Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
Just two days ago, defenceman Neal Pionk was on the ice with his teammates for the first time in a yellow, non-contact jersey. After the skate, head coach Scott Arniel said Pionk would join the team on its road trip and was nearing a return, though he stopped short of promising the Minnesotan would play during the three-game swing through Boston, New York, and Pittsburgh.
Today, at morning skate at TD Garden in Boston, Pionk was back in a regular jersey, according to Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press.
Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
Following the skate, Arniel provided this update on number 4:
“He’s going hard today. He’ll go hard tomorrow. Then he could be a possibility.”
Based on that timeline, it seems likely Pionk could return either Saturday in Pittsburgh or Sunday in New York.
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