Penguins Hållander Out Long Term

The Penguins haven’t had too much luck with their day-to-day prognosis on injuries lately. Shortly after power forward/scoring sensation Justin Brazeau was deemed to be out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, he was moved to IR. His estimated time table, four weeks.

A day after Filip Hållander was labelled the same, the Pens announced that the 25-year-old rookie will be out a minimum of three months due to a blood clot in his leg.

The hits keep comin’, indeed.

A shame, not just from a team standpoint, but also on a personal level for the native of Sundsvall, Sweden. Especially with the club poised to travel to his homeland next week for a pair of games against the Predators.

I really like what I’ve seen of Filip during his second black-and-gold go-around. Just ultra-solid and smart, always making the right read and correct play. Bomb proof, to coin a term often used to describe sons of the Tre Kronor.

Last season’s flashy output aside, Hållander’s probably never going to produce enough to merit a top-six role, although he recently filled in admirably on Sid’s line.

Continue reading Penguins Hållander Out Long Term at Pittsburgh Penguins - PenguinPoop Blog.