Just his presence on the ice will be uplifting, even if it only is practice. He is such a good role model for kids as well as his team.

[...] *Sidney Crosby will not dress for that scrimmage, but he seemed to be in good spirits Sunday afternoon, and so did the crowd at CONSOL Energy Center, which gave him a loud standing ovation as he stepped out of the tunnel. I’m certainly not going to play armchair neurologist, especially after the buzz already generated by Dr. Ted Carrick’s recent remarks, but it wouldn’t surprise me if we were generally closer to seeing him return than not. He skated very well, and as Crosby himself pointed out, he’s pushing himself harder than he did during private off-season training, and he’s doing pretty much everything except full contact. [...]