We thought James Neal would be out for weeks. Instead, he won’t even miss a game. The Penguins’ leading goal scorer will play on Tuesday night despite what was believed to be a broken foot.
James Neal Injury: Despite Broken Foot, Penguins Forward Will Play Tuesday Night
It’s quite the shift from Sunday afternoon, when Penguins coach Dan Bylsma addressed the media and said that Neal, the team’s leading goal scorer, would be out “weeks” with a broken foot.
Call it toughness, call it stupid, call it a bad original diagnosis. Whatever. He’s almost certainly playing in the game on Tuesday night, as he practiced with his normal line in the morning skate and even took reps with the Pens top power play unit, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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