The Penguins hit the ice for practice on Thursday, and Evgeni Malkin was once again with them in a non-contact white jersey.
Malkin played with the second power play group, and today even jumped on Sidney Crosby’s wing for a few line rushes in drills. Seemingly every day he has been adding more aspects of involvement, which leaves the unavoidable question for coach Mike Sullivan as one word: when? When will Malkin be back in the lineup?
Here is today’s answer.
Sullivan: "There's a process that Geno's going through.