After bouncing back and forth between the AHL and NHL earlier this season, the Florida Panthers forward prospect is just now beginning to hit his stride as he works to improve his game while playing an important role for the team’s minor-league affiliate in Portland.
A second-round pick (33rd overall) of the Panthers in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Grimaldi currently ranks second on the Pirates in points (29) while notching a career-high 15 goals in 42 games this season.
“I think it’s just confidence,” Grimaldi recently told FloridaPanthers.