Sidney Crosby will not play in Canada's semifinal matchup against Finland, according to SportsNet's Elliotte Friedman. Crosby, the team's captain, suffered a leg injury after taking a big hit in Canada's quarterfinal victory over Czechia.
After the game, coach Jon Cooper told his team that this would not be Crosby's last game at the Milan Cortina Games, which means he believes Crosby will suit up in either the gold medal game if Canada beats Finland or the bronze medal game if they lose. In the spirit of hockey's next-man-up mentality, Connor McDavid will act as captain while Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon will put A's on their sweaters.
