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Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will play for Canada in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. The team's captain, whose availability for the tournament was in jeopardy due to a left arm injury he suffered last week, travelled to Montreal on Sunday with hopes of being available for Canada's first game against Sweden on Wednesday. Crosby skated in Canada's first practice on Monday and afterwards confirmed he will be "good to go" for the opener. "It's been busy," Crosby told reporters of this stretch since the injury. "Just trying to see...