Crosby remains out, Brassard returns for Penguins
Sidney Crosby will miss another game, but Derick Brassard is on the mend.
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan ruled his captain out for Saturday night's contest against the Ottawa Senators, according to Penguins broadcaster Josh Getzoff.
Crosby also sat out Thursday's tilt with the Tampa Bay Lightning due to an injury the club classified as an upper-body ailment. Sullivan said prior to that game that Crosby isn't dealing with a concussion.
The Penguins bench boss also said at the time that his sense was his superstar forward would need a week to recover.
On a positive note for Pittsburgh, despite being labeled a game-time decision by Sullivan on Saturday afternoon, Derick Brassard told reporters at the pregame skate that he will play against Ottawa after being out since Oct. 25 with a lower-body ailment.
Brassard was activated off injured reserve shortly after practice concluded.
It'll be his first game against the Senators since they traded him to the Penguins last season.