CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- There's no such thing as incidental contact in hockey when a couple of big bodies cross skates and crash into the boards.
That happened between the Penguins' two enforcers, Ryan Reaves and Tom Sestito, when both were hurt early in the first scrimmage of training camp Friday morning at the Lemieux Sports Complex, as their "feet got tangled up a little," per Reaves, and both tumbled and plowed into the boards with enough of a thud it probably could have been heard out in the parking lot.
Reaves rose first while favoring his right arm, but he continued to participate. Sestito stayed down and needed assistance while favoring his left ankle, and he left for the locker room within minutes.
Reaves told DKPittsburghSports.com afterward, "I'm OK," and Sestito later limped out of the facility, telling our site, "I'll be fine."
What was odd about the collision is that both tried to not hit each other.
“I hate situations like that," Sestito said, "where it’s just not a real game and you do things you wouldn’t normally do."
INJURY UPDATE
• Patric Hornqvist (hand) will miss some of camp
• Tom Sestito (ankle), see above
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