HENDERSON, Nev. -- Sidney Crosby isn't worried about playing elsewhere or outside expectations for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The 38-year-old center wants to keep playing at a high level and return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Penguins, with extra motivation to again win gold with Canada at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
"I'm worried about playing for Pittsburgh," Crosby, the Penguins captain, said at the NHL North American Player Media Tour on Tuesday. "I haven't seriously considered anything else.
"I go into the season trying to do my very best to be ready and to make sure that we give ourselves every chance. I don't think about that. It's not something that … I know that if all my energy isn't towards what it needs to be, then I'm not giving myself the best ch