Jon Cooper confirms the latest on Sidney Crosby
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Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper spoke to the media on Wednesday following an injury to Sidney Crosby that has Canadians completely on edge.
Sidney Crosby gave Team Canada quite the scare today as he had to leave today's game early against Team Czechia.
A hit from Radko Gudas had him in pain and favoring his leg. After looking at it on the bench, Crosby went right back to the dressing room and never came back.
Since that time, there has been some debate about what kind of injury Crosby has and whether or not it will affect the team until the end of the tournament.
After the game, Canada's head coach Jon Cooper spoke to the media, where he was able to give an update on Crosby.
Sidney Crosby gets an update from Jon Cooper
Essentially, Cooper doesn't know what the injury is, but he does know that Crosby will receive imaging to get a full diagnosis.
Sidney Crosby will undergo imaging here in Milan to determine the severity of his lower body injury.
Coach Jon Cooper said after the game on Crosby's status: “I don't even have my poker face on either, because I honestly don't know.”
Coach Jon Cooper said after the game on Crosby's status: “I don't even have my poker face on either, because I honestly don't know.”
Ultimately, Sidney Crosby is someone whom Team Canada has leaned on during the Olympics in previous tournaments.
Going into the semi-finals, his experience is important, and it would be a shame for Canada if Sid the Kid couldn't play.
It has been confirmed that the Canadians will play Team Finland, and that is not going to be an easy game for Canada, not by a long shot.
If Crosby is not in the lineup, it is going to get a whole lot harder, and the team will have to step it up.
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