If the early turnout for the Penguins' small-group skating sessions are any indication, players are pretty enthused about resuming the 2019-20 season this summer.
Although those informal workouts have attracted only a handful of players at some team facilities, which were allowed to reopen Monday, Mike Sullivan said "more than half" of those on the Penguins' roster reported to the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex for the first day of those sessions today, although he declined to give a specific number.
"They're organized in small groups," he said. "Let's say that it will be more than half of the team, and (more) guys will trickle in as these informal skates continue to evolve and you get closer to a training camp. We've got a fair amount of guys who are still in town, in Pittsburgh, and who have returned so they could participate in these informal skates and I know they're all excited about getting back on the ice."
A team official said the Penguins would not divulge which players are taking part in the workouts because they are voluntary. Anthony Angello tweeted a picture on Tuesday appearing to be on his way to the rink:
All smiles when getting back to business pic.twitter.com/VSBFL3HWkv
— Anthony Angello (@Anthony_Angello) June 9, 2020
