Over the past 6-7 years, a lot of focus has been placed on Connor McDavid.
And for good reason.
He is a 5x Art Ross winner.
A 3x Hart Trophy winner.
So you’ve got the option to understand how Connor McDavid would become the face of the league.
This past year, a lot of focus has been placed on Alexander Ovechkin.
And for good reason.
Considering he’s showing no signs of slowing down, it’s only a matter of time.
Looks like we all forgot about a little someone named Sidney Crosby.
37-years-old or not, this game still belongs to Sid.
Especially when he puts that Canadian sweater over his pads.
2x Olympic gold medalist.
2015 World Championship gold.
2016 World Cup gold.
2005 World Juniors gold.
Find somebody who has done and meant more to Canadian hockey than Sidney Crosby.
3 assists on the night for the old man in the 4 Nations opener.
This first assist was as nasty as they come.
Made me want to puke all over myself how ridiculous this pass was.
Just as vintage Sid as they come.
He always seems to be an extra step ahead of the best players in the world.
And just a silly amount of awareness.
And then you have the OT game winner.
Imagine if the first game of this tournament was decided by a shootout?
That would be brutal.
But a few extra minutes of 3v3?
That’s where the ultimate chaos is.
Everybody is running on empty, anything can happen, plenty of chances back and forth.
That overtime was awesome.
