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Penguins Practice: Rakell ‘Just a Little Nicked Up,’ Leaves Workout

CRANBERRY — First-line left winger Rickard Rakell, who leads the Pittsburgh Penguins with 22 goals, left their practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex early today.
Rakell went to the locker room after appearing to injure his right hand. He was examined by athletic trainer Kevin Elliott when he left the ice.
Coach Mike Sullivan subsequently downplayed the significance of Rakell’s departure.
He said Rakell was “just a little nicked up” and that “we don’t anticipate it being any issue.”
Rakell’s place in drills was assumed by blue-collar winger Matt Nieto.
Blomqvist technicalities
Goalie Joel Blomqvist, who will take over Tristan Jarry’s spot on the major-league roster later today, did not take part in the workout.
That doesn’t mean the Penguins have had a change in plans, simply that their 23-man roster is full and an opening won’t be created until Jarry’s waivers expire at 2 p.m.
With Blomqvist unavailable, longtime EBUG Mike Chiasson joined Alex Nedeljkovic as the goalies in today’s practice.
Although he technically was not part of the team yet, Blomqvist was present at the Penguins’ practice facility and had an individual workout after the team session.
A team spokesman said Blomqvist was unavailable to speak with reporters because he hadn’t officially been recalled yet.