Jordan Staal

[wendelclark17]

TSNBobMcKenzie Awaiting official word from Penguins, but hearing Staal will be out six-plus weeks with what may be a broken bone in his hand.

Bob McKenzie just tweeted a minute ago ...... doesnt sound good

[subcrazy]

WOW what bad luck for Staal

[NYR9394]

Now Malkin is NEVER going to get his dual eligibility on Yahoo!

[letnry]

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.ht...wt-pghpenguins

Penguins center Jordan Staal will undergo surgery tomorrow to repair a fractured right hand and could miss up to six weeks, it was announced by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.

Staal suffered the injury when he was hit with a puck in practice.

The 22-year-old native of Thunder Bay, Ontario was a finalist for the Selke Trophy last season as the NHL's top defensive forward. He has yet to play this season because of a foot infection stemming from off-season surgery. Staal suffered a severed tendon in his foot during the 2010 playoffs against Montreal. He was close to returning to the lineup after skating with the team at practice for the past two weeks.

Dr. Glenn Buterbaugh will perform the surgery.

[Shoeless]

Well just f....ing boo to that news.

[mister_mcgoo]

man, talk about shitty luck for him..

[Calimero]

I just cannot believe this! Two friggin' days before coming back. Two! Unbelievable!

[Sin Bin]

Well I drafted him late but we have no IR so I need to decide to keep him for the next 6 weeks.

[daiglerules]

I thought this would be a fitting summary of the ups and downs Staal, the Pens and Staal's owners have felt over the last couple days. The link is probably the most detailed description of the injury I've seen so far:

Practice began for the Penguins on Monday with coach Dan Bylsma sharing with players some encouraging words.

Told that center Jordan Staal would play Wednesday night at Dallas, the players tapped their stick blades on the ice at Southpointe Iceoplex.

About 25 minutes later, at precisely 11:44 a.m., a frustrated Staal skated from the surface favoring his right hand — the gloved version of which a puck had caught during an otherwise innocent-looking drill.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pitt.../s_707148.html

Just a brutal turn of events for Staal and the Pens...