Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby's will miss the following two games like a precaution carrying out a collision with teammate Chris Kunitz in Monday night's loss to Boston.
Gm Ray Shero stated Wednesday the previous MVP wasn't "feeling 100 %Inch after unintentionally having Kunitz within the third period and can sit out Thursday's game in Philadelphia and Saturday's trip to the brand new You are able to Islanders.
Crosby and Kunitz were skating near center ice once they went into one another. Both gamers were slow to obtain up and required their time making their method to the bench. Crosby later came back to the overall game, playing over 21 minutes while being held scoreless inside a 3-1 defeat.
The 24-year-old Crosby downplayed the incident after the overall game but didn't skate on Tuesday.
"I'm not sure things i hit my knee on, whether it was his leg or, yeah, just type of a little of the stinger," he stated. "Nothing major."
Shero states Crosby visited together with his medical team on Wednesday and demonstrated no recurrence from the concussion-like signs and symptoms that sidelined him in excess of 10 several weeks this season.
"He saw Dr. Micky Collins of UPMC today and required an effect test, which demonstrated no problems," Shero stated. "However, all of us think it is best he sits the next two games like a precaution."
The 2007 MVP has two goals and 10 assists in eight games since his return. He or she is available once the Penguins host Detroit next Tuesday.
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