Team Canada offers first positive update on Sidney Crosby
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Team Canada captain Sidney Crosby got injured following a hit from Radko Gudas, and now, there is some discourse about whether or not the forward can play.
Sidney Crosby left Team Canada's game against Team Czechia on Wednesday following a brutal hit from Radko Gudas.
While the hit wasn't dirty, Crosby did fall awkwardly, and it was the kind of leg injury that makes you wonder whether or not the forward will be able to finish the Olympics.
Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper was very clear on Wednesday that Crosby needed to get some imaging done on his leg.
That was going to take place this morning in Milan. Interestingly enough, Cooper spoke to the media again today and provided a positive update.
Sidney Crosby and Team Canada show some optimism
Simply put, Crosby is not ruled out for the rest of the Olympics. Instead, he is day-to-day, and on Friday, the team will determine whether or not Crosby is good to go.
Jon Cooper emphatic Team Canada hasn’t ruled out Sidney Crosby. Says it’s a day-to-day situation. If Crosby doesn’t play Friday, Team Canada has to put a ‘C’ on another player. Cooper wouldn’t go there with us, because he’s not ready to rule Crosby out yet.
Team Canada will have to make a difficult decision if Crosby is not in the lineup, and it has to do with the captaincy.
Someone has to be wearing the "C," as per Olympic rules, and that means Crosby might have to give up the C for a while.
It is unclear who the Captain is going to be in this instance, although we imagine it will likely be someone like Connor McDavid or perhaps Nathan MacKinnon.
Whatever the case may be, this is going to be a spectacular matchup between Canada and Finland on Friday, and we cannot wait to watch.
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