Rust (upper body) was moved to long-term injured reserve Monday, per CapFriendly.
EDGE Analysis
Pittsburgh had to shift Rust from regular IR to LTIR in order to activate Rickard Rakell (upper body) for Monday's contest against Minnesota. As a result, Rust won't be eligible to return until January. He has recorded 10 goals, 20 points, 71 shots on net, 17 blocked shots and 15 hits in 22 games this season.