CRANBERRY, Pa. -- When Evgeni Malkin underwent knee surgery in June, the Penguins didn't announce any sort of expected timeframe for his return at the time, saying that they'd have a better idea of his prognosis when training camp begins.
Malkin was evaluated upon returning to Pittsburgh, and Ron Hextall announced during Thursday's opening day of training camp that Malkin would miss at least the first two months of the regular season.
That would have Malkin returning sometime in December at the earliest.
Sidney Crosby is expected to be sidelined for six weeks after undergoing wrist surgery, a timeline that hasn't changed despite skating in Cranberry the last several days.