Canada has No. 87 and Mythical on Ice. This is the most rarefied status to which Sidney Crosby has climbed. “Crosby! Crosby! Crosby!” the adoring audience at Bell chanted when the center climbed over the boards just about 5:30 into overtime of Canada’s 4 Nations opener on Wednesday against Sweden.

What else can you say about Sidney Crosby and what he has down for the sport in Canada? At age 37, he continues to show he is the best player in the world, especially at these best-on-best International hockey events.

How Canada does over the next eight days will set the internal temperature for the next few weeks. Are we fighting back or are we caving in? Are we all in this thing together?