Penguins Injury update: Malkin back soon?

by Hooks Orpik on Nov 12, 2009 10:58 AM EST

With six key pieces of the Stanley Cup champions on the shelf, here's a look at their various paths back to the lineup. Unfortunately, lately more have been adding to this list quicker than have been coming off of it, but hopefully that is about to change.

Player	Injury	Notes
Sergei Gonchar	Broken bone in wrist	Injured on October 20th, expected to miss 4-6 weeks. Has missed very little practice time (but hasn't participated fully). Is progressing well, slowly but seems to be on pace for a late November/early December return.
Evgeni Malkin	Shoulder strain	Last played on October 28th, said to miss 2-3 weeks. Malkin upgraded his status to "day to day" and has increased his skating in practice. There's no reason to rush him in November, but it seems the big guy is starting to feel better and stronger, which is obviously very welcomed.
Tyler Kennedy	Groin	Missed about a week in late October, returned and played well in a game on November 3rd, but he didn't feel well and has been out ever since.
Brooks Orpik	Undisclosed	Injured in Tuesday's game, just examined by doctor's yesterday. KDKA's Bob Pompeani told me that Orpik surmised he might be out about a week or so. But official prognosis or time out hasn't been determined yet.
Kris Letang	Bruised Shoulder	Injured November 7th, said to miss about two weeks. No real word on Letang since he suffered his shoulder "contusion", he's on the shelf for the next little while before he's back to the ice for practice.
Maxime Talbot	Shoulder surgery	Superstar continues to practice on his long trip of rehab back to the lineup. No news of late, which is a good thing. He's probably still on pace for a return sometime in December.

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We don’t wanna rush anybody, of course, but good news about Malkin anyway! Thanks!

"Darling, you say Brooks Orpik 'checked' that guy. He did not 'get under him and put him into the wall'."--Beloved to me, Winter 2007

"Don't beat yourself!"--Darrell Waltrip

by GreenEyedLilo on Nov 12, 2009 11:02 AM EST reply actions

Ouch!

When you put in that format, it is a whole lot of injured Pens!

by CGNC on Nov 12, 2009 11:45 AM EST reply actions

Malkin and Ovechkin seem to be in a race to come back sooner than expected. Both of them have defied doctor’s orders in a way and treated the injury list like a “just kidding” sort of way. Hope he’s back by this weekend. But whenever he does come back, I hope he’s healthy enough to make an impact.

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by FrankD on Nov 12, 2009 11:46 AM EST reply actions

he needs

to be careful – shoulder strains can turn more serious of reinjured aggravated

by CGNC on Nov 12, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions

Team officially declares Orpik out for 2 weeks with the dreaded lower body injury.

Pensburgh.com -- it's like the Max Talbot of blogs*

*not just because we only work for 12 minutes a night

by Hooks Orpik on Nov 12, 2009 12:00 PM EST reply actions

I didn’t want to speculate but the Brooks Orpik SBN page has him listed with a hip injury (scroll down on the right)

http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55416/Brooks_Orpik

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by FrankD on Nov 12, 2009 12:14 PM EST up reply actions

on second glance, they must’ve taken it down. Hmmmm

Could it be his hip and now it’s undisclosed?

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by FrankD on Nov 12, 2009 12:14 PM EST up reply actions

That looks more like a who’s a significant piece of our team list, too bad it’s an injury list. I guess it’s good this happened in November instead of April, hopefully these don’t linger.

by JasonGoPens on Nov 12, 2009 12:41 PM EST reply actions

NHL Network confirms what Hooks said, so 2 weeks w/ lower body injury

by stoopidtom on Nov 12, 2009 3:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions

There seems to be a feeling that Geno could be back as soon as Saturday. He made it seem like he wanted to play tonight, but it was a coaches decision to keep him out. Kennedy still not practicing kind of worries me though.

by genomachine-O on Nov 12, 2009 3:46 PM EST reply actions

Brutal!

This is brutal. The good news is everyone will be back in a month give or take. No need to rush anyone as long as they finish strong. The Sharks and Bruins game was tough to watch though. Get well Pens.

by utah pens fan on Nov 12, 2009 5:56 PM EST reply actions