Prospect Info: Pittsburgh Penguins Prospects Thread: 2023-2024 Edition

[wheelz87]

Yager & MJ move on to the Finals. Against old Mike Johnston’s Winter Hawks.

6 of the 7 games went to OT. What a series.

 

[Rudy Russo]

I know it's the hockey news, but they update their top 15 penguins prospects for the 2023/2024 year. I'm shocked that Svejkovsky and Frasca were on their list but not Pienniemi and Cooper Foster.

Pittsburgh Penguins 2023-24 Final Prospect Rankings - The Hockey Writers Pittsburgh Penguins Latest News, Analysis & More

With the 2023-24 season in the rearview mirror for the Pittsburgh Penguins, how does their prospect pool rank?

thehockeywriters.com

 

[Rakell67]

I am bullish on Yager. Yeah, watching WHL highlights does not provide much of a canvas. That said, I love what I see.

I am a huge believer that someone like Yager, who plays the same position as Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, could learn a TON just by hanging around them. We should give Yager every chance to earn a roster spot in training camp, and then give him nine more games when the regular season starts just to be absolutely sure he is NOT ready.

For this to occur, we have to trade Lars Eller. We have to give Yager, plus Poulin and Ponomarev, something to shoot for in camp. That three-way battle should be big for this organization going forward. But for me, it starts with Yager. A right-shooting center with upside. It is like having a 19-year-old Jeff Carter!

That should be the selling point to Mike Sullivan.

Sullivan actually commented on Yager last year in camp something along the lines of "are we sure he's not NHL ready" or something like that, as he was impressed with his shot. There was video of it somewhere.