The Penguins invested the better part of Day 2 of their development camp Wednesday in an array of 3-on-3 scrimmages separated by rubber bumpers on the Consol Energy Center ice, looking more like the smorgasbord at Denny's than the main course.
At the same time, this course was especially instructive when it came to their top pick in the NHL Draft last month.
"My game is controlling the puck, making plays, working with my teammates and shooting," the second-rounder Daniel Sprong was telling me at his stall afterward. "The better the competition, the more you have to do that in tight quarters. There isn't as much room. The players are better. They're right on you."
Definitively evaluating players based on any drills, much less drills this unconventional, is silly. Even if someone outright dominated, there's precious little indication it translates to a 60-minute game against the Devils on a Monday night in January.
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