Jake Guentzel's recovery from shoulder surgery has been one of the dominant topics of conversation around the Penguins for the past few months.
But before speaking with reporters on a conference call Wednesday, Guentzel, whose off-season residence is in Minnesota, expressed some pointed opinions about an even more timely and pressing concern: The civil unrest throughout the country in recent weeks, and the racism-based issues that spawned it.
The trigger, of course, was the death of George Floyd while in custody of Minneapolis police officers in late May.
"These last couple of months have been pretty crazy," Guentzel said.