Crosby’s Gold, MacKinnon’s Cup Chase, and the New Canadian Drought

Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon are back in the kind of spotlight that can make a country nervous, because the hockey conversation in Canada never really takes a night off. The timing adds a little extra heat, with the Stanley Cup Final underway and every big-name storyline getting squeezed through the same national lens. Crosby still carries the weight of what he has already won, while MacKinnon keeps chasing the one prize that can change how a career gets remembered.