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    When Baby Pens coach Todd Reirden saw that lack of urgency creeping back into Veilleux's game last weekend, he sat the 20-year-old second-round draft pick for two games as a healthy scratch. "For many of these young guys, they've never been sat out in their lives ... It has to happen somewhere. If they're going to plan on playing in the National Hockey League, it's going to happen there. To me, this is what the American Hockey League is about, preparing young professional athletes to go through trying times at some points and also some pretty exciting times. ... I strongly believe this will make him a better player down the road." Center Mark Letestu returned from Sept. 21 knee surgery last weekend and promptly posted three assists and a key shootout goal as the Baby Pens won a pair of games. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment
    For many of these young guys, they've never been sat out in their lives ... It has to happen somewhere. If they're going to plan on playing in the National Hockey League, it's going to happen there. To me, this is what the American Hockey League is about, preparing young professional athletes to go through trying times at some points and also some pretty exciting times. ... I strongly believe this will make him a better player down the road.
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 1 month ago
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Wilkes-Barre has the 'right' stuff on defense
  1. No setbacks is a great thing. The rehab went really well ... It's bittersweet because I missed a chance to play in an exhibition game and put a Pittsburgh uniform on. That's something I've yet to do and it's something I'm trying to get to.
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 1 month ago
  2. You don't want them to say, 'We can't call him up because he can't play on the right side.' You want to be able to say, 'Yeah, I can play on the right side and I proved it down in Wilkes-Barre.'
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 1 month ago
  3. If you're trying to make yourself a National Hockey League player, you want to be as versatile as possible
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 1 month ago

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