Should the Oilers give the Blues a call and inquire about Jordan Binnington? What needs to change for Elias Pettersson in Vancouver? Can Sidney Crosby really ride things out with the Penguins? Bryan Hayes joins SC with Jay Onrait for another edition of Harvey’s Hot Takes.
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Petterssons name was misspelled. He won't have much this season he is mentally gone. But that kid will get over whatever is happening in that head again. Might not be with the Canucks. But he will be back.
Every franchise goes thru what the Penguins are dealing with, it's the ebb and flow of time in the NHL
There's zero reasons for Crosby to ask for a trade. He's already have 3 Stanley Cups and a whole bunch of other championships. He isn't in any desperate situation.
Petty is another Patrick Laine, zero consistency with zero trust, i believe he compounds things with no release (he puts the weight of his world on his shoulders) Vancouver would be Nuts/Crazy to re-sign him, trade him now or at the deadline and get something anything for him, package Boeser in with him also
The exception to that if he makes it to the 2026 Olympic team and wins gold there.
He built this team not Dubas. He’s an old man now he doesn’t want to be playing hockey in June he wants to be on vacation with his family. This is why he got his old man friends super bad contracts to guarantee the Pens are bad till he retires.
What would the oilers have to give up to get Binner? New fan here. Thanks for the reply!
Crosby isn't the type to change teams no matter what.
As a sid fan, I hope he does go and plays with Nate and has fun with his buddy, gets buoyed up in his last years as he has buoyed up others throughout his career…and plays in the playoffs…competitive Sid is what he is known for, irrelevant team Sid is not
He should finish his career at penguins, more respect than change team to try and win one more cup when he already has 3. Should retire as a legend in pittsburgh, if he switches teams and play 2 seasons with someone else and does not win another cup it will bring his legacy down imo.
While Sid can still contribute at a high level, Pens fans should understand if he moves on, especially to bring a Cup to Canada after decades…
Let Sid go, everyone wants to see him where a Maple Leafs jersey.
Please trade sidney to a contender
Elias Pettersson is a few months into a multi-year contract (7 more years!). Give him time. If he is not a perennial Selke and 100 point scorer in 2-3 years then congratulate him on negotiating a great contract. Until then, perhaps tone down? We can indeed compare him to Miller, but be ready for a continual sh*t-storm that does not look good for player development in NHL. JT Miller was afforded first line minutes by Tocchet and even has much lower PPG average vs Pettersson. Miller did not perform, overstepped his role and Brad Richardson confirmed this. Incredibly hypocritical. Then Miller lost against Sweden in 4-nations despite Sweden missing 3 of its best players. You talk too much. Take a page from Pettersson's book.
Everyone’s talking about binnigton for skinner, and I understand binnigton had a great tournament, but we’re bringing up the stats, they have the same stats, .898 save percentage, binnigton is actually slightly worse statistically, we’re acting like getting binnigton is saving the oilers, he has the potential to be a great goalie showed it at the 4 nations but other then the final game, he was not great, and if loses that game we’re probably not then talking about him, I think it’s ridiculous to be giving him such high praise for 1 good game, he had 1 good game out of 4
The handshake monologue was epic 10/10 Hayeser
How can they just get more top players every year? They can’t have much to trade or give to other teams.
Crosby to an other team to win cup and then return.
Petterson is a plug, and the Canucks trade a heart & soul guy like JT instead
Yes he is or he wouldn't have resigned, Hayes needs to drop this he took the L earlier when he said Sid needs to be like "Tom Brady and win elsewhere" 😂 drop the Sid talk Hayes it ain't happening no matter how much you think you can talk it into existence
I hope Syd stays and finishes his career as a Penguin. I appreciate that he is a competitive guy but there is absolutely nothing left for him to accomplish.
Sid has earned the right to do as he wishes. If he wants to put up with a Pitt rebuild, so be it. I'd prefer he go to a contender.
As a Leafs fan I feel terrible that Sid got stuck with Dubas. That GM is as clueless as they get.
Blown away that they would trade such a heart and soul, give everything type player, to keep….Elias Peterson.
I don't see Crosby as someone to do this, but I would love to have him finish his career with Edmonton or Toronto.
Most goalies this season have a sub .900 % this year
the answer to the title is yes. and the reason is that he doesn't have to prove anything else to anybody. hes done it all and will go down as one of the greatest to ever play the game.
Demko to the Oilers?….
He's not leaving. He has won everything while remaining loyal to the Penguins. Crosby just had 4 Nations to prove he can still make a difference in games that matter and he will be looking forward to the Olympica to do it again.
Crosby won’t leave despite the fact it would benefit his last years in the NHL. Colarado with Nate or Edmonton with the Oilers or Tampa Bay with Kon Cooper. Time will tell
Send petey back to sweden, i dont even care anymore. he is a fraud and needs to go
Crosby’s loyalty is strong. I would love to see him dawn La Sainte-Flanelle, but I don’t see him jumping ship.
Crosby has much more of my respect than a MAGA chud that Gretzky is, out to chase every last dollar.
No. Crosby to colorado.
ITS CANUCKS MANAGEMENT FAULT. FIRST OF ALL, THEY PRESSURED HIM TO SIGN. HE WASN'T READY. THEY LET MILLER BULLY HIM. NOW, THEY ARE TROLLING THE MEDIA AFTER HIM. PETTERSEN CAN TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE CANUCKS! AND II HOPE HE DOES IT.
Do these clowns not have anything better to talk about
He did everything as advertised and then some. Absolute legend.
If I was the owner of the Pittsburgh penguins, I would go to Sydney Crosby and thank them for all he's done for the penguins in the city of Pittsburgh and ask him what he would like and if he wanted to go to a certain team I would trade him there. Even if I didn't get fair value, I think I'd owe it to the guy to do that. And thank him for everything he's done for the penguins and wish him well in his last number of years that he has left a playing hockey. Wish him all the best
Oilers out the first round