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

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I'm surprised that list has Michkov as low as 4th tbh.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I somehow missed this but Elite Prospects ranked the top 15 Penguins prospects. This was before the Yager for McGroarty trade. McGroarty on their other "top 100 skaters" list was ranked above Pickering and Yager. No clue if they'd rank him above Blomqvist.

1. Blomqvist
2. Pickering
3. Brunicke
4. Yager
5. Ponomaryov
6. Koivunen
7. Howe
8. Broz
9. Ilyin
10. Murashov
11. Poulin
12. Lucius
13. Pieniniemi
14. Swanson
15. St. Ivany

 

[Andy99]

I hope those who are watching the Prospect Challenge today, please post about what you’re seeing…for those of us who can’t watch..don’t think I’ll be able to watch any game except maybe Monday…thanks

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I will be in Buffalo. Trying to get to the Pens game Saturday but unlikely. Will give a synopsis if I am able to attend.

 

[KareemTrustfund]

Are they streaming the game this afternoon?

Edit : Bruins are streaming it on their site

 

[WickedWrister]

Are they streaming the game this afternoon?

Edit : Bruins are streaming it on their site

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Isaac Belliveau gets beat wide and starts flailing around and takes a bad tripping penalty.

Bruins score on the PP 1-0

2-0 Bruins, scored on a counter attack.

2-1 Bruins. Pens got a PP and a nice tap in. Avery Hayes. McGroarty and Broz with the assists.
PP1 was Pickering, Rutger, Koivunen, Hayes, Broz

3-1 Bruins - I looked away to type the above message and somebody scored. Gauthier in net by the way

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Bruins scored on us on a PP right when I tuned but went back to start-

First shift- McG skating looks WAY better. Not being hyperbolic. Maybe it’s the Bs prospects are slow, so don’t kill me if he looks slow in training camp. But way more pop

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Isn't Scooter Brickey the guy Taylor Swift was beefing with over her album masters?

I didn't know he played hockey. Neat!

 

[WickedWrister]

3-2 Bruins. Gabe Klassen, Ponomarev with the assist

 

[DesertedPenguin]

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Haven’t gotten to the 3rd Bs goal but Pickering had zero fault in their 2nd marker. that one falls solely on whoever 50 is

Edit: Pickering kinda got beat on the 3rd but Gauthier could have played it much better

 

[eXile3]

Saw a clip of the first goal. Groats made a nice play.

 

[WickedWrister]

3-3 Broz ties it up

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Brunickes skating is off the charts good

To the point where it’s borderline worrisome because how the hell does a 6’3 righty that can skate like that fall to the 40s. Gotta be some holes in his game

 

[WickedWrister]

Brunickes skating is off the charts good

To the point where it’s borderline worrisome because how the hell does a 6’3 righty that can skate like that fall to the 40s. Gotta be some holes in his game

Did you see him pass the puck to himself using the back of the net? Beer league move

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Did you see him pass the puck to himself using the back of the net? Beer league move

Yeah let’s hope he ends up more Letang than JJ on the “insanely physically gifted but maybe a bit unrefined” spectrum

 

[eXile3]

Brunickes skating is off the charts good

To the point where it’s borderline worrisome because how the hell does a 6’3 righty that can skate like that fall to the 40s. Gotta be some holes in his game

I saw some pre draft reports having him as a fast riser and potentially late 1st.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I saw some pre draft reports having him as a fast riser and potentially late 1st.

Yeah EP was very high on him and HockeyProspect liked him too

Just checked my copy, HP had him 38th and a B grade. They only had 44 guys with B grades or better.

Don’t have EP but believe he was in their 20s

 

[WickedWrister]

The Broz-Koivunen line with nearly a minute of in zone cycle game, Koivunen can't bury it from the slot but really good puck possession

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Broz is seemingly developing into a potentially interesting player from his second half of this past season on, huh?

I really liked the idea of that pick at the time so cool to see.

EDIT: I know many aren't huge Burke fans but I have to wonder how much impact him going to Broz a couple years ago and kinda sitting him down and taking interest and talking to him about his future helped him out.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Broz is a guy I'm really interested in seeing, I think he's been a bit under the radar as a Penguins prospect due to his bad first college season but he has been intriguing from what I've read about him since.

Really curious to see how he does in the AHL, especially if he can handle what it takes to stick at center in the pros.

Broz is seemingly developing into a potentially interesting player from his second half of this past season on, huh?

I really liked the idea of that pick at the time so cool to see.

Lol we literally posted the same thing at the same time

 

[WickedWrister]

4-3 Good guys De St Phalle?

5-3 Pens, powerful McGroarty goal in front

 

[eXile3]

I get a lot of these guys will turn into nothing but it’s nice having actual prospects.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Clips of the goals so far:





Twitter calling Broz's shot a "piss missile" seems pretty fair, really nice 1-timer by him.

Here was that shift with Broz and Koivunen just cycling around the offensive zone and dominating possession:



That feed from Broz to hit Koivunen in the slot was sick. If that duo sticks in WBS, it should be a lot of fun to watch. A ton of skill between those two guys.

 

[Empoleon8771]

McGroarty's goal. Dude just knows exactly where to be on the ice.

I don't want to get overhyped with him, but this feels like "Guentzel if Guentzel was much bigger" with him. Very smart player with a quick release, great shot and some nice hands.