Pens Points: Heading South
It was a mostly quiet New Years Day from the Penguins, but Pens Points is still here in case you missed anything.
It will be another day before the Pittsburgh Penguins open the 2025 portion of their 2024-25 schedule as they head to the Sunshine State for a meeting with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers tomorrow night. Before hopping on a plane bound for Florida, the Penguins remained in Detroit on New Year’s Day for a practice session.
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Sidney Crosby turned 37 in 2024, but that did not stop him from putting together another history setting calendar year. While the Penguins may not have found the success they were hoping for, the captain showed no signs of slowing down. [Pensburgh]
Since Patric Hornqvist was traded away, the Penguins struggled to find a sort of power play specialist who could drive opponents mad. Now they have Michael Bunting who is carving out that role for himself in this lineup. [Trib Live]
There are plenty of resolutions to be made for the Penguins this new year as they continue to try and pull themselves back into contention. [The Hockey News]
After making his NHL debut on Sunday night, defenseman Nate Clurman has been reassigned to the AHL with the return of Marcus Pettersson to the lineup. [Trib Live]
As his final professional season rolls along, Penguins legend Jaromir Jagr is looking for a good dentist after suffering a ghastly mouth injury this week, causing the loss of what looks for be several teeth. [The Hockey News]
NHL News and Notes...
It’s a massive day at the 2025 World Junior Championships with all four quarterfinal games set for action. The United States will faceoff against Switzerland at 2:30 PM then the hosts Canada will look to book a semifinal spot when they take on Czechia. [NHL]
Now that we have reached the quarter mark of the 21st century, the NHL is marking the occasion by naming quarter century teams for all franchises. They began on New Years Even with the Winter Classic teams, now moved on to the defunct Arizona Coyotes. [NHL]