Kris Letang Appears Ready to Return Shortly After Suffering a Stroke

On November 30, Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ron Hextall revealed that defenseman Kris Letang would be out indefinitely after suffering a stroke. Fast forward nine days, and Letang is a full participant at Penguins' practice, wearing a full participants jersey.

For most folks, nine days seems like an awfully short period to recover from a stroke. Especially when one considers that this was Letang's second stroke since 2014. Hextall also said that this episode was much less severe than the first, which makes his return more palatable.

After all, Letang - like every professional athlete - is an incredible specimen.

So far in '22-23, Letang has posted 12 points in 21 games for the Pens, logging just under 19:00 of average ice-time per game. At age 35 (with two strokes), load management would be wise for Letang, regardless of the level at which he is playing.

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