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Concussion-battling Crosby out of All-Star Game
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January 26, 2011, Wednesday
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SIDNEY Crosby won't attend the NHL All-Star game this weekend because he's still recovering from a concussion.
The Pittsburgh Penguins made the announcement on Monday in a statement on the team's website.
"Sidney is making progress in his recovery but still is not completely symptom-free," general manager Ray Shero said. "In this situation, when he has not even skated for two and a half weeks and still has not been cleared to resume physical activity we think it's best for him to focus totally on his recovery."
Crosby said his symptoms have not been as intense the past few days.
"The good thing is the last four or five days have been pretty good," he said. "In any case, now it's something that you're seeing more and more guys being really, really careful with this, and it's for a good reason. You don't want to get in that situation where you have multiple ones or you come back too early.
"It's not going to do me any good to come back too early and be feeling like I do now."
Crosby said there is no target date for his return.
Crosby, the top vote-getter for Sunday's All-Star game in Raleigh, North Carolina, was injured after absorbing hits to the head in successive games from the Capitals' David Steckel on January 1 against Washington in the Winter Classic and the Lightning's Victor Hedman on January 5.
In NHL action, the Vancouver Canucks scored three goals from their first five shots to set up a 7-1 rout of the Dallas Stars.
Also, it was: Kings 2, Bruins 0; Rangers 2, Capitals 1, SO; Flames 3, Predators 1; Avalanche 4, Blues 3; and Hurricanes 6, Maple Leafs 4.
The Pittsburgh Penguins made the announcement on Monday in a statement on the team's website.
"Sidney is making progress in his recovery but still is not completely symptom-free," general manager Ray Shero said. "In this situation, when he has not even skated for two and a half weeks and still has not been cleared to resume physical activity we think it's best for him to focus totally on his recovery."
Crosby said his symptoms have not been as intense the past few days.
"The good thing is the last four or five days have been pretty good," he said. "In any case, now it's something that you're seeing more and more guys being really, really careful with this, and it's for a good reason. You don't want to get in that situation where you have multiple ones or you come back too early.
"It's not going to do me any good to come back too early and be feeling like I do now."
Crosby said there is no target date for his return.
Crosby, the top vote-getter for Sunday's All-Star game in Raleigh, North Carolina, was injured after absorbing hits to the head in successive games from the Capitals' David Steckel on January 1 against Washington in the Winter Classic and the Lightning's Victor Hedman on January 5.
In NHL action, the Vancouver Canucks scored three goals from their first five shots to set up a 7-1 rout of the Dallas Stars.
Also, it was: Kings 2, Bruins 0; Rangers 2, Capitals 1, SO; Flames 3, Predators 1; Avalanche 4, Blues 3; and Hurricanes 6, Maple Leafs 4.
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