Pierre-Olivier Joseph, the Penguins' top defense prospect, just seems to have a great outlook on life.
Joseph, who turned 21 this week, is one of the players who have returned to Pittsburgh to take part in the Penguins' informal skates at the UPMC Lemieux Complex as part of Phase 2 of the NHL's return-to-play plan.
Joseph arrived in Pittsburgh last Friday and has already skated a few times with the group since returning.
"It's fun to come back and get back to work," Joseph told me this week. "It was fun to be back home with the family and stay safe and see friends here and there, but I feel like everyone was missing (hockey).