Injuries are just part of the game, and no one would know that better than Penguins fans. Last season, before the first regular season game of the year, the Pens were without the likes of Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Whitney. If you recall, all the talk early on was focused on how the Pens would manage without them, what fans could expect from this "new guy" Alex Goligoski and whether or not the team could hold it together long enough to even squeak into the playoffs.
Without going into extreme details, we don't need a reminder on how the season ended.
However, as noted by a few writers around the Pittsburgh media world, this season is off to a similar start. Injuries to Evgeni Malkin, Sergei Gonchar and Tyler Kennedy leave the Pens in a position where the coaches are juggling lines yet again.
But Pittsburgh isn't the only team dealing with this problem right now. Atlanta, Boston, Vancouver and recently Washington are just a few other teams hit by the injury bug. Plenty of big names across the league are going down with injuries, some serious, others day-to-day. Before you go naming Mike Rupp as the Maurice Richard Trophy winner of the year, take the jump and see what team's around the league are dealing with. Keep in mind it's a long season and most of these guys are going to be healthy before December.
I'm just going to throw out a few notable injuries across the league, alphabetical for your viewing pleasure. Obviously this isn't a list of everything from a hang nail to a broken bone (or hey, even the flu), but feel free to add on the ones you feel are worth mentioning as well. The list may also include a few guys otherwise listed in the minors (ie, Ben Lovejoy)