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Sidney Crosby to Sit Out Friday's Game, Penguins Lines 'Anybody's Guess'

Jan 16, 2009 – 4:00 PM
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Adam Gretz

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As if Wednesday's loss to the Capitals wasn't bad enough for the Pittsburgh Penguins, it also came with a heavy price, as they lost Sidney Crosby to an apparent leg injury. Initially, Crosby had been described as day-to-day, and on Friday afternoon, the Penguins captain ruled himself out for their game against Anaheim after taking part in the morning skate. Had Crosby played, it would have been the first time he took the ice against Ducks forward Bobby Ryan, the No. 2 pick in the 2005 draft who was taken one spot later than Crosby.

As a result of Crosby's absence, the Penguins' already thin group of forwards becomes even more depleted, as the team is already skating without Ruslan Fedotenko, Pascal Dupuis and Max Talbot. The injuries led to a bit of humor -- because if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at? -- from the team's official website.

When previewing Friday's tilt with Anaheim, here is how Penguins.com broke down the potential line combinations:



Fantastic.

All kidding aside though, without Crosby and Co. the Penguins will be featuring such household names as Chris Minard, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas and Dustin Jeffrey. I had no idea we hopped in the DeLorean and went back to 2002. Where's Randy Robitaille and Jeff Toms when you need them?
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