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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Not eligible for expansion draft
Pascal Dupuis (illness) is exempt from the NHL Expansion Draft, Craig Custance of ESPN reports.The move, made in agreement with the NHLPA, prevents teams from using their LTIR players in order to reach the minimum exposure requirements. Super Duper has already announced his retirement due to blood clots and will no doubt go down as one of the most beloved Pittsburgh Penguins in recent memory.
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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Done with hockey due to medical condition
Pascal Dupuis will no longer play hockey because of a medical condition related to blood clots.Dupuis was originally diagnosed with a blood clot in January 2014 after suffering torn ligaments in his knee, and was then prescribed blood thinners for six months while recovering from knee surgery. Doctors then discovered a blood clot in the winger's lung in November 2014, which ultimately forced the 36-year-old forward to miss the remainder of the 2014-15 campaign. Dupuis was cleared to take contact in June, and made his season debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 22. Unfortunately, Dupuis had to be removed from several games this season, and was even taken to the hospital on one occasion as a precautionary measure due to symptoms related to his medical condition. "Despite playing on a medical protocol that has worked for other players in the NHL, we feel that the risk of Pascal playing with his condition and the side effects of the tests to monitor him are just not in the best interest of his long-term health," Dr. Dharmesh Vyas, Pittsburgh's team physician, told reporters Tuesday. It's an unfortunate end to an excellent career in which Dupuis racked up 409 points (190 goals, 219 assists) over 871 NHL games spanning 15 seasons with the Wild, Rangers, Thrashers and Penguins, and won a Stanley Cup in 2009 with Pittsburgh. Dupuis will continue to receive the salary he is owed for the last two years of his contract, but will be placed on long-term injured reserve in order to free up cap space and a spot on Pittsburgh's 23-man roster.
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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Back in Friday's lineup
Pascal Dupuis took part in practice Thursday and is expected to play Saturday, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.The winger missed the third period of Tuesday's tilt as a precautionary measure to his blood clot issues. Dupuis has scored only four points (2G, 2A) in 16 games and it's beginning to look more and more like 2015-16 will be the 15th-year NHL veteran's last.
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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Will play Wednesday
Dupuirs (undisclosed) will play Wednesday against the Canadiens.Missed each of the last two games after requiring a trip to the hospital last Friday due to an undisclosed issue. However, his absence will end Wednesday, and he's expected to rejoin Sidney Crosby and Beau Bennett on the Pittsburgh Penguins' top line.
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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Expects to be ready Wednesday
Pascal Dupuis (undisclosed) is expected to be ready for Wednesday's game against the Canadiens, Jenn Menendez of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.Dupuis was taken to the hospital Friday and underwent further tests Monday, though it's still unclear exactly what he's dealing with. He indicated that everything went well Monday and that the issue is behind him, so he appears set to draw back into the lineup Wednesday after missing two games.
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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Taken to hospital, won't play Friday
Pascal Dupuis will miss Friday's game after being taken to a hospital for precaution.Dupuis missed most of last season with a blood clot and it's possible that the 36-year-old may be suffering from another clot. The Pens have won five of six games with Dupuis in the starting lineup.
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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Gets on scoreboard Thursday
Pascal Dupuis found twine for the first time this season Thursday, potting a goal 56 seconds into a win over the Blackhawks. He added five hits and a plus-2 rating.Finally, all that time alongside Sidney Crosby is paying off; the assignment didn't produce anything in the last two games, but it's hard to keep Crosby down for too long, and Dupuis was the beneficiary, as he cleaned up the rebound after an outstanding move and shot by the star center.
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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Searching for production
Pascal Dupuis is still looking for his first point in three games after going scoreless Wednesday in Washington.He scored a goal Wednesday but only after the play had already been whistled dead following a hand pass. Dupuis is skating with Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist and if Crosby ever gets untracked then Dupuis could be in line for his share of points. The forward has slid back into his customary penalty-killing role, finishing second with 3:11 of ice time behind Nick Bonino (3:28).
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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Dupuis moved to top line Friday
Pascal Dupuis, who saw 12:43 of ice time in his return, skated with Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel during Friday's practice, Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.The winger went pointless Thursday in a 4-1 loss and bounced around the lines, moving up with Crosby for the third period. Dupuis also led the team in short-handed ice time (2:09). Perhaps most importantly, he suffered no setbacks in his first NHL action since last November. Look for a half-point per-game scoring pace going forward from the 36-year-old.
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Penguins' Pascal Dupuis: Set to return to game action
Pascal Dupuis (lower body) will be available for Thursday night's home game against the Stars, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.It's been a long time coming for a Dupuis return, as a blood clot issue and more recently, an injury to his lower body, has kept him off game ice since Nov. 15, 2014. Expect the 36-year-old to reprise his role among the group of bottom-six forwards.
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