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Sidney Crosby Next Team Odds: Penguins Captain Trade Rumors and Betting Favorites
On the heels of another stinker of a season for the Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s fair to wonder where future Hall of Fame center Sidney Crosby will wind up when the 2025-26 NHL season ends.
Last season, Crosby lit the lamp 33 times in 80 games, increasing his career total to 625 goals along with 1,062 assists. But the Pens are rebuilding, so PennStakes.com – your source for top Pennsylvania promo codes – broke down the odds for which NHL team Crosby will suit up for next. Pittsburgh holds commanding odds of keeping him in town long-term.
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Sidney Crosby Next Team Odds
Team | Percentage Chance | Odds |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 85.7% | -600 |
Montreal Canadiens | 4.8% | +2000 |
Colorado Avalanche | 3.2% | +3000 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 1.6% | +6000 |
New York Rangers | 1.2% | +8000 |
Los Angeles Kings | 1.2% | +8000 |
The Field | 2.4% | +4000 |
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Where Will Sidney Crosby Play Next?
Given that Crosby has played all 1,352 games of his career and become a legend in the Steel City, it’s hard to see Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas making a move for him now. That’s why we see the 38-year-old from Nova Scotia finishing the next NHL season in Pittsburgh, with an 85.7% implied probability of him playing the whole season with the club.
That would translate to -600 odds for NHL betting sites, were this prop offered.
Should Crosby get shipped out of town as part of a rebuilding effort, keep an eye on the closest thing to a hometown team to land him. We give the Montreal Canadiens +2000 odds of putting a trade together to get their mitts on the two-time Hart Trophy winner as league MVP. The Colorado Avalanche are next in line, at +3000 odds, for the center who has also earned two Art Ross Trophies as the NHL’s top scorer and eight All-Star Game berths.
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Longshots to Land Sidney Crosby
The Penguins have mostly known good times since selecting Crosby No. 1 overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with three Stanley Cups and 16 consecutive playoff berths from 2007 to 2022. However, Pittsburgh has missed the playoffs the past three seasons and finished last season with 80 points, their fewest for a full 82-game season since 2005-06. At Caesars Sportsbook Pennsylvania, the Pens have +600 odds to make the playoffs next season, as opposed to -900 odds that they’ll miss again.
Speaking of longshots, we rate the Toronto Maple Leafs at +6000 odds, then the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings at +8000 apiece to acquire Crosby. We have +4000 odds on the field, meaning any other team that could take the league by surprise by trading for the all-time great in the faceoff circle. Crosby could look to add another Stanley Cup title to his resume in another city before hanging up his skates for good.
Looking at Stanley Cup futures as of Sept. 16, it seems like Crosby would be better off going to one of the teams that oddsmakers from bet365 Sportsbook PA have down as championship frontrunners. The two-time defending champion Florida Panthers come in at +600 odds to “three-peat” in 2026. The Edmonton Oilers, who lost to the Panthers in the past two Cup finals, are next at +750, alongside the Carolina Hurricanes. Colorado is next at +900 along with the Dallas Stars. The Pens are near the bottom at +20000 odds.
Regardless of where he suits up, the 2005 No. 1 pick out of the Maritime provinces is bound to make a massive impact on that team’s offense even at age 38. Crosby, who has two years left on a contract worth $8.7 million a year according to Spotrac.com, waits to see whether Pittsburgh will bring him back for a 21st NHL season in 2025 or ship him out of town during the team’s long-running rebuild in the Steel City.
Check out more NHL coverage and Pennsylvania sports betting insights at PennStakes.com.
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