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Photos Show The Penguins May Have Dented Stanley Cup

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Stanley Cup usually goes through a lot of wear and tear and it appears this year is no different.

Pictures of the Stanley Cup returning home with the Pittsburgh Penguins are circulating on social media and they appear to show the bottom of the cup with a noticeable dent.

The keeper of the cup, Philip Pritchard posted these photos on Twitter, showing Matt Cullen carrying the Stanley Cup up the stairs as the Pens left San Jose.

You can also see the noticeable non-circular bottom of the cup as Sidney Crosby got off the team's plane Monday evening.

Video posted by Pens TV also appear to show the cup dented, watch about :40 seconds into the video.

The Stanley Cup Has Arrived in the City of Pittsburgh

The boys are back in town with some shiny new hardware!

Posted by Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, June 13, 2016

Don't fret though, the Stanley Cup goes through major trauma after every season and always seems to come back looking shiny and new.

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