Crosby still has hurdles to clear before returning

Sidney Crosby speaks with reporters after practice Friday.CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Watch Sidney Crosby streak around the ice, see him snap off accurate wrist shots, and you could be forgiven for believing that his return to the Penguins' lineup might be best measured in minutes.

But Crosby, who is recovering from wrist surgery that will force him to miss his fifth consecutive game when the Penguins face the Maple Leafs Saturday at 7:08 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena, said Friday that he hasn't set a target date to begin playing, and that there are significant hurdles to be cleared before he does.

"I haven't really had any force (applied to the wrist)," he said after the Penguins' practice at UPMC Lemieux…