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Kris Letang Will Start Practicing With The Penguins Tomorrow

03/16/2014 at 3:44pm EDT

via Dave Molinari tweets,

Bylsma says Letang "still has some other things to go through," but doesn't elaborate.

Bylsma says there is no target date for Letang to resume playing.

added 3:55pm, from Sam Kasan of the Penguins' website.

Letang, 26, suffered a stroke on Jan. 29 and has been out of the lineup since. He was on blood thinners for six weeks as part of his recovery period. Sunday marked the final day of that six-week period.

“We had an idea that at this point in time he could possibly be cleared to practice,” head coach Dan Bylsma said. “He still has some other things to go through. He’s been working out, skating on his own and doing quite a bit on his own.

“To see Kris return to practice tomorrow will be a good thing for Kris, good thing for us.”

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