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Crosby to meet with specialist

Postmedia News May 18, 2011

Pittsburgh Penguins superstar centre Sidney Crosby — who hasn’t played since early January — is expected to meet with a concussion specialist later this month.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Crosby is currently on vacation with a number of teammates at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

He didn’t see game action after Jan. 5. Crosby did resume practising with the Penguins and participated in non-contact drills and game-day skates during the Penguins’ first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

His concussion symptoms flared up though and Crosby packed it in for the year.

Penguin general manager Ray Shero said the lengthy off-season can only help the process.

"There was no reason for him to get cleared for anything (once the Penguins were eliminated)," Shero said to the newspaper. "He was going on vacation to relax. He has all kinds of time at this point."