Pens Points: Wilkes-Barre stocks up for playoffs
Catch up on the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points.
Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning...
Contract extension talks and a shift back to international hockey are on the docket for Sidney Crosby this offseason. [PensBurgh]
For their impending playoff run, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have added four young players: Ville Koivunen, Cooper Foster, Owen Pickering and Emil Pieniniemi. [WBSPenguins.com]
The Penguins are expected to have 20 pending free agents. Here is a look at each free agent and where they may stand heading into the 2024-25 season. [Trib Live]
Erik Karlsson’s first season with the Pittsburgh Penguins was average to awful depending on who you talk to. Even as he settles into the offseason eight months after being traded from the San Jose Sharks, Karlsson is as determined as ever to reach the postseason again. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL...
Lindy Ruff is back in Buffalo. The Sabres on Monday announced Ruff as the team’s newest head coach, replacing Don Granato. Ruff previously coached 15 seasons in Buffalo from the 1997-98 season to 2012-13. [NHL]
While the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is far from over, there’s always time to speculate on which teams may be sent to the golf course earlier than anticipated. [The Hockey News]
Referee Steve Kozari, injured and left the ice on a stretcher earlier this month after colliding with Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury, returned to the ice Sunday. [ESPN]
The latest playoff scores can be found right here. [NHL]