Penguins’ Pascal Dupuis sidelined 4-5 weeks with lower-body injury
A torn ACL and two blood clots have limited Pascal Dupuis to 55 games over the last two seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Some more tough injury luck will sideline the forward for another 4-5 weeks to start the 2015-16 NHL season.
According to the Penguins, the 36-year old Dupuis will miss the first month of the season with a lower-body injury. The only good news is that whatever he’s dealing with is unrelated to the two blood clots he was diagnosed with since 2014.
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On Monday, it was announced Dupuis would miss the Penguins’ opener on Thursday against the Dallas Stars, but now that injury has failed to show any signs of improvement.
Dupuis suffered the injury during a Sunday 3-on-3 drill, according to Seth Rorabaugh of the Post-Gazette. He had been working with rookie Daniel Sprong and summer addition Nick Bonino on various lines in the preseason and now this will likely open the door for David Perron to bump up a spot on the wing.
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