Let me know your thoughts on todays news and rumours Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Celebrini & Levshunov Sign ELC 2:00 Prospects & RFA Signings 7:00 Arbitration Update 7:20 Swayman Offer-Sheet? 12:00 Avalanche Trade Rumours 18:00 Maple Leafs Trade Rumours 21:10 Crosby not signing extension?

If swayman signed 9mil offer sheet boston would get 4 first round picks in compensation

@Chernabog123

8 күн бұрын

But they are in a win now mode. 4 first round picks sound good but how do you replace one of the best netminders in the NHL? I think the B’s keep him

@michaella5799

7 күн бұрын

@@Chernabog123 zadorov plays goalie about as well as he plays defense, mediocre. Put him in there! 1-2 year window then will rebuild for ten years with your 3c lindholm lol

Crosby wants to go to Colorado to play with McKinnon

@michaella5799

7 күн бұрын

Retire on the back of real talent.

The Swayman offersheet talk is plain silly. He is staying in Boston. Yes, Carolina did it. How did that workout with Kotakneim? 😑

Trade Robertson to the penguins for a second round pick. That's what Dubas drafted him as.

I do not think it’s that far fetched to see the islanders come in last place in the metro

@bradmcginn7106

6 күн бұрын

You high

@TroyNoak47

6 күн бұрын

@@bradmcginn7106 The islanders were top 5 in most shots allowed and they barely made changes to their roster so it’s hard to see where they will improve. On top of that they also have one of the oldest teams in the entire NHL. A lot of people also forget they had more losses than wins. This is a recipe for disaster in my opinion.

I hope Sid leaves Pittsburgh… to anywhere… like anywhere at all

Is Dubas going to hire his own water boy? Or is he relishing the dual role and getting Spezza ready for GM in another year?

Crosby demanded they sign Malkin and Letang and now he could be out lol what a jerk

@scooter29

6 күн бұрын

Lol. Maybe you’re the jerk.

Myers over lijigren any damn day and hes at league minimum

Crosby could help LA Kings challenge in playoffs? Pittsburgh might pick up depth and prospects from LA in trade?

As a Blackhawks fan I was hoping Levshunov went back to Michigan State for his sophomore season. The Blackhawks rushed Kevin Korchinski to the NHL last season and by season’s end he looked like his confidence was shot. Now they appear to be rushing another teenager into professional hockey. For all this talk from Kyle Davidson about not rushing players like the prior regime did(Dach and Boqvist) he seems to doing the same thing. Makar,McAvoy,Power,Hughes to name a few top end defensemen all went back for a second season in the NCAA. It worked out just fine for them. I hope it works out but I just don’t understand the rush. Maybe they can send him to whatever junior team holds his rights but it sounds like Rockford is his likely destination.

Great Video, as usual, Mike. I think Sid The Kid will Retire A Pittsburgh Penguin, unless you have some special info that we don't know about, such as GM issues with Kyle Dubas.

sid is freinds with maechand ?? maybe ??

Colorado or Boston are the destinations

@erikjohnson9335

8 күн бұрын

Hoping for Colorado

Colorado isn’t going to trade for a goalie. If anything it will be for middle 6 forward. Georgiev isn’t great but he’s fine. They just extended their young backup for 2 years and drafted a 21 year old goalie at the top of the 2nd round. Zero chance the UPL stuff is true.

Pittsburgh might pick up prospects and depth for Crosby in trade with LA Kings?

Boston should've kept Ullman until they signed swayman

@davidbuswa9425

8 күн бұрын

Why??? Swayman could've signed earlier. It takes two to tangle

@poboymusic1958

8 күн бұрын

Ullmark, not Ullman, but I believe Boston is pretty far along in signing Swayman…it would be a terrible management error should they lose him…and Boston is not known for terrible management moves. I’m not a Boston fan, just pointing out some considerations on this thought.

@michaella5799

7 күн бұрын

@@poboymusic1958they overpaid for a 5/6th d-man, and a 2nd/3rd line center. Will be a fake 2 year window then they will rebuild for ten years.

I wouldnt be surprised to see Robertson as a sweetener in a Kampf trade. Liljegren trade would likely be a "Hockey trade" for a veteran bottom 6 guy.

Avs need a goaltender! Sid take your time, you have earned the right to pick the team that best fits your plans. Robertson Lilijgren for who ? Dubas might be interested if he can find cap space ? If not can't lose Lilijgren on waivers .

I'd love to have him here in Carolina even if he was 50 years old 😁

Upl to the Aves no way

Sid come to Toronto next year when John Tavares contract is up and we will give you 10.5 million x 5

Lilly and Robby will be dealt to shore up the middle 6

Sidney Crosby ....I would love to see him go to Philadelphia and join Michkov. What a sight that would be. I'm allowed to dream and sometimes dreams come true. 😮😊

@poboymusic1958

8 күн бұрын

Should Crosby elect to leave Pittsburgh, he would have his choice of where to go, all things being aligned. It seems unlikely he would choose to go to a rebuilding team, much less an arch-rival team like Philly or the Capitals, given his age and presumaby his desire to win another Cup. Dunno…a week ago no one would have imagined a legacy player, like Stamkos, being moved along. Now, Crosby too perhaps? The idea now seems more likely. It is fair to say that Crosby was not happy with Scooby (Dubas) signing Erik Karlsson and effectively breaking up the core (Letang being marginalized in this case) nor losing his buddy and linemate Guentzel due to cap constraints in large part due to signing Karlsson. I never understood many of Scooby’s moves in Toronto…and now I’ve been just as perplexed with what Scooby has done to the Pens. Thanks for making the Philly comment, it is definitely a thought starter.

@davejustdave4721

7 күн бұрын

Thanks for responding to my post. I'm going to keep on dreaming. Bringing in a veteran star who can help the next up and coming star. Like Aerosmith sings Dream On !!!

Send Him to Vancouver

If the Pens are out of the playoff hunt at the deadline, Sid’s going to Colorado.

Sid isn't leaving

@Elsanna7

8 күн бұрын

We will see.

@dreamwarriordiary5339

8 күн бұрын

He would only leave to play with Nate and the Avs.

@johanjotun1647

8 күн бұрын

Fans would buy tickets if they knew it was their last chance to see him, a suprise move would be heartwrenching for penguin fans

Come on guys 14k views & only 341 likes 👍 i ll be 342 tx for the News 📰 TopShelfHockey

@bradmcginn7106

6 күн бұрын

Dude has no clue what he's talking about

Marner for Crosby, calling it now

@garycochrane4829

8 күн бұрын

How much you want to bet?

@kirktuss4819

8 күн бұрын

@@garycochrane4829 It would make sense for both teams timelines but Pittsburgh can do the same old thing and get a late/protected first, a couple of prospects that never become anything and a 7th defenseman like every other superstar for futures trade.

@black_squall

8 күн бұрын

I would love this but I would give you 10 to 1 odds it doesn't happen any amount of money lol

@JohnSmith-jb2jf

8 күн бұрын

@@kirktuss4819 The Pens would also get cap space out of that, which they could weaponize for more picks. But yeah, Crosby is not gonna be a Leafs so we're talking about nothing essentially.

@johanjotun1647

8 күн бұрын

thats silly

You know I hate it when you guys say how the Crosby contract is such great value. Am I the only one that forgot how he had 3 major concussions when he signed it and was actually injured with one. He locked in at 87 mill which again at the time was the richest in the nhl. The penguins took a lot of risk and he locked in

@CanadianLoveKnot

8 күн бұрын

Look at the % of the cap at the time. 14.5%. Would be equivalent to a $12.76m x 12 years in 2024-25 season.

Crosby if he dosent go back to pittsburgh i bet he ends up with his good friend Nathan Mackinnon and the avs

@thewizardofoz511

8 күн бұрын

I could see that.. what if Steve Yzerman calls him though.. Yzerman is just sneaky.. I wouldn't totally count him out

@davidbuswa9425

8 күн бұрын

Just because Sid and McKinnon appeared together in a Tim Horton's commercial doesn't make them friends. There is like a 10 year age gap between them. Do you hang with people younger than you??? Sid probably has more in common with Brad Marchand than McKinnon. Sid won't like the travel Colorado goes through. He stays on the East coast with less air travel

@j.t.miller1641

8 күн бұрын

Gotta get rid of the cap anchors on the team in Landeskog and Nichuchkin first

@brendang3188

8 күн бұрын

@@davidbuswa9425they’re actually extremely tight. They train together every offseason and spend a lot of time together in the offseason

@davidbuswa9425

8 күн бұрын

@@brendang3188 Sure they do. Did they tell you that? The "trust me, bro" response won't work with me. Show me proof or it didn't happen. Shit, Crosby has won medals and world titles playing with Marchand than McKinnon.

Crosbys going to Colorado or Detroit

@zachhaist6426

8 күн бұрын

Definitely not Detroit

Avs will be set in goal as soon as Nabokov comes over from Russia

I grew up in Pittsburgh fan all my life I don’t like the way the direction Fenway sports group is taking this team the first couple years this is not shocking though they’re treating the penguins the same way they do the Boston Red Sox’s If Crosby leaves and doesn’t retire, penguin i’m done with the penguins and this ownership. I miss Mario was still in the majority on this wouldn’t even be a question.

Marner will stay another year with new coach and Taveras will go.

@poboymusic1958

8 күн бұрын

That seems to be the way things are headed - the Marner camp has said outright that he will not waive his NMC. That said, should Tavares be willing to take an extension at a much lower number, he would still be a useful player as a bottom 6 or PP specialist starting 2025-26. Perhaps the situation will change once Berube has the chance to coach Marner…and there comes a mutual realization that Marner (and the Leafs) would be better off with a mid-season move.

@poboymusic1958

8 күн бұрын

As for Tavares, it seems unlikely he would move, especially as this is his final year at big bucks with the Leafs. For him to move, it would have to be to a team where he thinks he will have another chance at a Cup and the Leafs would have to swallow a lot of cap…likely involving a third party team as the Leafs could only eat 25% and Tavares at this stage would be worth somewhere about 1/2 of his current $11M AAV.

MARNER FOR CROSBY

take Crosby for a 2 yr Pickleball contract and a half eaten sanguich

Sidney Crosby I hope he does sign with the penguins. He's been there all his hockey career. I wouldn't like to see him on another team. I think that he should retire as a Pittsburgh Penguins.

just retire. It's kind of weird to keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. LEt it go....

Crosby retiring as a penguin for sure

Armchair GM here: To DET: Rutger McGroarty To WPG: 2025 2nd rd Jonatan Berggren Olli Maatta

For all you idiots saying marner for crosby mitch already said he ain't waving his no trade clause so this season marner will be a leaf

Ya The Dubas “plan” worked great in Toronto….if Crosby stays in Pittsburg after next season it should be at least $15M/yr/3yrs. He’s already discounted himself enough and he deserves to have a chance to win again for better money and longer term elsewhere instead of believing Dumbass Dubas

Crosby for Marner!

@bradmcginn7106

6 күн бұрын

No

Trading UPL is definetly possibe. I could see the Sabres making a big swing here somehow. Also don't forget, Reimer isn't just a third goalie, because Levi is still waivers exempt. They could Dustin Wolf him in the minors for one more year.

Two options.Marner for Crosby,or Ottawa for Norris and a pick.Pit gets Norris on an LTIR until he has recovered from surgery.

@bradmcginn7106

6 күн бұрын

Marner already said he ain't waving his no trade

@edpottinger849

6 күн бұрын

@@bradmcginn7106 No playoff run next year,I guess.

Sid shouldn't sign a contract with the Pens. 87 should get traded for a ransom at the deadline. Trade Crosby to the Oilers for Philip Broberg, Dylan Holloway, and Sam O'Reilly (or a 1st or Savoie). That would restock the Pens organization with 3 pieces. 87 and 97 could win the Cup together in Canada. 87 should then sign 1 year deals with the Pens as a UFA for the rest of his career. 87 being dealt at the deadline gives him the best chance to win the Cup and rebuilds the Pens.

@michaelkeller5927

8 күн бұрын

The oilers lose this trade. As much as id love to have Sid i dont think the oilers need him this year

@bradmcginn7106

6 күн бұрын

Yes he should he already did it all

I think the idea that Crosby seeks an exit to a Cup contending team makes a lot of sense. In a perfect world, I’m sure Crosby would wish to retire as a Penguin. But at his age and with a team in decline around him, it does not seem like he would be happy with a rebuilding team that is locked into big dollars going to older players (Karlsson for one and even his good buddies in Letang and Malkin) and especially after cap constraints led to losing his linemate and friend, Guentzel. At this point, Crosby has a high marketable value and could waive his NMC to go to a Cup contender, otherwise he would simply waste another year and likely not make the playoffs with the Pens again, even if he continues to play his own best hockey. Crosby is a special player and deservedly is on the Mt Rushmore of Pittsburgh, but after seeing another legacy player like Stamkos be moved out of Tampa, the idea that Crosby could move as well no longer seems as far fetched. I don’t know what Scooby (Dubas) could possibly do to convince Sid that the Pens will be better this year (or next, etc)…so it really is up to Crosby on his next move. His choice - stay, play well, be loyal to his teammates and watch the team slip further this year, or move now to a real contender before father time catches up and he begins to lose his edge. Good video btw.

Crosby is about to sign. Stop with this nonsense.

Crosby goes to Montreal..

Crosby to the leafs for marner and other pieces

@bradmcginn7106

6 күн бұрын

Marner ain't waving his no trade clause

@TopShelfHockey Toronto did not resign bertuzzi

Crosby leaving Pens...to join Canada's soccer team. Get him ready for WC 2026!!!

I think Sidney Crosby will likely retire following next season.

@davidbuswa9425

8 күн бұрын

Why??? Sid still producing. He still has the competitive edge that separates him from the average player

Crosby demanded they sign Malkin and Letang and now he could be out lol what a jerk