The Pittsburgh Penguins have been besieged by injuries, and it's wreaking havoc with a usually dominant team.
Stop me if you've heard this before.
Actually, don't stop me, otherwise this story ends much sooner than intended.
An avalanche of ailments have left the Penguins icing what is essentially an above-average beer league team that has Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. For Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Rangers, the Penguins were without Pascal Dupuis, Kris Letang, Chris Kunitz, Patric Hornqvist, Olli Maatta and Beau Bennett.
That's four top-six forwards and two top-four defensemen.
Dupuis is done for the season, and Hornqvist has a presumed concussion, which means his timetable could be lengthy. Kunitz's fractured foot will keep him out at least a couple weeks. Bennett is also out for weeks with a lower-body injury, while Letang (groin) should be back soon. Maatta's injury is unknown but unrelated to his cancer scare earlier this season, according to coach Mike Johnston.
The Penguins were so decimated Monday that the cap hits of Malkin and Crosby (18.2 million) were more than the ...
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