Penguins F Dominik Kahun out with concussion
A day after Dominik Kahun did not play after his first shift of the second period against the Boston Bruins, Kahun did not take part in Pittsburgh Penguins practice Monday and coach Mike Sullivan said it was because he had suffered a concussion.
“Dom Kahun was diagnosed with a concussion, so he is right now in concussion protocol,” Sullivan said.
Implicit in that statement was that Kahun would not be in the lineup for Tuesday’s game at the Philadelphia Flyers, the first before a 10-day break between games for the Penguins over the league’s All-Star game and their “bye week.”
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Kahun had been skating on the left wing of the Evgeni Malkin line. His absence comes three weeks after Sidney Crosby’s left wing, Jake Guentzel, underwent shoulder surgery that will keep him out at least for the remainder of the regular season. Those developments combine to leave the Penguins seemingly with a paucity of options for the left wing on their top lines.
“We will move guys around the best we can with the guys that we have,” Sullivan said. “That’s what we’ve done to this point, and that’s what we will continue to do. With Dom Kahun out of the lineup, someone else is going to have an opportunity to step in and make a difference.”
The Penguins did not take line rushes during what was a relatively short practice Monday.
Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has covered primarily the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 following two seasons on the Penn State football beat. A Western Pennsylvania native, he joined the Trib in 2012 after spending a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other outlets. He can be reached at cadamski@triblive.com.
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