Trevor Daley is keeping the door ever-so-slightly open on a return during the Stanley Cup Final.

The Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman suffered an ankle injury on May 21 that effectively ended his postseason, and while Daley admitted Sunday the expected timeline of recovery is four-to-eight weeks, he's not ready to rule himself out completely.

Trevor Daley said his broken ankle is bad enough to where he can't play, but he won't rule himself out. "That's keeping me going," he said. — Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) May 29, 2016

Even if the series goes seven games, Daley would have been out of the lineup only three-and-a-half weeks. He will not, however, require surgery.

Daley averaged over 22 minutes of ice time per game through 15 playoff appearances, and contributed a goal and an assist to the Penguins' offense.