The Penguins begin training camp with raised expectations and a dash of uncertainty

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Sidney Crosby seems at peace with his contract status as his 22nd season with the Pittsburgh Penguins begins.

Same goes for teammate Erik Karlsson, though for slightly different reasons.

While both future Hall of Famers are entering the final year of their current deals, their prospects of playing together beyond this season are uncertain as an abbreviated training camp begins.

The question for Crosby, a franchise icon and the longest-tenured captain in NHL history, doesn’t seem to center so much on if something gets done but when, for how long and how much.

Not that money has ever been the driving…

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