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And just to clarify, it is a lower-body injury for Rust. https://t.co/zztJ9NvMxd
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 18, 2021
Coach Sullivan said Sidney Crosby will not play Tuesday night versus Dallas.
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 18, 2021
Mike Sullivan said Monday was Evgeni Malkin’s first time on ice. Again, sources tell The Athletic that Malkin has skates a few times before Monday.
— Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) October 18, 2021
Checked back with those sources and they said Monday was first time Malkin skated as part of supervised routine, but not skating.
A supervised skate would differ from Evgeni Malkin skating to test the injury on his own. But we’re into semantics and the overall points is Malkin has taken a next step recently.
— Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) October 18, 2021
Mike Matheson said he's feeling good, but isn't sure if he will play in tomorrow's game versus Dallas. Said patience is the most important thing when dealing with a nagging injury like this.
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 18, 2021
Zach-Aston Reese say he had a lot of symptoms, had his heart examined after COVID-19 diagnosis. Couldn’t work out for 12 days.
— Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) October 18, 2021
ZAR added that he felt “in really good shape” day before his COVID-19 test failure. “It’s crazy how quickly it went after that.” Described difficulty breathing as feeling of fiberglass.
— Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) October 18, 2021