er made Sidney Crosby realize how much he would love to have him on his wing.Coach Mike Babcock had the same idea and made that happen at the start of Canadas World Cup of Hockey training camp.

TORONTO -- Skating with Brad Marchand over the summer made Sidney Crosby realize how much he would love to have him on his wing.Coach Mike Babcock had the same idea and made that happen at the start of Canadas World Cup of Hockey training camp. Marchand, Crosby and Patrice Bergeron clicked right away and combined for three goals and four assists in the tournament opener Saturday against the Czech Republic.Crosby and Bergeron played together at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, so that pairing was no surprise. But Babcock envisioned this trio well before the group got together, no experimentation needed.Marchand has been a revelation for Canada, though his emergence as a top player didnt happen this month. He had a career-high 37 goals and 61 points last year with the Boston Bruins and has four more 20-goal seasons.He also has the reputation of being an agitator who gets under opponents skin.Hes got to play on the edge, and hes a guy that nobody wants to play against but you want to have on your team, Crosby said.That begs the question: How much would Crosby thrive with Marchand on his wing full-time? Marchand is set to be an unrestricted free agent next summer and will command big money, but with the Pittsburgh Penguins coming off the Stanley Cup and their championship window wide open, the versatile left winger presents an intriguing possibility.If a move with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury comes as expected before the Las Vegas expansion draft, Pittsburgh will have money to spend, especially if Chris Kunitz and others arent re-signed. Crosby won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP with Patric Hornqvist and Conor Sheary as linemates, but Marchand has talent at another level.Thats why hes on Canadas World Cup team.Marchy is a good man, a good kid, obviously has developed into a real good player, Babcock said. He plays with great speed and creates turnovers for those guys and with tenacity. The only time he ever gets in trouble is when he tries to do too much.Alongside Bergeron in Boston or with Bergeron and Crosby for Canada, Marchand doesnt have to do too much. He can play a physical style of hockey that creates room for teammates and also score among the best in the NHL.That 37 goals should kind of quiet down any type of bad publicity that he gets or just the fact that hes a pest, Bergeron said Monday. Hes not just that. Hes one of those players that makes his linemates better.The 28-year-old Marchand is representing Canada in an elite world tournament for the first time and looks to be a perfect fit with Crosby.I think we both enjoy the play in the offensive zone down low, control the puck, play hard and forecheck and support each other, Marchand said. Hes obviously an incredible player, and hes very easy to play with.Crosby isnt necessarily that easy to play with because as the best player in the world, he thinks about the game faster than most anyone else. The great Crosby mystery, which is beginning with 19-year-old phenom Connor McDavid, is how to find the linemates who can anticipate where hes going and what hes doing with the puck and move with him.He likes to play with guys with speed that turn over and guys with hockey sense, Babcock said. The other thing is he wants to be on offense, so if you play him with one really intelligent defensive player, as well, like Bergie, it helps him out.Marchand isnt a three-time Selke Trophy winner like Bergeron, whos one of the best all-around players in the NHL. But the Nova Scotia native is a responsible defender who can make sure opponents dont take extra shots at stars while producing like one.The way that hes always the first on pucks and his speed also, his smarts on his ice, his positioning and his shot -- he gets the puck off quickly and hes very dangerous in the offensive zone, Bergeron said. He creates a lot of things on the ice.---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno Randy Johnson Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Ken Griffey Jersey . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. 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On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. Indias Test captain Virat Kohli has said that his outlook towards fitness changed after IPL 2012, and a healthier body has not only made him a better batsman but also an improved fielder.Till IPL 2012, I did not focus much on the physical aspect, he said at a promotional event in Delhi. I never got into the minute details of fitness, things like what I need to eat from morning to night, how much I need to work out and how much I need to train. After that IPL, I started listening to my body. I made a lifestyle choice. I wanted to explore a new side of my body to take me to the next level because I never wanted to be average. I wanted to best in the world. So I always had that mindset but never had the physical ability.Kohli cited an example of how improved fitness helped allay fielding apprehensions. When you become fit, you feel you can do anything, he said. I will give you one example. I was never a quick fielder. I was never willing to field in every position. But after becoming fitter, lighter and stronger, I overcame all those doubts I had [about fielding]. Now it [staying fit, eating right] has become second nature to me.One aspect of his fitness that Kohli has particularly focused on is strength training, which Shankar Basu, the trainer of the Indian team, felt added a new dimension to his batting. Kohli once said that he has to tweak his game as he cannot hit sixes llike others.dddddddddddd This IPL, he hit 38 sixes which is the most this season and 15 more than his last seasons tally. There is a definite surge in his power, Basu, who has also worked with Kohli at Royal Challengers Bangalore, had said in an interview to BCCI.tv.In September we got an assessment of his muscle mass. At the end of the season, we wanted to see if there was a change and what we noticed was his muscle mass had increased dramatically. In the last six months, he has put a lot of time in developing his strength, mass and power.Having become a fitness freak, Kohli hoped his younger colleagues would follow suit. If you look at some of the statistics [rising health problems in India], it causes fear in your mind, he said. So I want to create awareness on fitness, the importance of staying fit and healthy. You would be able to do what you want to do only when you feel fit from inside.I have never been as fit as I am today. It has worked beautifully for me. It has become a lifestyle choice for me. Even in my off time, I watch what I eat. 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