Penguins, Islanders and Rust Returns
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So, it might not be loud, but the Penguins are seething about the three-game suspension handed down to Bryan Rust last week.
Rust was going through a bit of a slow point offensively before getting suspended, generating just three points in his last seven outings. With the veteran winger back in the lineup, he is a virtual lock to reclaim a spot on the first line with Sidney Crosby and could also link up with the No. 1 power-play unit.
After the Penguins ended their four-game Seattle/Western Canada road trip with a perfect 4-0 record in Vancouver on Sunday, they traveled back to Pittsburgh on Monday and practiced this afternoon. The team has their annual Night of Assists gala tonight before another day off the ice on Wednesday.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety suspended Penguins forward Bryan Rust for an illegal hit to the head in the final seconds of Sunday’s 3-2 Pittsburgh victory in Vancouver. Rust launched himself into Canucks forward Brock Boeser during the final dramatic moments, helping to prevent a Vancouver comeback.
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust will have a hearing to determine whether he will face discipline for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver’s Brock Boeser, the NHL Player Safety Department announced Monday.
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