CRANBERRY, Pa. -- The difficult personnel decisions don't have to be made for a while.
The Penguins still have nearly two weeks of preseason practices ahead, as well as five more games before they'll play one that counts in the standings.
It will, then, be a while before anyone can make a full and accurate assessment of how this training camp has played out, and how well it has prepared the Penguins for the regular season that will begin Oct. 12 in Tampa.
Still, Brian Burke, their president of hockey operations, feels the early returns have been encouraging.