Injury Report: MAY 6: Neal, Orpik work in full gear during optional practice

[shureshot66]

Per Bob McKenzie, Sid will visit the docs tomorrow afternoon to try and get the OK to play.

 

[Random Oracle]

We have a timeline for getting a timeline!

 

[Scandale du Jour]

He'll play... The appointment, IMO, is just to check out how his bone reacted to full practice. If everything is still fine, and I surely think it should be, he will play. No need to panic, IMO.

 

[WickedWrister]

Do they Pens practice today?

 

[shureshot66]

Do they Pens practice today?

Noon, I believe. Should be plenty of updates from the usual folks on Twitter.

 

[Darth Vitale]

Yah of course... I don't think they practiced yesterday did they? They need to start working the lines they're going to use, etc.

 

[Harv]

Amazing how Bob McKenzie gets this info before our local ''experts''...

 

[cheesedanish87]

It seems like to me there would have to be another step before Sid could play, Wouldn't Sid need to have practice with contact before he would get cleared to play?

 

[nTsplnk*]

Not having Sid would suck but could also give us a boost.

It'll show that we can't just take the playoffs for granted and let sid do all the work.

 

[SirBrad]

thanks for the update...now let's sit back and see which local media picks up on this first and runs with it for a story or tweet.

 

[PensFanSince1989]

It seems like to me there would have to be another step before Sid could play, Wouldn't Sid need to have practice with contact before he would get cleared to play?

They will only clear him for contact when they see its healed enough through X-rays. There's not a difference between healed enough for contact in practice or healed enough for contact in game.

 

[NewFang]

They will only clear him for contact when they see its healed enough through X-rays. There's not a difference between healed enough for contact in practice or healed enough for contact in game.

This is true, but typically there would be at least one contact practice to see how he feels before throwing him out in a playoff game. So i think cleared for contact in practice could be a milestone to watch for.

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

Shelly Anderson ‏@pgshelly 2m
Crosby at #Penguins practice. Orpik missing. Crosby on a fifth line.

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

Shelly Anderson ‏@pgshelly
Joe Vitale back at practice for #Penguins.

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

Dejan Kovacevic
#Pens lines identical to #Canes game: 9-36-12, 14-71-18, 10-16-24, 15-27-48 ... Sid with extras, no Orpik. #TribHKY

 

[gdsmack267]

#Pens practice lines: 14-71-18, 9-36-12, 10-16-24, 48 and 19 rotating on the fourth line with 15 and 2

 

[Richard]

Sid plays game one

 

[Harv]

#Pens practice lines: 14-71-18, 9-36-12, 10-16-24, 48 and 19 rotating on the fourth line with 15 and 2

Niskanen is staking on the 4th line?


And the lack of a 4th line makes me thinks that 87 slides in between 9 and 12 then 36 goes down to the fourth line..

 

[SirBrad]

Niskanen is staking on the 4th line?


And the lack of a 4th line makes me thinks that 87 slides in between 9 and 12 then 36 goes down to the fourth line..

That has to be 27.

Looks like BB and TK will be squeezed for the most part (if everyone is healthy), if that hasn't been established yet.

 

[PensFanSince1989]

Team doesn't seem to be confident Crosby will play game 1 if he still isn't getting practice time with a regular line.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Team doesn't seem to be confident Crosby will play game 1 if he still isn't getting practice time with a regular line.

Or they don't want to prepare as if they'll have him only to find out tomorrow that they won't

 

[smetana]

Let's also keep in mind that the Isles are reading the same tweets and info we are. Maybe a little bit of head games for New York to think about over the next couple of days, not knowing if Sid will play.

 

[stepdad gaary]

Team doesn't seem to be confident Crosby will play game 1 if he still isn't getting practice time with a regular line.

there are minimal changes if he does play. Just swap him and Jokinen and put Jokinen on the 4th line. The chemistry should be there automatically with Duper and Iggy if Sid does play so they're probably just preparing as if he doesn't.

I'm not saying I think he will play, I just mean that I don't think the current lines at practice are much of an indication.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Let's also keep in mind that the Isles are reading the same tweets and info we are. Maybe a little bit of head games for New York to think about over the next couple of days, not knowing if Sid will play.

Pretty much this IMO.

When have the Pens (or any Pittsburgh sport's team) been forthcoming about injury information? Before a playoff game give the other team as many combinations to prepare for as possible to **** them up.

 

[PittPenguin]

Who plays if Orpik can't? Engelland?