Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan has announced that former Nashville Predators forward Tommy Novak will be out for the rest of the season. 

Novak, 27, was traded by the Predators to the Penguins back on March 5 of this year. Before the move, the St. Paul, Minnesota native had 13 goals, 22 points, and a minus-5 rating in 52 games with the Predators this campaign. 

Since the trade, Novak has only played two games for the Penguins, with his last appearance on March 9 against the Minnesota Wild. The former Nashville forward has been sidelined with a lower-body injury since. 

Novak was selected by the Predators with the 85th overall pick of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. In 201 games over four seasons with Nashville, he had 49 goals, 68 assists, and 117 points. 

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