Sidney Crosby Is Ticked Off

Through all this CBA nonsense, one thing remained the same: Sidney Crosby’s positive attitude.

He’s always said that he believes both sides would come to an agreement and that there will be a season. Whether he was programmed to say this or whether he truly believed it was another story, but it was almost adorable how positive he stayed.

However, that is all changing.

In a new interview posted by Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Crosby is letting his frustration be known and he doesn’t care who knows it.

“It’s just frustrating. You kind of hear the same things coming out of the meetings all the time. Just waiting to hear something new from their side. It’s almost to the point where you don’t want to ask because you know you’re going to get the  same answer you got a week before. There’s no reason we can’t figure something out”.

He’s also getting annoyed with the owners involved in this. Awkward, considering his relationship with Penguins’ co-owner Mario Lemieux.

“It’s pretty 1-sided. I don’t really know what (the owners) have given up to this point. They’re trying to take away all the contracting rights. The question I’d ask is why would we change that? I think we all think it’s the most competitive league in the world so why would you go and change that — the way contracts go and the way teams can operate? If it’s not broke, don’t fix it”.

While Sid says he understands where the owners are coming from, he doesn’t think the way they’re handling things is any good.

“I understand their point. At the end of the day it’s dollars, but at the end of the day you want to get a deal done. I don’t think they’re going to get a deal done if they’re trying to take away guys’ contracting rights”.

While he wants to remain optimistic, Sidney admits it’s getting harder.

“I really want to be optimistic. It’s not easy right now. It’s just a roller coaster … I don’t know what’s going to happen”.

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