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The waiting is the hardest part for Penguins, Brassard

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Mike Sullivan watches his Derick Brassard-less team at practice Monday. - MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Four days after being acquired by the Penguins, Derick Brassard has still not joined his new team.

The only thing more complicated than the trade that brought Brassard to the Penguins is getting him to Pittsburgh

Brassard was not at practice with his new team on Monday morning; he's still in waiting in Toronto, according to the team.

"We're just waiting on his immigration papers, and hopefully he'll be coming in today or tomorrow," Mike Sullivan said.

Jim Rutherford said later Monday afternoon that he was hoping that Brassard could be in Pittsburgh for tomorrow night's game.

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