At age 37, Sidney Crosby is still the go-to player for the Pittsburgh Penguins as well as Team Canada. Canada's roster is filled to the brim with talent in their physical prime. Players like Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid are collecting all of the hardware in the NHL over the past few years as they build their individual accolades.

After missing Pittsburgh's final two games before the NHL break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, Sidney Crosby took part in Canada's first practice Monday and declared himself good to go.

TSN’s Darren Dreger first reported Crosby’s travel plans, while ESPN later confirmed that the Penguins captain is “desperate to play” in the tournament despite an upper-body injury that has sidelined him for Pittsburgh’s last two NHL games before the break.