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Sidney Crosby's injury may have helped propel Canada into the Olympic semifinals.
And yeah, that sounds counterintuitive, but it makes at least a modicum of sense.
Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper explained afterward that in the locker room after the second period, his players said to themselves, "This will not be Sid's last game at the Olympics."
Unfortunately for Canadian fans, Cooper didn't have an actual injury update on Crosby.
Jon Cooper didn’t have an update on Crosby but he did say much of the talk in the room in the 2nd intermission among the players was:
“This will not be Sid’s last game at the Olympics.”
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Crosby was hit three times on the same shift early in the second period with Canada trailing Czechia, 2-1.
He skated off the ice slowly, putting very little weight on his right leg, with replays making it look like he may have hurt his right knee.
First, he was checked out by trainers on the bench, then he limped back to the locker room.
Crosby didn't return to the game.
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In the third period, Hockey Canada officially announced Crosby was out for the rest of the game with a lower-body injury.
The Canadian team nearly lost, only saved by a late Nick Suzuki equalizer and a Mitch Marner game-winner in overtime.
Somehow, they had prevented that from being Crosby's last game at the Olympics.
However, it's not clear whether Crosby will actually be healthy enough to suit up in his captain's C in the semifinals.
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