{"id":486208,"date":"2026-03-05T04:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/486208\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T04:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:01:13","slug":"sidney-crosby-might-lose-evgeni-malkin-in-2026-but-a-key-injury-update-could-trigger-blockbuster-trade-with-ny-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/486208\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidney Crosby might lose Evgeni Malkin in 2026, but a key injury update could trigger blockbuster trade with NY Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/sidney-crosby\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sidney Crosby<\/a> suffered a lower body injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics with Team Canada, and his return date with the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/pittsburgh-penguins\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> is uncertain. However, a report from Taylor Haase gives the team hope.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cSidney Crosby skated today in Cranberry with just a member of the Penguins\u2019 staff and a practice goalie. He did a lot of stickhandling and shooting work, but didn\u2019t seem to be limited at all in the skating he did. Moving with speed, making turns, crossing over in both directions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">His status could be key for the Penguins ahead of the NHL trade deadline, as if the legend is ready to return soon, the team could make a big move to support him in the playoff race. Lately, the Penguins have been involved in many rumors, including possible interest in Vincent Trocheck, who could be leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/new-york-rangers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Rangers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sidney Crosby\u2019s injury<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">After the end of the Winter Olympics, the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed that Sidney Crosby would be out for at least a month due to a lower bod injury. A week has already passed, and the recent update from Haase suggests that everything is going according to plan.<\/p>\n<p>Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin might not play together next season<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Another key point in recent days for Pittsburgh is the controversy regarding Evgeni Malkin\u2019s contract extension. <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nhl\/sidney-crosbys-key-teammate-might-leave-penguins-in-2026\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sidney Crosby\u2019s key teammate might leave Penguins in 2026<\/a> if no agreement is reached, and what is certain is that the player\u2019s agent has told Geno that general manager Kyle Dubas will not negotiate this season.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NY Rangers and Mike Sullivan confirm roster moves amid Vincent Trocheck trade rumors\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nhl\/ny-rangers-and-mike-sullivan-confirm-roster-moves-amid-vincent-trocheck-trade-rumors\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vincenttrocheck-4-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"NY Rangers and Mike Sullivan confirm roster moves amid Vincent Trocheck trade rumors\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">NY Rangers and Mike Sullivan confirm roster moves amid Vincent Trocheck trade rumors<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/mfcastro\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mfcastro-80x80.webp.webp\" alt=\"Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro is a seasoned sports writer and analyst at Bolavip US, with a specialization in NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, Soccer, Tennis, and Golf. With over 15 years of experience in the field, he has served as a broadcaster, commentator, and reporter for Grupo ACIR Radio in Mexico. During his career, Miguel has covered major global events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, FIFA Confederations Cup, World Baseball Classic, Pan American Games, PGA Tour, and ATP Tour. His extensive experience and expertise make him an integral part of the Bolavip US team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sidney Crosby suffered a lower body injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics with Team Canada, and his return&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5111],"tags":[5,3328,35,5190,5193,4,100,36,768],"class_list":{"0":"post-486208","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-rangers","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-rangers","11":"tag-newyork","12":"tag-newyorkrangers","13":"tag-nhl","14":"tag-pittsburgh-penguins","15":"tag-rangers","16":"tag-sidney-crosby"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116174579099312799","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}