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Crosby shows flashes of typical brilliance but defense wanes in loss to Bedard's Blackhawks

In just a few preseason games, Connor Bedard looks ready for the NHL but is the team that drafted him first overall prepared to support the generational talent in his debut season?

Sidney Crosby may not know what rizz is but when he takes the ice, few players have more game than him.

During the marquee game of an opening night tripleheader, Crosby was marketed en masse as the reigning greybeard of the NHL, a 36-year-old operating as one of the faces of the league due to his seniority and resume whilst 18-year-old Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard lay in wait as the next heir apparent.