McDavid did play in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, but on an under-23 North American squad rather than for Team Canada. He captained a high-flying collection of the game’s preeminent talents like Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel and the late Johnny Gaudreau.

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid spoke to media after the first practice with Team Canada today in Montreal, touching on Crosby's injury scare and the great experience of playing with Canada.

To no one's surprise, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid centres the first line. McDavid is joined by two elite two-way wingers in Mitch Marner and Sam Reinhart, with Marner providing skill and playmaking while Reinhart fills a Zach Hyman-type scoring role on McDavid's wing.

Midway through the 1987 Canada Cup, Mike Keenan paired Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Could Jon Cooper use the same tactic in 4 Nations?

Despite how talented Team Canada‘s roster is, Connor McDavid isn’t going to assume that everyone will click right away. Canada had their first practice on Monday ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament,

Marner is one of four Maple Leafs selected for the tournament, joining Auston Matthews (USA) and William Nylander ( (Sweden). Although Jani Hakanpaa was selected to be on Finland's roster, the Leafs already announced that the defenseman wasn't healthy enough to play due to an ongoing knee issue.

Fans are finally going to be treated to some best-on-best hockey this week, putting together some dream combinations when the 4 Nations Face-Off begins on Wednesday.