Concerning update on Sidney Crosby after injury ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off

The Pittsburgh Penguins fanbase and the entire country of Canada held their breaths last night when captain Sidney Crosby appeared to suffer an injury to his left arm in the game against the New Jersey Devils.

During the third period of the contest, Crosby awkwardly collided with Devils defenseman Luke Hughes and forward Erik Haula, and sort of got sandwiched between them. Crosby looked in visible pain as he skated off the ice and into the dressing room.

It was a huge sigh of relief when the star forward returned to the game and finished it.

After the 3-2 shootout loss, Crosby met with reporters and informed them that he “just got tangled up.”

However on Wednesday morning, the captain was absent from team practice for undisclosed reasons.

After his media scum on Tuesday night, Sid met with team insider Josh Yohe of the Athletic, who wanted to make sure Crosby was not hiding a more serious injury. This is what he got out of the quick meeting:

“He appears to be OK. Crosby said he got “tangled” following the game. I spoke with him briefly after he met with reporters and got the sense that there was nothing to worry about regarding the injury. He seemed to be operating as he normally would following the game, and the fact that he met with the media as opposed to going directly for medical treatment is something I would take as a very good sign. Often when players are playing through an injury sustained in a game, they’ll immediately get treatment in a game’s aftermath. I didn’t sense any urgency on Crosby’s part to do so.”

Maybe he needed time to recuperate on Wednesday as more updates are likely to come today or later this week. Pittsburgh is back in action on Friday night when they face the Rangers in New York City.

Crosby is set to captain Team Canada in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, taking place in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20. When he left the Pens’ game last night, most fans got worried about his condition ahead of the tournament and what it could mean for the Canadian squad.

Crosby has 17 goals and 41 assists over 55 games and the Penguins, and Team Canada, cannot afford to lose him at this time. Good to hear he is not feeling like something is terribly wrong.