"Left winger Chris Kunitz, who has missed the Penguins' past 10 games because of an unspecified injury, took a big step toward returning to the lineup when he went through a full practice Tuesday at Southpointe.

He doesn't know, however, when he'll be ready to take the final one.

"Sometimes, it takes only a few sessions," he said. "Sometimes, it could take a week."

Kunitz added that returning will be viable "when I can absorb that contact you need to play at the NHL level."

While Kunitz will not play when the Penguins face Toronto tonight at the Air Canada Centre, a number of other players who have been injured lately will. They include right winger Tyler Kennedy, defenseman Paul Martin and goalie Brent Johnson."