Guentzel has been struggling with an ankle injury since the end of last season, and he had to undergo surgery over the summer.
Good news: he was on the ice today!
Kyle Dubas also revealed that Guentzel could miss the first two weeks of the season, which isn't much considering the Pens only have five games scheduled in that span.
Missing only five games would be the ideal scenario, but nothing's confirmed at this point. The Pens will wait until he's 100% ready before putting him in the lineup, and if it takes more time, then that's what will happen.
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29 SEPTEMBRE | 333 ANSWERS BREAKING: Massive update regarding Jake Guentzel Do you think Guentzel will score 30 goals this year? | ||
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