Via a Tweet from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Stephen J. Nesbitt, fellow Post-Gazette scribe Dave Molinari delivers something of a midsummer bombshell regarding the Penguins' marquee attraction:

Sidney Crosby is scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist within the next few days to repair damage that a source said impeded his performance in the postseason.

Despite saying during and after the Stanley Cup playoffs that he was at full health, the Penguins center "did play with a terrible wrist," the source said Tuesday night.

Crosby could not be reached for comment.

An individual close to Crosby, who requested anonymity, said the surgical procedure "is not major, but you can't play the same way" with the kind of injury Crosby had.

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