Rumor: Canadian team named as Sidney Crosby's top trade destination

The Pittsburgh Penguins got absolutely wrecked this season.

The Penguins are now 7-12-4 on the season and are a league worst -34 in goal differential. They simply can't keep the puck out of their net and they're not skilled enough to out-score their defensive issues. The Penguins' two leading scorers are 38 year old Evgeni Malkin and 37 year old Sidney Crosby, which is no slight to the two Hall of Famers but a successful team is rarely carried offensively by players in their late 30's. And while we're on the topic of age, the team's two top blue liners are 37 year old Kris Letang and 34 year old Erik Karlsson. All of this is to say that the Penguins are as old as dirt.

It's painfully obvious to a majority of hockey fans that the Penguins are in desperate need of an overhaul and a rebuild.

Nearly every move that GM Kyle Dubas has made has been a mistake (Sound familiar Leafs fans?) and time is running out to save this team's season. There are rumors that long-time head coach Mike Sullivan is on thin ice, which is entirely predictable. The Penguins would probably be wise to part with Sullivan at this point, but they shouldn't stop there.

Most Penguins fans online seem to agree that a full-scale, tear it all down rebuild is necessary to get the team back to prominence. All the team is accomplishing now is playing out the credits of Malkin's, Crosby's and Letang's careers. There's a growing sentiment amongst the teams' fanbase to rip the bandaid off of this oozing wound of a team and to begin the healing process in earnest. A Sullivan firing would be just the start. These fans are also calling for Malkin, Letang, Karlsson and... gasp!... Sidney Crosby to be put on the trade-block.

There have been rumors that the Colorado Avalanche are interested in acquiring Crosby, but today Penguins insider Josh Yohe named another team who he feels Crosby may be interested in joining: The Vancouver Canucks.

Yohe points to Crosby's history with Rick Tocchet, Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin as people that Crosby respects and loves to play for.

From Yohe:

"If I'm Sid and I do want to be traded someday that would probably be my top choice, or right up there. I do know that he loves Tocchet and he loves Rutherford. I know he likes Patrik Allvin and there are a lot of other former Penguins on that Vancouver roster. So yeah, it all makes sense to me. I just think it's unlikely to happen. He's a creature of habit and he's incredibly comfortable here in Pittsburgh."

- Josh Yohe

So... Sid between Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser on the Canucks' PP?

My dark horse pick for a Crosby trade: The Washington Capitals. Imagine that.