Letang Injury

[93213]

Now RotoWire is saying it could be long term... Fu€k!!!!

[Mr. Guru]

Kris Letang skated on his own Saturday.

For a defenseman with Norris Trophy aspirations, that might not seem like much, but it is progress.

Letang had not skated since Sept. 27, when he practiced with Penguins teammates in West Point, N.Y.

He remains out indefinitely with an undisclosed lower-body injury, although coach Dan Bylsma seemed to be encouraged by where Letang is with his recovery.

“I don't have an exact timetable on when he will return to practice for sure, but he's progressing real well,” Bylsma said.

Letang is eligible to be removed from the injured reserve list Tuesday.

Letang's absence has opened a spot on the roster — and playing time — for Olli Maatta, the 22nd pick at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Maatta again was paired with Robert Bortuzzo for the Penguins' game against Buffalo at Consol Energy Center on Saturday.

Because he still is eligible for junior hockey, Maatta, 19, must play with the Penguins or his junior club (London). He can play nine NHL games before this season would count as the first on his entry-level deal.

Although a permanent stay for Maatta remains unlikely because of contractual reasons, Bylsma has not ruled out that possibility.

“There are hypothetical (situations, such as injuries and/or trades) that could happen,” he said.

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[Gramps]

Skated again today (Sun)

[wendelclark17]

via twitter:

Shelly Anderson ‏@pgshelly 46m
Letang, D'Agostini finishing up a skate with conditioning coach Kadar at CEC before #Penguins game-day skate.

He isn't skating with the team in practice so I figure the earliest he will play is Friday vs the Panthers.

[wendelclark17]

via twitter:

Dave Molinari ‏@MolinariPG 1m
Bylsma says letang skated for 50 minutes today and will accompany team to Florida.

Dave Molinari ‏@MolinariPG 1m
Bylsma says letang must return to practice before he's a candidate to join lineup.

[jcairns]

Thanks for the updates! Rep given.

Keep em coming as you find out more, please!

[93213]

I just moved him to the IR and will pick a short term replacement for him on Friday so chances are he'll play just to spite me.

You're all welcome...

[wendelclark17]

via twitter:

Shelly Anderson ‏@pgshelly 8s
Letang doing drills with some major stopping, starting, cutting, lateral skating, etc.#Penguins

sounds promising. I'm guessing he skips the Friday FLA game and plays Saturday in TB since he's going on the trip. Doubt they would play him B2B coming off injury.

[jcairns]

Thanks wendel. Good to hear. That would be my guess too

[ericdaoust]

And this is why I hate weekly lineup leagues. My deadline was yesterday and I didn't want to chance it (there were other reports that he could still be out a couple weeks). I have Letang on IR till next Thursday.

[jcairns]

And this is why I hate weekly lineup leagues. My deadline was yesterday and I didn't want to chance it (there were other reports that he could still be out a couple weeks). I have Letang on IR till next Thursday.

I've never understood why anyone likes/does weekly starts.

[ericdaoust]

I've never understood why anyone likes/does weekly starts.

It helps those who perhaps don't have enough spare time to edit their lineups every day.

[jcairns]

It helps those who perhaps don't have enough spare time to edit their lineups every day.

But someone who doesn't have their time can simply set their roster on Sunday for the entire following week anyhow. It makes no difference; the only difference is now everyone has to do it which is in no way beneficial.

[blayze]

I prefer weekly lineups - most people don't have time (nor the inclination) to keep up to date on day-to-day player statuses and last minute roster changes.

Sure you can get screwed over by news that is released after lineups lock for the week, but over the course of a full season this is pretty much a wash between all the teams.

[Skin Blues]

But someone who doesn't have their time can simply set their roster on Sunday for the entire following week anyhow. It makes no difference; the only difference is now everyone has to do it which is in no way beneficial.

For H2H leagues, you have all the adds/drops in order to maximize games played. Some people don't like that. Weekly FAAB would also solve that, but some people don't like only haveing one day to pick up players. I'm sure there are other reasons. It's got it's pros and cons, just like every format. It's definitely not for everybody, especially people that want to tinker every day.