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"I didn't expect this," Crosby said. The Penguins star says he will have to consider his other options soon, but it's not a message he wants to send to fellow players or fans because he thinks the two sides are close on a compromise. "It's not the insurance or any concern about my head, or any other reason that I believe we're too close not to do a deal," he said. "Nothing has changed my mind on that, and I still do. But I'm going to play hockey somewhere this season. I want it to be in Pittsburgh. That's what this week was about for me."