Penguins skate update

Because of injuries to Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin and a four-game suspension to Matt Cooke, the Penguins have called up four players from the AHL: rookies Brett Sterling, Joe Vitale and Nick Johnson and fellow forward Ryan Craig.

Crosby is back in Pittsburgh today and addressed the media, saying that there was no timetable for a return from his concussion symptoms. Crosby said the situation has been “scary,” and that his recovery has taken longer than he hoped, but that he intends to play again this season.

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