Guentzel was rehabbing an ankle injury throughout the offseason, and as it progressed, determined that surgery was required to address the injury. He is set to miss at least the first 7 games of the season, and will be out for 12 weeks.
The forward put up 36 goals and 73 points in 78 games last season, and with an already aging roster in Crosby and Malkin, the Penguins will surely miss the 28-year-old's scoring talents at the beginning of the season.
Hopefully, the recovery from surgery goes well, and Guentzel is back helping the Penguins sooner rather than later.
As Seen on The Score - "Penguins' Guentzel out minimum 12 weeks after ankle surgery"
| POLL | ||
AOÛT 4 | 104 ANSWERS BREAKING: Terrible News for Jake Guentzel in Pittsburgh Will the Penguins make it past the First Round this Season? | ||
| Yes | 52 | 50 % |
| No | 52 | 50 % |
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| Taylor Hall | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Alexander Nikishin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Kirby Dach | - | - | - | |
| Phillip Danault | - | - | - | |
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