Catch up on some of the headlines you may have missed with new Pens Points.
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning…
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s journey for Calder Cup glory ended on Friday, losing the series 2-1 to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. But given the renewed investment in the AHL club by Kyle Dubas and Co., the baby Penguins may be primed for long-term success. [PensBurgh]
“I know I can be a lot better,” said Pittsburgh Penguins forward Danton Heinen. Whether or not Heinen gets his chance of redemption in Pittsburgh next year, however, remains to be seen. [Trib Live]
In his first professional hockey season between the Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre Penguins, prospect Rutger McGroarty showed why Kyle Dubas traded for the budding forward. [Trib Live]
Defenseman Ryan Graves, still under contract with the Penguins for four more future seasons at a cap hit of $4.5 million per year, knows that his future with the Pittsburgh club is uncertain, as the team is primed for a few off-season changes. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
The Florida Panthers-Tampa Bay Lightning first-round series has become a heated affair due to some physical altercations on the ice and some chirps made by the opposing coaches. [AP via Yahoo! Sports]
Former Anaheim Ducks head coach Greg Cronin said he would be thrilled if he were to become the next head coach of the Boston Bruins. [The Hockey News]