Jordan Staal out 4-5 Weeks with Injured Foot
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The Penguins suffered an early loss before even lacing up their skates for their 2010 training camp. Center Jordan Staal, who has missed only one regular-season game in his four-year career, will not be available when Pittsburgh opens the season Oct. 7 against Philadelphia.
Staal had a procedure this week to cure an infection in his foot and the recovery period is expected to be 5-6 weeks.
Staal originally suffered a lacerated tendon in his foot in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Montreal. The tendon was repaired with offseason surgery, but developed a post-op infection.
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"The original injury is intact, everything is fine there and healed," general manager Ray Shero said. "This infection that keeps reoccuring is the problem. Hopefully this is the end of it and he's on his way to recovery."
Losing Staal is a huge loss to the Penguins, and the team will have to make some early adjustments to fill the void.
“We were hoping (he’d be ready) for the start of the season; it looks like now that won’t be the case,” Bylsma said. “It’s a major adjustment. But with the depth that we’ve added this summer, players like Mike Comrie, a guy that can play both wing and center, we have good options to fill some of what Jordan would bring.”
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NHL Trade Rumor Created on Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:14 |
