With the 14th overall selection in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins select…

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Ranked 90 (our second pick) in Bobbys draft is a dude named Brady Cleveland, a big defenseman from the USNTDP program who is going to NCAA (Univ of Wisconsin).

If there's a more Penguin pick I don't know what is

Where are Carlos Spicyweiner and Awesone Superballs rated?

 

[SomeDude]

Ranked 90 (our second pick) in Bobbys draft is a dude named Brady Cleveland, a big defenseman from the USNTDP program who is going to NCAA (Univ of Wisconsin).

If there's a more Penguin pick I don't know what is

Any 34 year old would be a more Penguins pick

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Any 34 year old would be a more Penguins pick

I wanna see the Penguins pick Carter with the misguided intention that that means they can sign him to an ELC and send him back to the Soo Greyhounds.

 

[SomeDude]

I wanna see the Penguins pick Carter with the misguided intention that that means they can sign him to an ELC and send him back to the Soo Greyhounds.

If Dubas unearths some obscure rule they forgot to change from 1909 then he will have earned his salary.

 

[SEALBound]

Unless they are projected to be the next Hedman, Doughty, or Karlsson, we need to take a high potential forward. Ideally, a highly skilled wing but I would accept a center in the mold of Staal. There are several guys in the 10-20ov range that fit that.

What we need to avoid are the Poulins of the draft where it's "well, we THINK he'll be good...but he's a project since his skating is super sus so we project he'll look for a spot on the team in 7 years".

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I wanna see the Penguins pick Carter with the misguided intention that that means they can sign him to an ELC and send him back to the Soo Greyhounds.

That's just the kind of outside the box thinking this organization's been missing for years!

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

That's just the kind of outside the box thinking this organization's been missing for years!

Alas I'm not a former player's son or one of Mario's golf buddies so I'm ineligible for any position within the organization.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Alas I'm not a former player's son or one of Mario's golf buddies so I'm ineligible for any position within the organization.

Photoshop a picture of your face on a Penguins trading card. That's all it takes to get a job in Philly, probably works in Pittsburgh too.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Alas I'm not a former player's son or one of Mario's golf buddies so I'm ineligible for any position within the organization.

The same priest that married Mario also married my parents, so maybe I am eligible

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Photoshop a picture of your face on a Penguins trading card. That's all it takes to get a job in Philly, probably works in Pittsburgh too.

My first order of business were I hired in Philly would be to give Derian Hatcher a job.

...picking up cig butts and Monster Energy cans out of the parking lot.

The same priest that married Mario also married my parents, so maybe I am eligible

Hey ya never know! Maybe seven degrees doesn't just work with Kevin Bacon.

 

[The Old Master]

Unless they are projected to be the next Hedman, Doughty, or Karlsson, we need to take a high potential forward. Ideally, a highly skilled wing but I would accept a center in the mold of Staal. There are several guys in the 10-20ov range that fit that.

What we need to avoid are the Poulins of the draft where it's "well, we THINK he'll be good...but he's a project since his skating is super sus so we project he'll look for a spot on the team in 7 years".

why would you pick a wing over center?
edit; if they are close

 

[Scandale du Jour]

My first order of business were I hired in Philly would be to give Derian Hatcher a job.

...picking up cig butts and Monster Energy cans out of the parking lot.



Hey ya never know! Maybe seven degrees doesn't just work with Kevin Bacon.

My friend's cousin played in Rimouski with Sid and I knew a girl in cegep whose friend had slept with Letang. My aunt knows someone who knows Philippe Boucher.

I might not have direct contacts, but I sure have any third degree connexions to MAYBE have a shot! Thank god for rural Quebec's inbred ways

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

My first order of business were I hired in Philly would be to give Derian Hatcher a job.

...picking up cig butts and Monster Energy cans out of the parking lot.



Hey ya never know! Maybe seven degrees doesn't just work with Kevin Bacon.

Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje. Relics of a bygone (thankfully) era.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

My friend's cousin played in Rimouski with Sid and I knew a girl in cegep who's friend had slept with Letang. My aunt knows someone who knows Philippe Boucher.

I might not have direct contacts, but I sure have any third degree connexions to MAYBE have a shot! Thank god for rural Quebec's inbred ways

I mean to be fair I'm betting most of Quebec has slept with Letang.

Pretty cool connections, though. I partied at about the grossest bar even I've even been to with a bunch of Québécois players on the Wheeling Nailers once! That basically not only makes me a prospect but also unofficially of the province.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I mean to be fair I'm betting most of Quebec has slept with Letang.

Pretty cool connections, though. I partied at about the grossest bar even I've even been to with a bunch of Québécois players on the Wheeling Nailers once! That basically not only makes me a prospect but also unofficially of the province.

Bienvenue dans l'équipe!

 

[Jacob]

If the top 13 goes the way McKenzie's list says I would also go with ASP at 14. He's a name-brand that will have a larger role on Skelleftea and a very prominent spot on the WJC team, so he'll maintain his value around the league. And we can't be getting picky about positions, our prospect pool sucks top to bottom. And he's got high upside.

 

[Andy99]

If the top 13 goes the way McKenzie's list says I would also go with ASP at 14. He's a name-brand that will have a larger role on Skelleftea and a very prominent spot on the WJC team, so he'll maintain his value around the league. And we can't be getting picky about positions, our prospect pool sucks top to bottom. And he's got high upside.

best option for sure if selections go as planned…

Intrigue and excitement in the Year of Connor Bedard at the NHL Draft | TSN

The 2023 NHL Draft is about so much more than just the phenom who will go first overall to the Chicago Blackhawks in Nashville, Bob McKenzie writes. Scouts are very enthused about the depth of this year’s class.

www.tsn.ca

 

[The Old Master]

If the top 13 goes the way McKenzie's list says I would also go with ASP at 14. He's a name-brand that will have a larger role on Skelleftea and a very prominent spot on the WJC team, so he'll maintain his value around the league. And we can't be getting picky about positions, our prospect pool sucks top to bottom. And he's got high upside.

not a bad choice but he seems like more of what we have with poj and smith. still a good pick though. i think i would rather go with one of the two centers around us with Moore or yager if it all goes according to Mck's list I'm going with yager. bit of a risk but lots of upside.

 

[Jacob]

not a bad choice but he seems like more of what we have with poj and smith. still a good pick though. i think i would rather go with one of the two centers around us with Moore or yager if it all goes according to Mck's list I'm going with yager. bit of a risk but lots of upside.

Yeah Moore at 13 is intriguing to me. I hope someone like him or Benson falls.

 

[tom_servo]

I'm a Musty fan.

I'm old too, man

 

[Jag68Sid87]

I'm not picky either. I just want them to actually make the philosophical decision to draft (and start developing) players to HELP the aging core group. Yes, help them.

Do not draft a Russian in round 1. Do not draft a goaltender in Round 1. No left defensemen are worth picking at 14.

Everything else should be on the table.

My three favorites at 14 are Perreault, Yager and Moore. For various reasons.

But there is good talent in the 26-32 range too if they want to trade down either to a) add a second-round pick or b) dump Granlund.

 

[Andy99]

Yeah Moore at 13 is intriguing to me. I hope someone like him or Benson falls.

Or Leonard…or Perrault…if those guys aren’t there though, go with ASP

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I'm not picky either. I just want them to actually make the philosophical decision to draft (and start developing) players to HELP the aging core group. Yes, help them.

Do not draft a Russian in round 1. Do not draft a goaltender in Round 1. No left defensemen are worth picking at 14.

Everything else should be on the table.

My three favorites at 14 are Perreault, Yager and Moore. For various reasons.

But there is good talent in the 26-32 range too if they want to trade down either to a) add a second-round pick or b) dump Granlund.

I would trade down and draft Ethan Gauthier.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I don't think any player available is going to help this team while Sid and Geno are around, let alone still playing at a high level.

If the pick is kept and made by the Pens, it'll be a guy who is gonna be a next chapter puzzle piece. Not a foundational piece, probably not a core piece, but hopefully a meaningful supporting cast player.

If the pick is dealt, I don't think it holds enough value to get anybody for immediate help either unless Boston values it (cap hell, ripe for poaching), Calgary values it (mass exodus), or Arizona wants it (Vejmelka+Schmaltz/Crouse for a package including the Pens' 14th overall).

 

[Andy99]

This is pretty much the consensus on Dubas…no need for this thread lol