CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- "The smile would be there either way, even if I was just with my family and not playing hockey. It's just that it's a little wider now."
And to prove that, Pascal Dupuis flashed every tooth he's got, falsies and all, then got back to peeling off his skates and sweat-stained socks. This was Thursday afternoon at the new Lemieux Sportsplex, and the Penguins' re-energized Engine No. 9 had just expended all he had in a two-hour scrimmage with a few of his teammates and a handful of other NHL players with Pittsburgh ties.
He isn't quite all the way back, but he's approaching the first station.
And let's not mince words here: That's ... well, it's terrifying.
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