CRANBERRY, Pa. -- No, Nick Bjugstad has not gone the way of Lonnie Chisenhall.
Bjugstad resumed skating on his own for the first time in nearly a month on Saturday before Penguins practice at the Lemieux Complex. Bjugstad, who has been out of the lineup since Nov. 15 after core muscle surgery, had previously resumed skating a few weeks into his rehab process, then stopped a few weeks ago and just focused on off-ice rehab.
"It's real encouraging," Mike Sullivan said of Bjugstad. "We'll see where it goes, but that certainly indicates significant progress.