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Jordan Binnington took a seat in front of a half-dozen reporters.

A couple of metres away, Sidney Crosby was also fielding questions — and garnering most of the attention.

Binnington will get his own front-and-centre moment Wednesday night.

The St. Louis Blues goaltender is set to start for Canada against Sweden when the countries raise the curtain on the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

“Excited,” Binnington said. “It’s been a long time coming leading up to this tournament and now we’re here.”

The 31-year-old got the nod ahead of Vegas Golden Knights netminder Adin Hill and Montreal Canadiens counterpart Sam Montembeault.

“Jordan’s been our guy,” Canadian head coach Jon Cooper said following Tuesday’s practice. “That kid’s got fire in the belly, he’s a competitor. We’re really confident in him.”

Binnington backstopped St. Louis to a Stanley Cup victory in 2019, but doesn’t have great numbers in 2024-25. The Richmond Hill, Ont., product is 15-19-4 with an .897 save percentage and …

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