The Penguins will be without center Maxime Talbot, one of their most reliable and productive forwards through the first quarter of the season, for at least three games because of a high ankle sprain. "He was playing well for us," Coach Michel Therrien said. "He brings a lot of energy to the team. He's a little warrior. ... For sure, we're going to miss him." Talbot was injured in the Penguins' 3-2 loss Nov. 3 on Long Island after teammate Jordan Staal fell on his leg. Talbot finished that game and appeared in seven more but decided to take some time off after he "tweaked" the injury in practice Monday. "I played on it for two weeks [by] taping it, but it just kept getting weaker," he said.