A yellow jersey hung back in a corner of the Penguins' locker room at
Southpointe yesterday. Center and captain Sidney Crosby didn't need it
anymore.

He joined practice without the non-contact look. It was another move
forward in his recovery from a high ankle sprain.

"[It was] kind of a step to see how it went," said Crosby, who got
hurt Jan. 18.

"It went pretty good. It's still something we've got to work through a
bit."

Crosby, who skated hard by himself Friday while the team was off, did
the same with his teammates and participated in all the drills. Team
physician Charles Burke watched Crosby through the workout.

"He looked really good," coach Michel Therrien said.

At one point, Crosby and defenseman Kris Letang got tangled and fell
to the ice. They slid past the net and into the boards, but not heavily.

"That same play the next time could be the one where you get hurt, so
you don't want to get too far ahead of yourself, and that's the way
I've approached it," Crosby said.

He began skating about two weeks ago and joined the team for practices
in a limited capacity nine days ago. There has been no update to his
prognosis, which means he's not expected back until at least the end
of the month.

"At this point, you don't really see much change," Crosby said of the
injury, which involves ligaments. "There's not much you can do as far
as improving it besides waiting."