Letang Malkin

Who better to fire up a Pittsburgh crowd?

Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kris Letang were on hand to do those very honors for the Steelers.

"I think we're all kind of in the same boat and we're all living the same life, meaning, like Pittsburgh is all about their sports," said Letang during Monday's training camp. "What else am I going to do on Sunday in Pittsburgh? You know, it's part of their culture. Sundays are for football, it's for the Steelers. It's just being part of it. When we had the chance this Sunday, it was fun. Those guys have been to our games also, so we had a chance to meet in the past. So it was cool."

The pair of Stanley Cup champions led the team's "Terrible Towel Twirl" before the team's home opener against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

The longtime Penguins stars donned home black Steelers jerseys, each representing a Hall of Famer. Malkin wore the No. 43 of Troy Polamalu while Letang opted for Jack Lambert's No. 58.

Malkin and Letang ran out of the Steelers tunnel through puffs of smoke waving the signature yellow towels and egging on the home crowd, who were plenty happy to see the duo.--

-- NHL.com Independent Correspondent Wes Crosby contributed to this report

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