Sidney Crosby already has found the back up if NHL does not take place next season: Agent
Sidney Crosby, a Canadian ice hockey player, who plays for Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the Easter Conference, hopes to play in the NHL next year but if it does not take place, he already has got options.
According to his agent, he is eager to play in the league, preparing very hard for, looking forward to it and would prefer to play in the NHL but even if it does not take place, it would not be the end of the world for Crosby.
There are rumours and speculations that the league would be disrupted by labour dispute once again as it was cancelled in the year 2005, resulting in a lockout and players could not play that year, but in case it happens now, Crosby already has got offers
from European league to join them.
Pat Brisson, the agent of Sidney Crosby told that playing hockey is the first preference for Crosby and then it is playing in the NHL, in case there is a lock out in NHL and then it gets longer, the only option left for Pittsburgh Penguins would be to join
some other league, as he said,
"If, at one point, there's a lockout and the lockout goes long ... Sidney wants to play hockey. Of course, he would consider alternatives [to the NHL]."
According to Brisson, the 25-year-old centre is all set to go and he has prepared his mind already but they would see what happens, as he said,
"His mind [set] now is to get ready for a season. We'll see what's going to happen here."
The Halifax, Nova Scotia born player was drafted by Pittsburgh Penguins as first ever selection of 2005 NHL Draft in first round. He still has got 13 years left with his contract with Penguins so even if he plays in some European League in case of lock out,
he will have to abort the contract in Europe and come back to join Pittsburgh at that very moment.
The 5-foot-11, 200 pounder player has been main scorer for Pittsburgh side since he has joined them in 2005 and has had four seasons in which he scored 100+ points.
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