Crosby seeks help from specialist for another injury!

Uh oh… 

That’s already how Pittsburgh Penguins fans felt on Saturday when they saw their captain Sidney Crosby getting injured. 

Crosby left a 3-2 shootout win over Chicago on Saturday night in the third period. The superstar got tangled up with Blackhawks defendseman Erik Gustafsson and moments later took a shot from the same blue liner that smacked off his right foot. He then headed to the dressing room in discomfort. 

Ever since, head coach Mike Sullivan has been quite evasive on the injury and said Crosby will continue to be evaluated but gave no timetable for a return. He will miss tonight’s game against the New York Rangers. 

However on Tuesday, DKPittsburghSports.com revealed that Crosby headed out to Philadelphia on Monday to see a core specialist about an injury. 

This is not what fans expected seeing that a lower-body injury has been mentioned in Crosby’s case and that the Pens captain appeared to get injured while blocking the aforementioned shot. 

Crosby and Penguins team physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas travelled to the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia, which, according to its website, focuses on injuries to athletes in the core area. This is what the medical centre's webpage explains: 

“Tens of thousands of athletes of all skill levels have sought relief from pain stemming from core injuries at The Vincera Institute. Pain that ranges from nagging to debilitating, pain that effects performance, range of motion, ability to play at 100% or in some cases to lead a normal life and complete every day tasks. Regularly mistaken for ‘sports hernias’ or ‘groin pulls,’ core injuries often go untreated or misdiagnosed.”

DKPittsburghSports.com adds that Crosby is believed to have sustained a groin injury, which could explain why he met with this specialist. This could be a double blow for the Pens...