""Let the speculation begin."

That was the word from Michael Cammalleri Wednesday after revealing that he would accompany his teammates to the Steel City for Thursday night's game against the Penguins (7 p.m., RDS, TSN-A, TSN Radio 990).

"I don't know whether I'll be playing," said Cammalleri, who missed the past three games with a deep cut on his right knee. "If it was up to me, I would have played three games ago."

Cammalleri practiced with the team Monday for the first time since the accident, skated on his own Tuesday and rejoined the team for Wednesday's practice before flying here."