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

[Jacob]

We can just run Eller and Hayes down the middle. One might suck and injuries will happen.

 

[Ulf5]

Does anyone think Eller isn’t good for his cap hit? What am I missing here.

Poulin, Pool, Bemstrom, Gruden get waived/sent to the A. Nieto to IR.

 

[Jacob]

O’Connor - Crosby - Rust
Bunting - Malkin - Rakell
McGroarty - Eller - Beauvillier
Lizotte - Hayes - Glass
Poulin, Puljujarvi, Puustinen, Acciari

This is how I see the forwards. And waiving Acciari & Puljujarvi is a no brainer.

Glass was a healthy scratch for like half of last season so I don’t necessarily think he has a guaranteed spot either.

 

[Darren McCord]

I think the people saying waive him or salary dump him are underrating him.

Eller is 35. He is fine but he will drop off sooner than later. I would rather move him first. Eller at 4th line center isnt putting up 31 points again. Move him and let Poulin or Lizotte play there.

I want this team to get younger and have some unexpected results. I will take the good with the bad from a young player just to see something different for once.

O’Connor - Crosby - Rust
Bunting - Malkin - Rakell
McGroarty - Hayes - Puustinen
Beauvillier - Lizotte - Glass
Poulin, Puljujarvi

Puustinen should not be in the press for eller. Thats why i want Eller gone. We have enough 30+ year old centers and he is the only one with value.

 

[Gurglesons]

O’Connor - Crosby - Rust
Bunting - Malkin - Rakell
McGroarty - Eller - Beauvillier
Lizotte - Hayes - Glass
Poulin, Puljujarvi, Puustinen, Acciari

This is how I see the forwards. And waiving Acciari & Puljujarvi is a no brainer.

Glass was a healthy scratch for like half of last season so I don’t necessarily think he has a guaranteed spot either.

I understand Cody Glass was a healthy scratch for a lot of games last year, but he was also injured too.

 

[akapidots]

Any updates on Ponomarev? Haven’t heard of him since his injury

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Any updates on Ponomarev? Haven’t heard of him since his injury

Sounds like he's skating:

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/latest-news/cutter-gauthier-to-participate-in-nhlpa-rookie-showcase

Not sure if he's fully recovered, but he's skating at the very least.

 

[The Old Master]

Does anyone think Eller isn’t good for his cap hit? What am I missing here.

there are those that want anything not tied down to get moved.

 

[Gurglesons]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5633137/2024/08/26/pittsburgh-penguins-nhl-prospect-pipeline-rankings-2024/

Pickering
McGroarty
Brunicke
Broz
Howe

 

[deakka]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5633137/2024/08/26/pittsburgh-penguins-nhl-prospect-pipeline-rankings-2024/

Pickering
McGroarty
Brunicke
Broz
Howe

Bet Yager would have been ranked 1st

 

[Ugene Magic]

Dailyfaceoff Pittsburgh has the Pens lineup as such...


Rakell, Crosby, Rust
Bunting, Malkin, McGroarty
O'Connor, Hayes, Glass
Lizotte, Eller, Accairi

Petts, Karlsson
Graves, Letang
Grzelcyk, Aho

Jarry, Ned

Everyone keeps wanting to put Hayes at 4C and I don't see that happening. Rakell is a much better option at LW on Sids line.

 

[Ulf5]

Dailyfaceoff Pittsburgh has the Pens lineup as such...


Rakell, Crosby, Rust
Bunting, Malkin, McGroarty
O'Connor, Hayes, Glass
Lizotte, Eller, Accairi

Petts, Karlsson
Graves, Letang
Grzelcyk, Aho

Jarry, Ned

Everyone keeps wanting to put Hayes at 4C and I don't see that happening. Rakell is a much better option at LW on Sids line.

Personally I liked what I saw of Rakell on Sid's LW. But forecasting line combos is a waste of time. Sully gonna do stupid shit.

 

[Andy99]

Dailyfaceoff Pittsburgh has the Pens lineup as such...


Rakell, Crosby, Rust
Bunting, Malkin, McGroarty
O'Connor, Hayes, Glass
Lizotte, Eller, Accairi

Petts, Karlsson
Graves, Letang
Grzelcyk, Aho

Jarry, Ned

Everyone keeps wanting to put Hayes at 4C and I don't see that happening. Rakell is a much better option at LW on Sids line.

Would rather have Puustinen in for Glass or Acciari but Sullivan won’t because he doesn’t PK lol

 

[Jacob]

Simply based on their last season Eller is probably the better player over Hayes.

Hayes kinda needs to play with some wingers with speed too which might force him into a certain spot, even if he's maybe good enough for 3C.

And I'd say Beauvillier is ahead of Glass on the depth chart and probably Acciari as well.

 

[Al Smith]

Dailyfaceoff Pittsburgh has the Pens lineup as such...


Rakell, Crosby, Rust
Bunting, Malkin, McGroarty
O'Connor, Hayes, Glass
Lizotte, Eller, Accairi

Petts, Karlsson
Graves, Letang
Grzelcyk, Aho

Jarry, Ned

Everyone keeps wanting to put Hayes at 4C and I don't see that happening. Rakell is a much better option at LW on Sids line.

Looking forward to seeing Sully play rookie who hasn’t paid his dues on L2 over less talented tweener grinders.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Bet Yager would have been ranked 1st

Honestly Pronman probably would have ranked him 1st, skating is the #1 thing with him.

That should be very evident with how he has Pickering above McGroarty, which seems to be an absolutely bizarre prospect ranking compared to literally everyone else.

 

[Andy99]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5633137/2024/08/26/pittsburgh-penguins-nhl-prospect-pipeline-rankings-2024/

Pickering
McGroarty
Brunicke
Broz
Howe

Yes, Broz is their fourth best prospect and yet Poulin is beating him in our poll lol…people here just don’t know about him…he’s a Howe level prospect who’s close to NHL ready…it took him some time but so what. Pronman has him over Pono…

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Yes, Broz is their fourth best prospect and yet Poulin is beating him in our poll lol…people here just don’t know about him…he’s a Howe level prospect who’s close to NHL ready…it took him some time but so what. Pronman has him over Pono…

Guy has McGroarty as 2nd and doesn't have Blomqvist in the top 5.

Pensboard is not perfect but I take his rankings with a grain of salt.

 

[Gurglesons]

Yes, Broz is their fourth best prospect and yet Poulin is beating him in our poll lol…people here just don’t know about him…he’s a Howe level prospect who’s close to NHL ready…it took him some time but so what. Pronman has him over Pono…

Poulin isn't eligible using their criteria.

 

[Andy99]

Poulin isn't eligible using their criteria.

True, he’s not waiver eligible either so he shouldn’t be on our list but I’d still choose Broz well over him

 

[Ryder71]

Glad to see we signed Murashov.

How long do we retain Ilyin rights? According to the info I've viewed there's no definitive date. Anybody have insight? Been out of the loop.

 

[Gurglesons]

Glad to see we signed Murashov.

How long do we retain Ilyin rights? According to the info I've viewed there's no definitive date. Anybody have insight? Been out of the loop.

Usually it’s until they are like 27.

 

[Ryder71]

Usually it’s until they are like 27.

Why that long, cause there's some agreement with the KHL?

 

[Gurglesons]

Why that long, cause there's some agreement with the KHL?

Looks like we have 4 years after the draft.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Glad to see we signed Murashov.

How long do we retain Ilyin rights? According to the info I've viewed there's no definitive date. Anybody have insight? Been out of the loop.

Usually it’s until they are like 27.

Why that long, cause there's some agreement with the KHL?

Looks like we have 4 years after the draft.

I think Russian/KHL/VHL/MHL players are indefinite:

Pittsburgh Penguins | Salary cap and contracts

CapFriendly had the same thing.

Yeah, depends on the league:

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