Pens to meet prospective buyers; Therrien talks Semin; Isles chat with Zidlicky (Puck Headlines)

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• Hockey is coming…

• “The Penguins will conduct face-to-face meetings this week at Consol Energy Center with prospective ownership groups that have received advance approval from the National Hockey League, sources told Trib Total Media on Tuesday.” [Tribune-Review]

• Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien on Alex Semin: "It's a nice challenge, that's how I look at it. He’s a guy that's full of potential, and there's an opportunity for him to get back to where we think he can be as a player, and where I imagine he also thinks he can be as a player.” [NHL.com]

• Habs owner Geoff Molson on why ticket prices are going up next season: “It’s been several years that we have not taken a price increase (in the upper bowl) … and the market dictated that it was time for us to do that.” [Montreal Gazette]

• Jen Scrivens signs with the New York Riveters as the Scrivens household adds another professional goalie. [Today’s Slapshot]

• After signing 2015 first-round pick Pavel Zacha, the New Jersey Devils will not have to pay the Czech Ice Hockey Association a $100,000 transfer fee after an agreement between the parties. [Fire & Ice]

• The New York Islanders have been chatting with veteran defenseman Marek Zidlicky. [Islanders Point Blank]

• Could the Carolina Hurricanes be a surprise team in the Metropolitan Division next season? [TSN]

• An in-depth look at why the Calgary Flames should dump Dennis Wideman and sign Cody Franson. [Flames Nation]

• “Monumental Sports & Entertainment and STRIVR Labs Inc. announce a multi-year partnership making the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals and Washington Mystics the first NBA, NHL and WNBA teams to utilize STRIVR's virtual reality technology.” The technology sounds real cool and it will be interesting to see this utilized by the hockey side. [Monumental Sports]

• Sean McIndoe is here to pass judgment on your favorite team’s Stanley Cup victory. [Grantland]

• Max Domi talks about the surging Toronto Blue Jays, playing with diabetes and more. [Sportsnet]

• In your fantasy hockey draft, are you taking Brock Nelson or Aleksander Barkov? [Dobber Hockey]

• Why now is the best time for Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney to shop Malcolm Subban. [Boston Sports Desk]

• Peter Mueller heads to Sweden and inks a deal with Malmo. [The Hockey Writers]

• Shane Bowers says bye-bye to the Cape Breton Eagles and hello to the Waterloo Blackhawks of the USHL. [Buzzing the Net]

• Who will win the backup goalie job with the New York Rangers? [Along the Boards]

• Finally, here’s video of Jonathan Toews’ day with the Stanley Cup, which included a pretty sweet game of street hockey:

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