing. Really, Mario is gone from ownership, he has Letang and Malkin still, but they are in decline and didn't help make playoffs.
It is a really tough spot for Kyle Dubas and the Fenway Ownership Group. Sid sells tickets and the NHL is a gate driven league. However, he can not just hang out there without an extension and he certainly can't have the opportunity to walk. I know you don't want to draw lines in the sand, but you almost think the Pens have to force him to come to a decision. Because if he wants to move on, the Pens HAVE TO trade him.
Many teams would love to have him (obviously) and he could be a guy who says pushes a desperate Toronto or Edmonton over the top. But what would you want in return?
It is something no one wanted to ever think of. Now I think something gets done, but I thought it would have been done by yesterday. That being said, I really don't know why Sid would want to extend here? I know his legacy, Mario, etc....but Jagr was traded. Gretzky. Messier. Rumors are Malkin may retire after this year and play out his last hockey days in the KHL. So the gang might be getting busted up anyways.
What would you do??
He has a year left and now is the time usually extensions are handed out. You all know I am the biggest Pens fan and big Sid fan. But looking ahead, why really would he want to resign here? He has been great the past two seasons, healthy and the Pens missed the playoffs. If I were him, I would seriously contemplate do I want to go through a true rebuild? Sid owes allegiance to nothing. Really, Mario is gone from ownership, he has Letang and Malkin still, but they are in decline and didn't help make playoffs.
It is a really tough spot for Kyle Dubas and the Fenway Ownership Group. Sid sells tickets and the NHL is a gate driven league. However, he can not just hang out there without an extension and he certainly can't have the opportunity to walk. I know you don't want to draw lines in the sand, but you almost think the Pens have to force him to come to a decision. Because if he wants to move on, the Pens HAVE TO trade him.
Many teams would love to have him (obviously) and he could be a guy who says pushes a desperate Toronto or Edmonton over the top. But what would you want in return?
It is something no one wanted to ever think of. Now I think something gets done, but I thought it would have been done by yesterday. That being said, I really don't know why Sid would want to extend here? I know his legacy, Mario, etc....but Jagr was traded. Gretzky. Messier. Rumors are Malkin may retire after this year and play out his last hockey days in the KHL. So the gang might be getting busted up anyways.
What would you do??