Seven days ago, defenseman was undergoing surgery to remove a tumor in his thyroid gland. On Tuesday, Maatta was skating on his own at Madison Square Garden. He wont be able to play yet, but the fact that hes back on the ice just a week after surgery is pretty remarkable.Looks like he was getting after it a bit, too.Maatta now working on the ice. -DP ROOT SPORTS | PIT (@ROOTSPORTSPIT) At the time of his surgery, doctors said it would still take at least a week to find Ondrej Palat Jersey out if the tumor was malignant.Even if it is found to be cancerous, we do not expect that he will need radiation or chemotherapy, and we anticipate a complete recovery, said Dr. Dharmesh Vyas, the Penguins team physician in a statement through the team after the surgery.The Penguins gave a four-week timeline for Maattas return the day of his surgery. Even if thats still the case, its a pretty significant sign of the 20-year-olds resiliency that hes already back after it after a pretty significant life event like that. Perhaps he'll even be back sooner than that. Whenever Maatta does return, he'll be a welcome addition to one of the league's top teams. In 10 games before his surgery, the Finnish rearguard had six points including five a sists. Simon Nemec Jersey