NEWARK, N.J. — Mike Sullivan has said, since the trade deadline, that he likes his team’s depth at the center position.
It’s about to be put to the test.
Derick Brassard will miss the Penguins’ game against the Devils Thursday night because of a lower-body injury he sustained in the team’s 5-2 loss to Detroit Tuesday. Sullivan did not offer any further prognosis for Brassard, only saying he would be further evaluated when the team returns to Pittsburgh and was currently “day-to-day.”
In his absence, Riley Sheahan will slide back into his old role at third-line center.