LAS VEGAS - Sidney Crosby said he's "definitely open-minded" about the Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff chances this season but stressed that his objective is to return to the postseason in 2025-26.

"That's still my goal. I think it's easy, when everyone's doing the pre-season rankings and Pittsburgh's at the bottom, to think, 'Oh yeah, we're just going to settle for that.' I still have the mentality that I want to go out there and try to win. I really hope our team still has that mentality, too," Crosby told ESPN.

Crosby, 38, and the Penguins made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for 15 consecutive seasons from 2007 through 2022, winning the Stanley Cup three times. But Pittsburgh has missed the postseason cut for the last three seasons, despite Crosby amassing 278 points in 244 regular-season ga

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