The latest round of speculation started after the Hurricanes acquired Mikko Rantanen in a blockbuster trade on Friday, fueling "baseless rumors," as labeled by The Athletic's Josh Yohe, that the Avalanche might be positioning themselves to acquire Crosby.

Crosby also wore the "C" at the 2014 Sochi Games and 2016 World Cup. Canada is 45-5-0 in games when he has worn its sweater overall.

Sidney Crosby will wear the captain’s ‘C’ for Team Canada at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. It will be the fourth time Crosby has captained Canada at a best-on-best tournament, a run that includes gold medal wins at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics and a championship victory at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby voiced a very firm statement to General Manager Kyle Dubas and the rest of the organization about the trade buzz surrounding his name in the NHL.

Penguins star Sidney Crosby addressed trade speculation around him that has been fueled by fans and the media alike.

As mentioned, Crosby and the Penguins make their first visit to Utah on Wednesday. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. and will be streamed on Utah 16 and Utah HC+. It’s the second meeting between these teams this year. In the first, a 6-1 Utah win in Pittsburgh on Nov. 23, Crosby scored the 600th goal of his career.

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan didn't mince words when addressing Sidney Crosby and the rest of the team's performance during the 2-1 loss against Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks.

As expected, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby was named as captain of Canada’s entry into the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off event. Crosby is the NHL’s longest tenured active captain, having served in that role for the Penguins since 2007.

Pittsburgh Penguins veteran Sidney Crosby will once again wear the "C" for Team Canada, this time at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

• Ville Koivunen and Vasily Ponomarev, two of the prospects acquired in the Penguins’ Jake Guentzel trade last season, each turned hat tricks. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had never had two players score hat tricks in the same game.

The Penguins' secondary scoring has evaporated, placing a bigger burden on top-liners Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. That's part of the logic behind a double-double stack for Josh Inglis, who presents his three best NHL props for tonight.