Practice report

Quick practice report: Lots of structure to today’s two-plus hour informal practice at the Lemieux Sports Complex up in Cranberry. This wasn’t just guys skating, and playing mock scrimmages. There were many drills - shooting, skating, drills, etc. – stick work, line rushes.

Penguins in attendance: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz, Pascal Dupuis, Beau Bennett, Tyler Biggs, Nick Bonino, Adam Clendening, Marc-Andre Fleury, Steve Olesky, Kevin Porter, Sergei Plotnikov and Rob Scuderi.

Of note: Caught up with Oskar Sundqvist who said he expects to be 100 percent health-wise when training camp opens next month.

Sundqvist was kept out of July’s rookie camp because of a hamstring injury: “It feels good. I started to practice 100 percent a couple of weeks ago. I’m getting better and better every day. I’m not worried about the physical [part]. My whole body will feel 100 percent. It’s going to be fun when it starts.”

Quotable: Chris Kunitz on the Phil Kessel acquisition: “When you lose so many close games in the playoffs, adding a guy like Kessel can change that dynamic.”