The Pittsburgh Penguins are missing their best winger only two days away from the regular season. Bryan Rust (injured in an Oct 1 preseason game) was not on the ice today.
Coach Mike Sullivan said Rust was “day-to-day with a lower-body injury right now. He’s trying to manage through it” back on Thursday, but Rust hasn’t seen the ice since then.
Here’s how the lines looked in practice.
Here are the #LetsGoPens lines and D-pairs at practice:
O’Connor-Crosby-Beauvillier
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
McGroarty-Eller-Puljujarvi/Puustinen
Hayes-Glass-Acciari
Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
Shea-Brunicke— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 7, 2024Rust’s absence could be Rutger McGroarty’s gain.