Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan artfully sidestepped a question about defenseman Erik Karlsson’s return last week. On Tuesday, he offered some confidence that Karlsson will be ready by the Penguin’s season opener against the New York Rangers on Oct.

"The Penguins naturally aren’t giving away any injury specifics but it’s fair to surmise Karlsson endured some kind of a setback during the past week," Yohe wrote on Monday. "

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson took to the ice prior to his team’s morning skate in Cranberry on Tuesday. Sidelined since the start of training camp due to an undisclosed injury, Karlsson skated for the first time since Sept.