The Pittsburgh Penguinsā 2024-25 NHL season is facing a crisis in results, with star Sidney Crosby not as comfortable as he was a week ago when he lifted the 4 Nations Face-Off trophy with Team Canada. Pens head coach Mike Sullivan has confirmed the loss of a key player.
A losing streak has left the Penguins in last place in the Metropolitan Division. Crosby, like the rest of his teammates, has shown his dissatisfaction with the teamās current form, but he went through his shooting drills with a smile on his face, accompanied by Bryan Rust.
The moment of the Pittsburgh team is not ideal to lose a player, as every day they are further away from reaching the playoffs and the dissatisfaction of the fans seems to prove that it will be a campaign to forget. In this context, Sullivan confirmed another piece of bad news.
Crosbyās teammate to miss several Penguins games
Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that left winger Michael Bunting āwill be out for a whileā because he had surgery to remove his appendix on Wednesday, NHL insider Michelle Crechiolo reported on her X (formerly Twitter) account. The 29-year-old had missed practice because he wasnāt feeling well. āI donāt know how long heāll be out this time,ā Sullivan reiterated.
Michael Bunting of the Penguins
āHe has an uncanny ability to score, in particular on the PP. Heās just a competitive guy. He makes it hard on our opponents. He also has an uncanny ability to irritate people out there, and that helps the group,ā Sullivan praised Michael Bunting.
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Other Penguins lineup changes
In addition to the loss of Bunting, the Penguins have confirmed other lineup changes. Alex Nedeljkovic will start in goal. Boko Imama, meanwhile, had missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but is an option to take the ice. āI feel great, I feel 100%,ā he said.
