steelcityassault
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What was the one draft name brought up a while ago on here that was so Pittsburgh?.. I can't remember but it was perfect
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DesertedPenguin
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Put Yager with Sid and Bunting, who can clear space and go to the net.
Put Malkin with Rust and a solid two-way center to take the load off Geno.
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I would support seeing how that works in camp and in pre-season.
I do think getting a younger center with good legs is important for Geno. Moving him to the wing but still allowing him to do whatever he wants could really boost his twilight career.
i don't think you put yager at wing after all the work he put in to play center.
Hmmmm.....I can't come up with it. But I'm sure someone here will.
steelcityassault
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Yager is probably 2 years away from his debut still (at minimum).
Probably not worth thinking too hard about where he'll play. By the time he gets here the roster could look much different.
Probably not worth thinking too hard about where he'll play. By the time he gets here the roster could look much different.
Ryder71
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Well, I think he'll be ready in 25-26 if that's what you mean? I don't want him here next season UNLESS he's just killing it in TC.
25-26 would be pretty early imo. Not impossible but he probably has at least one more year of junior followed by one year in WBS. So I'd say 26-27.
Maybe he can fast track that if he has an amazing camp. But I doubt this team is going to rush it's top offensive prospect. They really can't afford to ruin Yager.
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Clearly it's Diego Buttazzoni.
Ryder71
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25-26 Would be his 3rd year removed from the draft. But hey, if he needs more seasoning that's fine. I think we'll be relevant sometime around '28 anyhow. I'd also give Koivunen until 25-26 as well. Likely needs a year to adjust over here.
steelcityassault
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That's a good one! It was Liam GreentreeElite Prospects - NHL Draft Center ELITEPROSPECTS.COM TOP 32
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Clearly it's Diego Buttazzoni.
Jake reached the NHL in his fourth year post draft and he's the best forward prospect we've drafted in the Crosby era.
So I dunno. Obviously it depends on the prospect. Guys like Seth Jarvis made the NHL really quickly so it can happen.
I just hope the Pens don't rush this kid if he's not ready.
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There’s plenty of reason to be cautious on Yager. His season hasn’t been that good. More like about what you’d expect from a mid-round pick in their post-draft season. Halfway between earth-shattering and disappointing. He was also pretty much invisible in pre-season. Even on the PP. Nothing to be concerned over but it told me he still had a ways to go.
Ryder71
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Mid round pick? Do you mean mid 1st rounder? Lately he's been killing it. And his progression from last year to this year has been pretty impressive. 12 points in his last five games.
I wouldn't rush him either. Heck I'm suggesting they wait another year, I don't view that as rushing him at all.
Gurglesons
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Not really. He looks fine, but he's obviously living a lot off of Firkus' big year.
Nothing about Yager makes me think "star". He's probably at best a Travis Konecny / Jared McCann type.
lokomotiv15
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Something I find interesting about Yager is that everyone mentions how he rounded his game out to be more of a playmaker last year and that’s why his goal scoring dropped, but he actually shot more his draft year (233 in 67 games vs 188 in 63) than his pre-draft year. He shot at a much higher success rate in his D-1 year (18%) than his draft year (12%) and has gotten closer to that number this year (17.5%). I know his assist numbers did jump drastically last season, which im sure had to do with playing with a good finisher, but hopefully his low goal total last year was more poor puck luck than his ability to score and dish the puck as a dual threat, which is the “type” of output you definitely want to see from a centerman. His type of output this year is at the very least somewhat encouraging.
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Wow, sign me up for that. Gladly take that.
Gurglesons
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I'd gladly trade him tbh. He's not going to be a foundational piece in our rebuild.
Honestly, have more hope for Pickering topping out than Yager from a "long term" stand point.
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Yager isn’t going to bring much value back. Who are trading him for? Unless your top 10 pick you don’t have much value D+1 year.
Konecny has 30 points as a 19 year old. If you can get that from Yager starting next year than play him in the NHL so his value goes up first.
Ryder71
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I never he was a star, did I? But he still made a nice improvement. Still needs another year of seasoning.
That's because you're terrible at evaluating talent.
And trade a promising 19 yr old when we're that old? Don't be ridiculous.
Big Friggin Dummy
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I think Yager's a keeper. He'll still be in his prime by the time this team starts collecting those top-5 picks to hopefully start landing some legit franchise cornerstone talent, and while Yager's not that, he seems like he has the potential to be a really solid supporting cast piece.
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