Penguins' Center Crisis Deepens Without Crosby

The Penguins face a nightmare scenario at center with Sidney Crosby hitting IR for at least four weeks after that brutal Olympic tangle with Radko Gudas. Blake Lizotte and Filip Hallander are already sidelined with lower-body issues, leaving Pittsburgh scrambling down the middle just as they kick off a grueling 19-games-in-34-nights sprint post-break.