PITTSBURGH (AP) — It’s easy to get awestruck the first time a new face walks into the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room.
All those stars. All those glittering resumes. All that talent. Hey, there’s Sidney Crosby. Hey, there’s Evgeni Malkin. Hey, there’s Kris Letang. Coach Mike Sullivan understands it can be a little overwhelming at first.
“When a new player comes to our team, young or old for that matter, I think there’s a little bit of a ‘wow’ factor because some of the players we have,” Sullivan said. “Everybody has so much respect for Crosby and Malkin and Letang and those guys.