It’s possible that Sidney Crosby has softened his stance on being a Penguin for life. It’d be understandable, too. But I also have to wonder if Crosby might be quarterbacking a power play to get Mario Lemieux back in the building.

Either way, this is by far the biggest story in Pittsburgh sports at the moment. Crosby’s powerful agent, Pat Brisson, made it so when he launched a grenade into the hockey world Monday night. Brisson does not do that if Crosby doesn’t know he’s doing it.

Asked by The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun if Crosby would entertain a trade out of Pittsburgh “one day,” Brisson said, “I mean, I’m answering something that ... let’s put it this way: It’s always a possibility, you know?”

That is far different from what Crosby told the same outlet early last season, which was thi

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