Malkinstheman
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Prospect Info: Pittsburgh Penguins Prospects Thread: 2023-2024 Edition
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Jacob
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I think if you want upside you gotta look at players that fell out of the 1st for 1 reason, size. If Stiga, Hutson or Poirier were 6’0” they’d have gone 12 picks ago. But they also need to be not just great skaters but elite skaters to overcome their size (see Phillips).
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Out of all the picks, Howe's the one I'm the most excited about.
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Gurglesons
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Decent draft. Not anything I’m super stoked on, but Howe and Swanson sound like a divorce lawyer practice and both have potential to make us look good.
Malkinstheman
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Still lacking top-end talent but the overall prospect pool doesnt look awful now. Getting Koivunen, Lucius and Pono really helps add depth. Might actually be worth going to #20 on the ranking this year lol
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Really wanted to add RD and Dubas and staff saw what many of us saw. these is no Rd in the system. Now with this draft and next draft with extra picks, Pens can add another high end RD as well. Good draft for that reason. Pens loaded with LW smaller skill players and need to find RD to develop.
Ol. Draft is over.
Guess it's time to hope we invite and maybe sign some undrafted kids for free?
One guess is maybe Jelsma?
Was surprised they didn't use a late pick on him since he was on a tryout in WBS for a few games
Mathew Soto was invited last season, so maybe we will at least invite him again.
Guess it's time to hope we invite and maybe sign some undrafted kids for free?
One guess is maybe Jelsma?
Was surprised they didn't use a late pick on him since he was on a tryout in WBS for a few games
Mathew Soto was invited last season, so maybe we will at least invite him again.
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I still laugh every time I remember the Pens got a prospect named Cruz Lucius. Arrested Development ass name.
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Why are you so obsessed with this? He’s not in college, he can’t become a UFA. He would have to re-enter the draft and the only instance of that happening to a CHL player in the last like 25 years is because the team chose not to sign the guy to recoup the compensatory pick because they realized the player they took sucked.
He’s going to sign. Probably within the week when fans are disappointed we added nothing good to our team and they need good PR for muppets who think doing something that is the absolute bare minimum, like signing your 1st round pick, is an accomplishment.
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I’d just toss an ELC at Jelsma.
Cruz Lucius is a decent prospect on RW which the Pens also have a supply issue with. Dubas is deepening the prospect pool and as of now the Pens have all their picks plus the second and adding a pick probably when Smith is moved as well. I really have no idea when the Pens actually had all said picks available to them but it has been quite a while.
