Pittsburgh Penguins captain and team leader Sidney Crosby once again needed surgery. This time it was a procedure on his wrist. However, the team would not say which wrist was in question.
According to the team, the procedure was successfully performed on Monday, August 31. The good news for Penguins fans is that the injury does not appear to be serious because Crosby is expected to be fully recovered in one month at the latest if no complications arise.
Crosby has been in an out of the operating room this year a few times. The 33-year-old franchise star had to repair his core in November, which led to Crosby missing well over two months of the season.
Crosby was also out for a short period of about a week in July, but no official statements were released at the time regarding why he wasn’t participating in practices.
The Penguins were eliminated in the playoffs by the underdog Montreal Canadiens, losing the best-of-five series 3-1. And while Crosby played in all four games, he clearly wasn’t himself, recording only two goals and one assist.
He was particularly quiet in the last two games of the series, during which he was only able to record four shots on goal.