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

[Jag68Sid87]

Yeah, I'm tentatively excited about him if he's good at developing because we've sucked at that for a while. On the other hand, as someone (I think @SomeDude ?) pointed out, this absolutely means Sully's going nowhere.

I love you man, but THIS was never going to be the main indicator that Sullivan's going nowhere.

His birth certificate vis-a-vis headquarters of this ownership group is THEE indicator.

 

[The Old Master]

The hockey writers 2024 Pittsburgh Penguins mock draft:

44- Jett Luchanko- center
46- John Mustard- Left Wing
111- John Whipple- LHD
175- Xavier Veilleux- LHD
207- Jack Bodin- RHD
225- Ruslan Gazizov- Forward

if luchanko falls to us it would be great! not sure he will.
edit; i can see r. ritchie falling because of health reasons, i see no reason for luchanko to fall.

 

[lokomotiv15]

The hockey writers 2024 Pittsburgh Penguins mock draft:

44- Jett Luchanko- center
46- John Mustard- Left Wing
111- John Whipple- LHD
175- Xavier Veilleux- LHD
207- Jack Bodin- RHD
225- Ruslan Gazizov- Forward

I've skated with Jett a few times this year, seen him play a handful as well, the only way he falls to mid 40's for us is if teams get really down on him for his lack of finishing/high end shot.

Kid flies, has great vision, works his bag off and has good hands with a reasonable shot when he wants to use it.

Mustard might be a touch of a reach at 46, but nothing ridiculous. He has everything that pops when you talk about a good hockey player; Size, great skating and speed and a hell of a shot.

I'm still hoping for an Artamonov drop for one of those 2 2nd rounders.

Matvei Gridin is a dream I'll hold on to as well.

 

[deakka]

I've skated with Jett a few times this year, seen him play a handful as well, the only way he falls to mid 40's for us is if teams get really down on him for his lack of finishing/high end shot.

Kid flies, has great vision, works his bag off and has good hands with a reasonable shot when he wants to use it.

Mustard might be a touch of a reach at 46, but nothing ridiculous. He has everything that pops when you talk about a good hockey player; Size, great skating and speed and a hell of a shot.

I'm still hoping for an Artamonov drop for one of those 2 2nd rounders.

Matvei Gridin is a dream I'll hold on to as well.

Yeah. im also hoping for Gridin or Hutson. Swing for the fences as far as high upside goes.

 

[SEALBound]

Yeah, not too interested in safe picks…this team needs to swing for the fences on greatness lol…also, I know we need centers but we need D equally as much…I don’t see us waiting as long as Pronman predicts to select a D man…

I don't disagree at all but two counterpoints:
1. With Graves-Letang, Petts-EK locked up for a relatively long amount of time, I think our immediate need for D is less than that of center. I think 4/5/6 guys are pretty easy to find come free agency time as well. Or you trade for one. Hell, Freidman was available for a AHL dman. Addison went for a 5th and a no name.

2. Yes, swing for the fences. 100%. We have 2 2nds nearly back to back. I say go for the homerun on one, safe on the other. While we do need that homerun talent, we also can't suffer two Bjorkqvists or two Lauzons or two Halls - basically promising guys taken high that don't pan out...at all. We are at that juncture where we REALLY need whoever we take to be a contributor. I think Pettersson is more in the safe category but in 2-3 years we could REALLY use a young 3C in the works.

The hockey writers 2024 Pittsburgh Penguins mock draft:

44- Jett Luchanko- center
46- John Mustard- Left Wing
111- John Whipple- LHD
175- Xavier Veilleux- LHD
207- Jack Bodin- RHD
225- Ruslan Gazizov- Forward

If this is how it turns out, I hope this Veilleux turns out better than our last one.

And if you get Gazizov, we may win the "best 7th round pick names list". Puustinen, Tankov, Kangas, Gazizov.

 

[Jacob]

If we’re taking a 20 y/o late I’d like Jelsma. And if not sign him if he goes undrafted.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Mustard is someone retail scouts have been high on all year. Sounds/reads like a nice pick in 40s.

 

[Andy99]

I don’t like mustard unless it’s spicy…hopefully he is. Also if we take him, we’re going to need an all-condiment draft board…is there a ketchup and mayo listed anywhere?

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Mustard is someone retail scouts have been high on all year. Sounds/reads like a nice pick in 40s.

Anti-ketchup propoganda.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Anti-ketchup propoganda.

Good bonus to drafting him bc ketchup absolutely sucks and is gross. Enjoy your bottled tomato water sugar paste.

 

[Factorial]

Good bonus to drafting him bc ketchup absolutely sucks and is gross. Enjoy your bottled tomato water sugar paste.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I mean... it's good for french fries. And maybe some forms of breakfast potato. That's about it.

 

[steelcityassault]

Anti-ketchup propoganda.

That's the next Jake Shake. The Mustard-Custard

 

[Gurglesons]

Mustard is someone retail scouts have been high on all year. Sounds/reads like a nice pick in 40s.

Retail scouts have this one trick.

 

[The Old Master]

Mustard is someone retail scouts have been high on all year. Sounds/reads like a nice pick in 40s.

they all look good this time of year.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

they all look good this time of year.

Yeah I love the this time of year. Used to be in accounting and had time to armchair scout a good number of the top ~75 names. No longer have the time but I wish I still could.

For whatever reason I enjoy the draft and prospect stuff way way more in the NHL vs other sports. I think because of how hard it is to get right and how long it takes to come to fruition. Makes it very satisfying to draft and develop well.

 

[Andy99]

Pens set to host prospect camp next month

The camp will be held from July 6 to July 10 at the team’s practice facility in Cranberry.

www.pensburgh.com

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

I am excited for the "Press Box Shuffle."

 

[The Old Master]

Yeah I love the this time of year. Used to be in accounting and had time to armchair scout a good number of the top ~75 names. No longer have the time but I wish I still could.

For whatever reason I enjoy the draft and prospect stuff way way more in the NHL vs other sports. I think because of how hard it is to get right and how long it takes to come to fruition. Makes it very satisfying to draft and develop well.

i love it too. but i also didn't do my homework this year so im just going on what has happened in the past and guessing.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

I think Cole Hutson will not fall to 44 largely due to his high profile.

I am in the camp of drafting a center and a right defenseman with our two second-rounders. Both with an eye toward eventually replacing a legend.

I would still love Dean Letourneau as a long-range center project, and Gridin sounds very interesting. Gazizov looked good in the Mem Cup. Nice hands. Great personality, too.

It would be cool to draft more Russians and Euros in general. I also wonder if our new AHL coach has some intel on some USHL prospects. I also wonder if we are going to get intel from Jagr about the Czech prospects.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Most of the high profile Czech prospects aren't playing in the Extraliga. It's not been a really good development league for the NHL for a while. Instead, most of the really promising Czechs are developing in the SHL, or in the Canadian Juniors. So, Jágr likely doesn't have any more insight there than anyone else.

Still kind of wish we'd take a flyer on Ticháček, but my guess is the organization told Jágr they don't have the space for him, or Jarda wants more money to facilitate the deal than they want to pay.

 

[chethejet]

I like Dean Latourneau big center and EJ Emery RD RS D man.

 

[Tom Hanks]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804473471147057450

 

[Jacob]

Was just looking at some rankings and I’m surprised to see Stiga ranked in the mid-to-late 2nd in a lot of rankings. Late 1st in a couple, though. Thought he was pretty noticeable in the couple U18 games I caught. Almost as much as Eiserman and other higher ranked guys. It was just a general impression, wasn’t keying in on him.

 

[The Old Master]

someone is going to drop that we had ranked much higher. just pray we are the ones that are right and everyone else are wrong.