Sidney Crosby’s Agent Addresses Rumors He’s Leaving the Penguins originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Leading up to the 2025 NHL draft there were plenty of storylines to keep an eye on.
Would the Chicago Blackhawks trade out of the No. 3 pick? What about the Utah Mammoth and the No.4 pick? Where would Boston College center James Hagens go, and would the New York Islanders find a way to trade back into the top five to grab him?
But one unexpected scenario took social media by surprise.
Social media personality Georges Laraque took to X to cast some doubt on the future of star center Sidney Crosby with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
“I’m hearing there’s a very good chance that Crosby will play somewhere else…,” Laraque wrote.
Many started speculating the Colorado Avalanche were a possible landing spot for Crosby after they cleared almost $8 million in cap space after trading Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood to the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward prospect Gavin Brindley, a 2025 third-round pick, and a conditional 2027 second-round pick.
However, Crosby’s agent Pat Brisson shut those rumors down rather quickly, according to The Athletic’s Rob Rossi.
“Pat Brisson, agent for Sidney Crosby, told me just now in text message that speculation about Crosby leaving Penguins are ‘baseless rumors.’ So, there’s a name for you, too,” Rossi wrote.
Pat Brisson, agent for Sidney Crosby, told me just now in text message that speculation about Crosby leaving Penguins are “baseless rumors.”
So, there’s a name for you, too.#NHLDraft@TheAthleticNHL@penguins
— Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) June 28, 2025
Rossi also added: “FWIW, just spoke with someone who would know (cough, cough)… Anything you read this weekend about Sidney Crosby leaving the Penguins is, in the words of this person, ‘a joke.’ And this person of all persons would know. He’d, like, know before anybody.”
Crosby, who scored 33 goals and 91 points last season, has two more years left on his contract with an $8.7 million cap hit each year.
Speculation Crosby wanted out of Pittsburgh seemingly started when The Athletic’s Josh Yohe appeared on the “Kaboly + Mack” podcast and hinted the 37-year-old All-Star
“He’s not happy; I know he’s not,” Yohe stated. “[Crosby] wasn’t trying to be rude, but there was an edginess to him that I haven’t sensed before. I was actually asking him about the coaching search, and he just said, ‘I just want to win. I don’t care who the coach is, really. I’ll be happy with whoever. I just want to win.’ And I’ve never seen him quite like that.”
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 28, 2025, where it first appeared.