Pittsburg, PA
Penguins Start Ignites Sidney Crosby Trade Conversation
The Pittsburgh Penguins have started the season 6-9-2 including a terrible loss to the Dallas Stars that saw them give up six goals in the first period. The team has looked lifeless in most of their losses and despite having an improved roster, the Penguins are likely heading for another year of selling at the trade deadline.
Reports have indicated that Penguins president and general manager Kyle Dubas has made calls to teams and is talking through some decisions, but a fire sale isn’t taking place. The Penguins did trade Lars Eller back to the Washington Capitals for a couple of draft picks, but Eller has been on the trade block since last season.
Combine the Penguins’ poor start with the idea of a teardown and one key name will always pop up: Sidney Crosby. Even in his 20th NHL season, Crosby is still playing at the top of his game and climbing some historical ladders.
It didn’t take long for pundits and analysts to once again discuss the idea of Crosby leaving the Penguins, something that won’t happen, but the talking heads will beg for.
“Shouldn’t [Dubas] be open for business at this point? Shouldn’t he be tearing this down?” Jay Onrait asked on TSN. “And then there’s all this talk about Crosby. Could you actually move him?”
Onrait understands that Crosby has no interest in moving and the Penguins have no interest in moving Crosby, but what if things keep getting worse?
“I know he wants to stay… but could you convince him?”
Through most of the 2023-24 season, analysts were talking about the idea of Crosby being delt out of Pittsburgh. He was about to enter the final year of his contract and the Penguins didn’t appear to be getting any better any time soon.
Crosby signed his extension during the offseason briefly putting those talks to rest. Now that the Penguins appear to be back in the mud, it’s almost certain those discussions will return.
“I was saying it last year and I feel like I got to be louder than ever,” Brian Hayes said on TSN’s Overdrive. “You got to get him out of there.”
Hayes also understands Crosby is locked in and doesn’t want to leave, but he and many others just want to see one of the greatest players of all time go out on top.
It’s that hope for Crosby to continue adding to his legacy that will drive so much of the conversation. People want to see him win more Stanley Cups while the Penguins likely won’t give him that chance.
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit has started to install its ReadyFare vending machines as the agency prepares to roll out its new fare payment system.
PRT said it’s working to roll out its new ReadyFare system and has started to install the new machine at some of its light-rail stations.
The new machines recently were installed at PRT’s Gateway station in Downtown Pittsburgh.
PRT said that as it prepares to roll out the new system, current ConnectCard holders will receive a card in the mail with instructions on how to request a ReadyFare card.
The new ReadyFare cards will be able to be purchased at the new machines for $1.
PRT said that riders will be able to transfer any balances they have on a ConnectCard to the new ReadyFare cards using an online balance transfer form.
Pittsburg, PA
About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
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