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Pens Points: Sully Staying Put

The Penguins are back in action tonight as they conclude their home-and-home with the Devils, the Pens have also signed their head coach to a well-deserved contract extension, some players show off their holiday spirit, and much more in today's Pens Points.

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Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning...

As previously mentioned, the Penguins have given head coach, Mike Sullivan, some job security as they have signed him to an extension through the 2019-2020 season. Congrats, Sully! [Pensburgh]

After the Penguins' last game, some players were in the holiday spirit and showed off their fancy suits. [Pensburgh]

HBK and Co. spent Christmas Eve together! [Pensburgh]

Chris Kunitz has offered the Penguins a steady hand, even as his future begins to come into question. [Trib Live]

The unexpected emergence of the Penguins' young players is a testament to how the team views player development. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

The second half of the season will be crucial for Olli Maatta. As 2016 comes to a close, Maatta has started to show signs of the player that the Pens expected him to be. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

News and notes from around the NHL...

Bleacher Report gives a list of 10 things that every NHL fan wants for the holidays. [Bleacher Report]

From cats to Kevin Spacey, the NHL lists some of the top viral moments of 2016. [NHL]

Former Penguin, Steve Downie, put the Arizona Coyotes on full blast in one epic Twitter rant. [Puck Daddy]

For all things New Jersey Devils, check out everyone over at All About The Jersey.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00!