Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Under the proposed NHL playoff format the fifth-place Pittsburgh Penguins will battle the twelfth-place Montreal Canadiens, which would pit former International teammates Carey Price and Sidney Crosby against each other.
Once the NHL announced their initial plans for a return to hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins social media blew up with the assertion that the Penguins would not be able to get past Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens.
While the Penguins odds in a series vs. the Canadiens, look pretty good, what does history tell us about the times that Sidney Crosby and Carey Price joined forces to battle International opponents?