Penguins Training Camp: Instant reaction to group splits

It’s day one for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the 2024-25 season. The players are back on the ice and the splits into the three groups have been announced. The team also disclosed that Erik Karlsson is coming into camp with a day-to-day injury.

Teams 1 and 2 will hold their first practice from 9:00-9:45 AM, followed by a scrimmage from 10:00-10:45 AM. Team 3 will take the ice at 11:30 AM and then again at 12:40 PM.

Erik Karlsson is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

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— Penguins PR (@PenguinsPR) September 18, 2024 Some initial thoughts:

Four teams! The last group doesn’t have any NHL contracts and are pretty much the bottom of…