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

[Malkinstheman]

Seems like Pickering grew a tiny bit? I remember all the draft stuff saying he was around 6'3 or 6'4 I think

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

And yet, when I eat 6-7 meals a day, I'm just a disgusting slob.

*Laughs in Mark Madden*

 

[The Old Master]

Seems like Pickering grew a tiny bit? I remember all the draft stuff saying he was around 6'3 or 6'4 I think

if you are at the camp we want detailed reports on each player. nothing crazy, 3-4 pages each should do fine. imo

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[MrBurghundy]

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That's incredibly stupid to not even challenge it.

 

[The Old Master]

That's incredibly stupid to not even challenge it.

i think they are happy to have him in the world's

 

[Andy99]

Yager builds on nothing by returning to juniors…sign him and play him in NHL until January and then send him to Wilkes if he still needs work

 

[Tom Hanks]

Yager builds on nothing by returning to juniors…sign him and play him in NHL until January and then send him to Wilkes if he still needs work

He’s not allowed to play in WBS

 

[Ulf5]

And yet, when I eat 6-7 meals a day, I'm just a disgusting slob.

 

[Maninthebox87]

yager was dominant last year I think once a guy is drafted a team should be able to put them in their minor leagues if they and the player agree to it. I think if he has a nice preseason give him that 9 game tryout in the NHL to at least see what the pros do and how they act and prepare for games.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Yeah, I don't understand why it's not up to the NHL team that drafted the guy where he plays. If there's nothing left for him to gain playing in junior, but he's not quite ready for NHL hockey, he should be allowed to play in the AHL regardless of age/years played/whatever. Needlessly convoluted.

 

[Andy99]

He’s not allowed to play in WBS

When he’s 20 in January he can…

 

[DesertedPenguin]

yager was dominant last year I think once a guy is drafted a team should be able to put them in their minor leagues if they and the player agree to it. I think if he has a nice preseason give him that 9 game tryout in the NHL to at least see what the pros do and how they act and prepare for games.

It'll never happen. The NHL will never kneecap the Canadian junior system like that.

 

[Ulf5]

When he’s 20 in January he can…

After the CHL season ends.

 

[Maninthebox87]

It'll never happen. The NHL will never kneecap the Canadian junior system like that.

I’m not super familiar with the rules for junior teams and NHL rights but why is that? I assume the junior system is bringing in new guys as well every year.

 

[Tom Hanks]

When he’s 20 in January he can…

He has to be 20 before January 1st

 

[Andy99]

The transfer rule is idiotic as a blanket rule…there should be exceptions…his birthdate is just a few days past the cut off and he’s played junior hockey since age 15…he’s not getting anything more out of junior hockey…if the Pens can’t get an exemption then Yager should either be Sid’s new winger or play 3C and sit one of Hayes or Eller’s old asses lol…

 

[DesertedPenguin]

I’m not super familiar with the rules for junior teams and NHL rights but why is that? I assume the junior system is bringing in new guys as well every year.

The best players are the 17-18-19 year olds who are about to be drafted or were just drafted. Those are the ones that drive attendance and interest in the league. Yager's presence as a recently first round pick helped his junior team immensely. Take that away and the argument is you could see a lot of teams eventually fold.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Yeah, I don't understand why it's not up to the NHL team that drafted the guy where he plays. If there's nothing left for him to gain playing in junior, but he's not quite ready for NHL hockey, he should be allowed to play in the AHL regardless of age/years played/whatever. Needlessly convoluted.

The NHL wants to keep the CHL as competitive of a development league/system as possible. Taking 18 and 19 year olds out of the CHL for the AHL waters down the O, the Dub, and the Q, meaning 16 and 17 year olds are going to be playing even weaker competition.

I've forever been in favor of the NHL team paying a transfer fee ($200K or more) to the CHL franchise/league to offset the loss of said player in order to place that 18 or 19 year old in the AHL.

Regardless, it could all change once the NCAA is forced to allow CHLers into their league, which would alter the development path of every high level North American prospect forever

 

[Maninthebox87]

The best players are the 17-18-19 year olds who are about to be drafted or were just drafted. Those are the ones that drive attendance and interest in the league. Yager's presence as a recently first round pick helped his junior team immensely. Take that away and the argument is you could see a lot of teams eventually fold.

I honestly forgot for a second that in those leagues they get a lot of fans and are trying to sell tickets. Once again money talks.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

I honestly forgot for a second that in those leagues they get a lot of fans and are trying to sell tickets. Once again money talks.

And remember, most CHL teams operate on razor thin budgets. Only the select few like London, Kitchener, Quebec, Halifax operate in the black. Additionally, the NHL subsidizes the CHL in order to keep it viable as a feeder since 35-40% of its talent pool comes out of the CHL.

 

[SomeDude]

Yager is going to be the guy in Moose Jaw this year. They’re loosing Savoie and Firkus.

I don’t get the mentality that he can’t benefit from going back. The entire offense is going to flow through him. I’d rather have him playing there than getting 6 mins a night playing with Shaw Boomhower in WBS.

 

[Andy99]

Yager is going to be the guy in Moose Jaw this year. They’re loosing Savoie and Firkus.

I don’t get the mentality that he can’t benefit from going back. The entire offense is going to flow through him. I’d rather have him playing there than getting 6 mins a night playing with Shaw Boomhower in WBS.

Or he could play 20 minutes a night with Sidney Crosby…if we had a different coach lol…Sullivan will have him playing 8 min a night with Acciari and then bench him when he makes a mistake.

 

[Maninthebox87]

This will be an important preseason for Yager then. I feel teams rarely do the tryout where you can have them on the NHL roster for a couple games and if it doesn’t work out send them back to juniors. If it’s a top prospect I don’t see why teams wouldn’t let them see what NHL players do and how they prepare.

 

[Jacob]

Nice work by Haase getting some info on that issue.