Penguins general manager Ray Shero said today that key forward Jordan Staal has had "a few setbacks" with his right foot and should find out next week following a medical re-evaluation whether he will be ready for the start of training camp next month.

Shero stressed that the tendon on the top of Staal's foot that was cut April 30 is strong but that there are other issues keeping Staal from being at full force. Staal had surgery that night and again in June.

"This is a matter of whether he will be ready for training camp and then, if not, when can he go hard," Shero said.

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