Pens Points: Preparing for Takeoff

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

The Pens are off today as they prepare to head out west for a 5-game road trip beginning with the Jets. To get an early look at the Jets, check out everyone over at Arctic Ice Hockey.

Mike Sullivan still seems quite fond of spreading out the "three-headed monster." [Trib Live]

It is no surprise that Justin Schultz is going to cash in after the season after providing the Penguins with some stellar play both offensively and defensively. What kind of payday can Schultz expect? [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

News and notes from around the NHL...

The Vegas Golden Knights have made the first player transaction in team history by signing WHL forward, Reid Duke, to an entry-level deal. [Puck Daddy]

The NHL's GM meetings have begun with a 'think tank' on hockey's future. [TSN]

On Sunday afternoon, the Flames helped an 11-year-old girl, who is blind, watch hockey for the first time. [Puck Daddy]

Here is how the NHL's flawed playoff format will punish the league's best division. [Sportsnet]