While Sidney Crosby continues a torrid pace to lead the streaking Penguins, Jordan Staal's season isn't going as smoothly. It looks as if Staal might not be ready to make his season debut by mid-December as the team had hoped, assuming mid-December is taken literally. A return to practice isn't imminent for Staal, who is recovering from surgery on a broken right hand, and it would seem he would need at least a few practices before he plays. "He's not close enough that I know [about it]," coach Dan Bylsma said Wednesday of Staal getting clearance to practice. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette