{"id":472165,"date":"2026-02-26T01:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T01:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/472165\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T01:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T01:42:35","slug":"penguins-lose-sidney-crosby-for-nhl-season-restart-with-injury-and-make-key-roster-move-after-2026-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/472165\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguins lose Sidney Crosby for NHL season restart with injury and make key roster move after 2026 Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The Pittsburgh Penguins face a significant setback as their captain, <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/sidney-crosby\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sidney Crosby<\/a>, has been ruled out for at least a month due to the lower-body injury suffered during the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/winter-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2026 Winter Olympics<\/a> with Team Canada.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The timing is particularly challenging as the team pushes toward the NHL playoffs, with every game crucial to securing a postseason spot. Crosby\u2019s absence leaves a leadership void on and off the ice, and his offensive production will be deeply missed during this critical stretch of the year.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">After assessing his condition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/pittsburgh-penguins\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Penguins<\/a> have officially placed Sidney Crosby on Injured Reserve, confirming the seriousness of the situation. The move allows Pittsburgh to free up a roster spot and focus on short-term adjustments while their legend recovers.<\/p>\n<p>Who did the Penguins activate?<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">To compensate for Sidney Crosby\u2019s absence after his lower body problem, the Pittsburgh Penguins have activated veteran defenseman Kris Letang from the Injured Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>When will Sidney Crosby return with Penguins?<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Sidney Crosby is expected to be out for at least a month, meaning his return with the Pittsburgh Penguins will likely come sometime in late March, depending on his recovery progress and how he responds to treatment. <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Radko Gudas sends clear message to Sidney Crosby after injury in Team Canada win vs Czechia in 2026 Winter Olympics hockey\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nhl\/radko-gudas-sends-clear-message-to-sidney-crosby-after-injury-in-team-canada-win-vs-czechia-in-2026-winter-olympics-hockey\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sidneycrosby-3-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"Radko Gudas sends clear message to Sidney Crosby after injury in Team Canada win vs Czechia in 2026 Winter Olympics hockey\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">Radko Gudas sends clear message to Sidney Crosby after injury in Team Canada win vs Czechia in 2026 Winter Olympics hockey<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"break-word\">With the NHL regular season ending after the second week of April, the Penguins will be counting on him to return in time to help for the playoff push without risking further injury.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/mfcastro\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mfcastro-80x80.webp.webp\" alt=\"Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro is a seasoned sports writer and analyst at Bolavip US, with a specialization in NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, Soccer, Tennis, and Golf. With over 15 years of experience in the field, he has served as a broadcaster, commentator, and reporter for Grupo ACIR Radio in Mexico. During his career, Miguel has covered major global events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, FIFA Confederations Cup, World Baseball Classic, Pan American Games, PGA Tour, and ATP Tour. His extensive experience and expertise make him an integral part of the Bolavip US team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Penguins face a significant setback as their captain, Sidney Crosby, has been ruled out for at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5113],"tags":[19,5,4,118,1469,100,5216,768,2787],"class_list":{"0":"post-472165","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-penguins","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-penguins","12":"tag-pittsburgh","13":"tag-pittsburgh-penguins","14":"tag-pittsburghpenguins","15":"tag-sidney-crosby","16":"tag-winter-olympics"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116134397709097457","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}