CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Evgeni Malkin was in true midseason form on Thursday.
Yes, he was flying on the ice for Day 1 of the Penguins' training camp at the Lemieux Complex. Mike Sullivan took notice too, saying afterward that he thought Malkin "looks strong. He's fit. He's in shape, and he's hungry."
It was Malkin's performance in the locker room after practice though that made it truly feel like the hockey season is finally here. With locker rooms being fully open to the media for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, nothing says a return to normalcy like Malkin (jokingly?