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Another Olympic injury: Pens’ Martin (broken hand) out 4-6 weeks

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Another NHLer will miss significant time due to an injury suffered in Sochi.

Penguins defenseman Paul Martin, who missed the U.S.'s final two games of the tournament, suffered a broken hand and will miss the next 4-6 weeks of action, according to head coach Dan Bylsma.

Martin, 32, has had a miserable year in terms of health. He missed two games early in the season with a lower-body issue, then another 23 after fracturing his tibia in late November. The veteran rearguard was able to return to the Pittsburgh lineup in late January and play a handful of games before heading to the Olympics, only to see his Sochi experience end on a sour note (this coming after he failed to get a game at Turin ’06, and missed the ’10 Games in Vancouver because of a broken left forearm.)

As mentioned above, Martin is just the latest to suffer a significant injury at the Winter Olympics:

-- Islanders captain John Tavares tore his MCL playing for Canada, and will miss the remainder of the season.

-- Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg re-injured his back in Sweden’s tournament opener, underwent surgery and will be out eight weeks.

-- Rangers leading scorer Mats Zuccarello broke his hand in the Norway’s final group game, and will be out 3-4 weeks.

-- Florida rookie Aleksander Barkov hurt his knee playing for Finland, and will be out indefinitely.

-- Florida forward Tomas Kopecky suffered a concussion playing for Slovakia, and is also out indefinitely.

-- Columbus defenseman Fedor Tyutin suffered an ankle sprain playing for Russia, and is out 2-3 weeks.

For the Penguins, losing Martin is doubly tough given fellow defenseman Kris Letang is out indefinitely after suffering a stroke in January.

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