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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2553870" data-attributes="member: 2012">NHL.com has a tendency to report every NHL-related transaction, which is understandable. I simply re-post the reports that I find that are free agent/trade/rookie signing related. And don't worry about "slighting" me, I'm pretty good at understanding a fellow EN Worlder's "true" meaning. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />Here's the latest in the "Crosby" story...Contractual obligationCopied from <a href="http://www.sportsnet.ca" target="_blank">www.sportsnet.ca</a>09/08/05Although just a formality, Pittsburgh will roll out the red carpet Friday as top-pick Sidney Crosby puts pen to paper on his first professional contract.PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins didn't want Sidney Crosby to miss even a minute of their first training camp in two years. The NHL's labour agreement made it all but certain he wouldn't.The Penguins are expected to announce Friday that the No. 1 draft pick has signed his first NHL contract, a formality since the new labour deal limits his first-year compensation to $850,000 in salary and $850,000 in bonuses.Crosby's agent, Pat Brisson, flew to Pittsburgh on Thursday night for a Friday morning meeting with Penguins general manager Craig Patrick to finalize the agreement. To maximize local TV coverage before the Steelers start dominating it during the weekend, the two sides are expected to announce the deal Friday afternoon.The bonuses are expected to be tied to relatively easily obtainable standards for a player of Crosby's ability, such as scoring 20 goals, getting 35 assists, making the all-rookie team and being among the top three rookie forwards in plus-minus.Until he gets several more years of experience, the 18-year-old Crosby is all but certain to make more money via endorsements and promotions than he does in salary.Crosby first visited Pittsburgh last month for the team's rookie orientation camp.Crosby is due back for the start of training camp Tuesday and a week's worth of pre-season practice before the Penguins shift their camp to their Wilkes-Barre, Pa., minor-league affiliate's arena.Crosby is looking forward to the camp, mostly to get acquainted with players such as Lemieux, Mark Recchi, John LeClair, Sergei Gonchar and Jocelyn Thibault that, until now, he's seen play only in person."I'm excited to play with any guys in the NHL, but when you see some of the names they're bringing in, I mean it's going to be a great experience," he said. "No. 1 draft picks go to a place that's rebuilding and I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to play with a team that's going to compete every night."Crosby will make his NHL debut Oct. 5 at New Jersey.</blockquote>

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