Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) and center Sidney Crosby (87) against the Buffalo Sabres at the HSBC Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-US PRESSWIRE

Mar 5, 2009; Sunrise, FL, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) takes up position in front of Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun (29) in the first...

Philadelphia Flyers v Pittsburgh Penguins - Game Five PITTSBURGH - MAY 18: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with Pascal Dupuis #9 against the Philadelphia Flyers in game...

Toronto Maple Leafs v Pittsburgh Penguins PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 18: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins lines up for a faceoff against the Toronto Maple Leafs on...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, left, of Russia, celebrates with teammate Sidney Crosby after Crosby scored his first goal of the season, and the 100th goal of his career...

...Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images) Pittsburgh Penguins v Philadelphia Flyers - Game Four PHILADELPHIA - MAY 15: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins handles the puck against the Philadelphia Flyers during game four of...

...Sabres 2-1 in the shoot out. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) DETROIT - JUNE 02: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in action during game five of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup...

09 March 2008: Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates scoring the winning goal with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation with left...

Pittsburgh Penguins v Tampa Bay Lightning TAMPA, FL - MARCH 4: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins races to get to the puck in front of Mathieu Darche...

Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates against the Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby skates off the ice after suffering a high ankle sprain of his right ankle against the...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) slides into the boards near Tampa Bay Lightning's Filip Kuba (71), of the Czech...

Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins watches a replay with Colby Armstrong #20 of a Gary Roberts...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Colby Armstrong, left, Sidney Crosby, center, and Ryan Malone celebrate teammate Maxime Talbot's, not shown, goal on the Edmonton Oilers...

TORONTO - OCTOBER 13: Bryan McCabe #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tries to check Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre October 13...