Kris Letang’s long-term future with the Pittsburgh Penguins is up in the air right now. Letang, along with another franchise megastar in Evgeni Malkin, both have contracts that are set to expire at the end of this season. Negotiations have begun with the franchise’s best-ever defenseman, but the length of the new deal is potentially throwing a wrench into the negotiation process. [Pensburgh]
Sidney Crosby began his season in late October, finishing off his recovery from wrist surgery earlier this year. It took the 34-year-old captain a while to get his motor going, but the Cole Harbour native now has nine points in his last five games played.