Sidney Crosby Expected to Miss 6 Weeks Following Core Muscle Surgery
By Sam Dunn
The Pittsburgh Penguins got off to a reasonable start this NHL season, and currently sit fourth in the Metropolitan Division through 18 games. Unfortunately, they'll spend essentially the rest of calendar year 2019 without their franchise superstar.
The team announced Thursday morning via front office exec Jim Rutherford that Sidney Crosby has undergone core muscle surgery and will miss about six weeks.
INJURY UPDATE: Sidney Crosby underwent a successful core muscle injury repair. The expected recovery time is a minimum of six weeks.
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To say that there's no replacing a guy like Sid the Kid is one of the truly monumental understatements imaginable by mortal beings. His 17 points on the season lead the Penguins.
Crosby had been dealing with a sports hernia injury since before the start of the regular season.
Injured #Pens through 17 games:
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-- Sidney Crosby
-- Evgeni Malkin
-- Kris Letang
-- Brian Dumoulin
-- Alex Galchenyuk
-- Nick Bjugstad
-- Jared McCann
-- Patric Hornqvist
-- Bryan Rust
The injury forced Crosby out of Saturday's game against the Blackhawks in Pittsburgh, and he subsequently missed Tuesday's road loss to the Rangers. Now, guys like Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel will have to take on even bigger roles if the Pens are going to keep pace in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt.