CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Kasper Bjorkqvist took the ice at the end of the Penguins' prospects practice on Thursday for some solo drills with skills coach Ty Hennes.
Bjorkqvist won't be making the trip to Buffalo to take part in the Prospects Challenge on Friday, but he's making progress as he rehabs from his offseason shoulder surgery.
"I feel like when you play a sport like hockey you're always going to be doing some sort of rehab," he said on Thursday. "You get banged up in every game, almost. In that sense I feel like you're never done with rehab once the season starts.