Sidney Crosby is officially out for Canada’s semifinal matchup against Finland today.
Crosby reportedly tested out his leg in a closed practice this morning in Italy, but was unable to play on it. Despite
that, most reports share some level of optimism that Crosby is hopeful to come back for Sunday’s gold medal game if Canada advances to it.
Beyond the tweet there hasn’t been much concrete information about Crosby’s status coming from coach Jon Cooper, besides stating the hope that Crosby has not played his last hockey in this event.
Connor McDavid will serve as Team Canada’s captain today (IIHF rules necessitate a player in the lineup being the captain) in Crosby’s absence.
Crosby was hurt on a shift where he took multiple checks from Czech players, including one where his legs buckled from a hit by Radko Gudas.
