It was more bad injury news for the Penguins on Monday, as coach Mike Sullivan announced that forward Evan Rodrigues is out “longer term” after a collision last night in a game against the Rangers. As a reminder, “longer term” in Sullivan-speak usually means an anticipated timeframe of at least 4-8 weeks out of action.
Rodrigues joins defensemen Mike Matheson and Juuso Riikola in a “longer term” absence, with defender Marcus Pettersson “week to week”, a step to the better with a rough period usually of 2-4 weeks.
Without Rodrigues, the forward lines were revamped.