‘Gut-wrenching decision’ for Crosby to miss final, GM says
The decision to not play in today’s gold-medal final came down to Sidney Crosby himself, according to Canadian general manager Doug Armstrong.
“It was obviously a drawn-out process in the sense that he skated, he went through his rehab, he met with the coach, he met with the doctors for probably 45 minutes, discussed the game plan and how he could be used, and at the end of the day, he felt it was best for the team to give that opportunity to somebody else,” Armstrong said on the CBC Olympics broadcast.
“It’s obviously a very gut-wrenching decision for him, but it shows the character he has of stepping aside because he didn’t think he could be at his best to give him an opportunity.”
Armstrong said the Canadian staff was there to support, but Crosby knows his body best, and knows what he can and can’t do right now.
“He’s meant so much to everybody throughout the years,” the GM said. “It’s a very difficult decision, but [I’m] very honoured and proud to have worked with him in this event and what he’s done for us to put us in this spot today.”
