The Penguins and Avalanche played a pretty entertaining game on Saturday afternoon which ended with a 3-2 victory for Colorado. It is always nice to see that amount of skill on the ice and to think there are even more skilled players (Kadri, Landeskog, Zucker) who were not playing in the game. We won’t have to wait long to see a rematch. The Avs will be in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Will Jason Zucker be ready to go by then?

Jason Zucker says on Instagram that he’s feeling better and hopes to be back in the lineup soon. pic.twitter.com/URJm5R7mku

— Taylor Haase (@TaylorHaasePGH) April 4, 2022

If you take this at face value it would appear serious injury was avoided. However, an Instagram post is not a diagnosis and we will continue to wait for more word from the Penguins. Zucker did take the ice today. He was not in full gear and he did not stay for long

Jason Zucker just came out on the ice in a track suit and skated around with Ty Hennes for a few minutes. He went back to the locker room.

— Taylor Haase (@TaylorHaasePGH) April 4, 2022

As for when an update is forthcoming? Tomorrow seems to be the day

Sullivan said he talked to Zucker this morning, "and his spirits were really good. He's feeling better. We'll see where it goes. But he was in much better spirits and he was much more encouraged when I saw him."

— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) April 4, 2022

Jason Zucker is going to be an important piece for the Penguins in the playoffs. Not having him weakens the holistic attack the Penguins can throw at other teams. Not having him adds another 13th forward caliber player to the lineup. There’s about a month left before the playoffs are going to begin. A best case scenario is Zucker gets back to practicing fully and then gets some game action before the playoffs. He has missed a sizeable amount of time and trying to come back off of two separate injuries isn’t going to be easy at playoff speed.

We’ll find out more tomorrow

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