[UPDATE #2] Off-Day Notes - Staal Left Practice with Upper-Body Injury

[UPDATE #2]
the Pens just reported via Twitter that Staal suffered an upper-body injury during practice ... let's hope this doesn't push back his recovery time!!

it's been reported that Staal left practice early today even after speculation is that he'll return to the ice on Wednesday (I'll keep you updated!)

PRACTICE
the team practice today at the Iceoplex at

PLAYERS ABSENT FROM PRACTICEMalkin and Letang did not participate in today's practice; Malkin left the game against the Flyers early on Friday and was not in the lineup on Saturday against Carolina; the Penguins webpage is reporting that Letang is out with an upper-body injury (and that HC Bylsma will update them later on both players' status

LINE COMBINATIONS
Dupuis-Crosby-Kunitz
Comrie-Staal-Kennedy
Cooke-Letestu-Asham
Talbot/Rupp-Adams-Godard

six defenseman rotated