Sidney Crosby, right, and Auston Matthews will do battle at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
Fifteen years after he scored the "Golden Goal" to deliver Canada an Olympic championship on home ice in Vancouver and 11 since he captained his country to another victory in Sochi, Sidney Crosby is taking on a familiar job for another international competition.
"There's always a learning curve," Crosby said on a video call with reporters Friday. "When you have a new group and you're in a situation like that, the learning curve's quick, so, you've got to take in as much information as you can. But ultimately everyone's picked for a reason, they're selected for what they bring, so you've got to be able to bring that and just find a way to be at your best right away.
The first practices are Feb. 10, with games to follow quickly. There's no training camp or time to reinvent the wheel, so Matthews figures he'll continue doing what has worked for him with Toronto. The break in the season comes at a good time, too, with he and the Penguins in last place and a sell-off possible ahead of the March 7 trade deadline.
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