ST. LOUIS -- Mike Sullivan has been in and around the NHL for most of the past three decades.
He's witnessed an awful lot during that time, including a few things that he probably has found difficult to believe.
But never, Sullivan said, has he seen anything like the run of injuries to key players that the Penguins have experienced during the first two months of the 2019-20 season.
"Never this many, for this long," he said.
When the puck dropped on what became a 5-2 loss to the Blues at Enterprise Center Saturday night, the Penguins' man-games lost total for the season stood at an even 100, including the absences of four regulars -- Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust, Justin Schultz and Nick Bjugstad -- currently in varying states of rehab and recovery.