BUFFALO, N.Y. — There’s a certain aura to the majority of Penguins players competing at the Prospects Challenge at HarborCenter. Most are shy and understated, the result of their age and experience in this sort of setting.
Then there’s forward Thomas Di Pauli.
The kid doesn’t lack for confidence or energy — on or off the ice. He’s relentlessly upbeat, has the best wheels of anybody here and was the first player coach Mike Sullivan mentioned when he was asked who has caught eye.
“I think Di Pauli has had a real strong showing so far,” Sullivan said.