Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is recovering but isn't to the point where he's able to return to the game yet, and while there's no timetable for that return, his doctors said Wednesday at a press conference in Pittsburgh that they do expect him to return at some point this season.
Crosby hasn't played since suffering a concussion in a game Jan. 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. That hit came after he took a hard blow in the 2011 Winter Classic against the Washington Capitals on Jan. 1.
Dr. Michael Collins, the director of UPMC's concussion program who has treated Crosby, said the concussion the star center suffered affected his vestibular system.
"The job of that system is to integrate information," Collins said. "That space and motion system is what was affected in Sid's injury."
Collins also said that type of concussion is one of the most difficult to recover from.
"When I saw Sid he was having symptoms consisted with a cerebral concussion. He was foggy … he had headaches, fogginess, fatigue, light sensitiveness," Collins said.
"At that point in time … I knew we were in for a long recovery."
Despite that gloomy prognosis, Collins is steadfast in his belief that Crosby will return at some point this season. The doctor said when he examined Crosby on Tuesday, he saw drastic improvement.
"I assessed Sid and I could tell you that his data is the best we've seen," Collins said. "It's approaching normal limits. It's not there yet, but I was encouraged by what I saw. Right now I would classify Sid's case in that we're in reconditioning mode. He needs to be reconditioned 100 percent (before he plays). There's no timelines on this, we can't predict when it will occur. But he will be 100 percent normal when he plays."
Crosby added that he won't return until he's 100 percent.
"Ninety percent is good, but at the same time, if there's symptoms, 90 percent isn't good enough," he said. "I'm putting myself in position to get hit and mess that (vestibular) system up again. Maybe I can get by with 90 percent, but I'm not going to roll the dice with that."
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