Olli Maatta could be back on skates just a little more than a week after having surgery to remove a potentially-cancerous tumor from his neck, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Johnston told reporters Monday.

The 20-year-old Maatta is still expected to be out the of the Penguins' lineup for up to four weeks, but will work out in the interim.

Maatta had a goal and six points in 10 games before the successful surgery was performed Nov. 4.