Penguins forward Sidney Crosby did not participate in Sunday’s practice at the team’s facility in Cranberry.
During the second period of a scrimmage Saturday, Crosby left the ice and retreated to the team’s dressing room. Coach Mike Sullivan declined to comment on Crosby’s status after the scrimmage, citing the NHL’s new rules on withholding a player’s medical information during the coronavirus.
Assistant coach Mark Recchi, filling in for Sullivan’s media responsibilities Sunday, declined comment as well.
A team source indicated Crosby’s departure from Saturday’s scrimmage was a precautionary measure for an undisclosed ailment.
The team is already missing forwards Anthony Angello, Patric Hornqvist, Adam Johnson, Sam Miletic, Sam Poulin and Phil Varone, as well as defensemen Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Juuso Riikola and Alex D’Orio, who have been absent since the start their training camp due to what is presumed to be precautionary measures against potential secondary exposure to coronavirus.
