Coach Mike Sullivan delivered updates on the two defensemen who got hurt on Tuesday night, and it’s not great news for the Penguins.
Coach Sullivan: "Pettersson will be week-to-week. Riikola is longer-term. Any time our team has faced injuries, it's always an opportunity for someone else to step up and fill the void. We believe we have NHL players here and in the depth that we have."
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) January 21, 2021
On the Mike Sullivan injury scale (TM), it starts out on the low end with a maintenance day (aka he’ll be good to play tomorrow) then steps up to a day-to-day classification, followed by week-to-week and then the dreaded “longer term”.