Poor men get ice in the winter. The real winners in this stunning, uplifting international announcement are fans of the Penguins. The city of Pittsburgh will benefit, too, from sellouts at Mellon Arena and publicity generated by the return of perhaps the most gifted athlete in the city's history. Lemieux's comeback is a win-win situation. They'll have to find a way to stop a Penguins power play with Lemieux in the middle and Jaromir Jagr and Alexei Kovalev on each side.
Goalies better wear bullet-proof vests.
He was right there all the time in the front office. There are only 29 other teams in the NHL that would gladly pay four times that amount to gamble on Lemieux's comeback. Maybe if Lemieux treats himself right, he'll give himself a Christmas bonus to cover the cost of new skates. Whatever else we might think about this huge development in the 'Burgh's sports history, money wasn't Lemieux's motive. Lemieux wants his children to see him play professional hockey.