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Gonchar to miss up to six weeks

ESPN.com news services

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- The defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins will be deprived of All-Star defenseman Sergei Gonchar for four to six weeks because of a broken left wrist. Gonchar landed awkwardly after colliding with a St. Louis Blues player midway through the second period of Tuesday night's 5-1 Penguins victory. The injury will not require surgery. "It's an unfortunate break," coach Dan Bylsma said Wednesday. "It wasn't a hard hit, it wasn't a late hit. It was a normal hit, [a play ...

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