Crosby gets a step closer to rejoining the lineup

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Sidney Crosby did a drill with Jared McCann or Dominik Simon on his left side, Patric Hornqvist on his right.

He worked on the No. 1 power play unit with Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust and Hornqvist.

He stayed on the ice at the Ice Den -- so named, apparently, because frostbite maintains a permanent residence there -- long after the Penguins' formal workout Saturday afternoon had ended, working on various aspects of his game.

Crosby looked, in short, like a guy intent on returning to the lineup very soon.

Which, Crosby readily acknowledged afterward, he is.

His next opportunity to do that will be Sunday, when the Penguins will face the Coyotes at Gila River Arena at…