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Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh

19-year-old signs $43.5 million, five-year extension to stay with Pens

By Jesse Andrews, Newser User

Posted Jul 11, 2007 4:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – Pittsburgh locked up young talent Sidney Crosby, hockey's reigning MVP, through 2013, with a contract extension that will pay $8.7 million per year starting in 2008. That figure was carefully chosen; Crosby's team number is 87. The Penguins also recently signed defenseman Ryan Whitney to an extension, shoring up their formidable array of young talent.

Crosby led his team to an historic 47-point turnaround from a miserable 2005-06 season, only for inexperienced Pittsburgh to fall to eventual Eastern Conference champions Ottawa. The Nova Scotia native expects the team to continue its ascent, remarking of the coming season, “I think teams will have us on their radar a little bit more.”

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby smiles during a news conference in Dallas, in this Jan. 22, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (Associated Press)

Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby skates against the Boston Bruins in a hockey game in Pittsburgh, on March 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (Associated Press)

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Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh