Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Elite group of defensive prospects
  • Several NHL ready prospects
  • Deep group of speedy, gritty forwards
Weaknesses
  • Many prospects are long-term projects
  • Many prospects are high risk/reward

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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Pro
Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
CHL
Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
NCAA
Playing in NCAA
Europe
Playing in Europe
Junior
Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
N/A
Not Categorized Yet

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Matt Murray Pro 7.5 B
2. Tristan Jarry CHL 7.5 C
3. Sean Maguire Pro 6.0 C

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Daniel Sprong CHL 7.5 C
2. Blaine Byron NCAA 7.0 D
3. Jaden Lindo CHL 6.5 D
4. Anton Zlobin Pro 6.5 F
5. Bryan Rust Pro 6.0 B
6. Josh Archibald Pro 6.0 C
7. Tyler Biggs Pro 6.0 D

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Scott Wilson Pro 6.5 B
2. Troy Josephs NCAA 6.5 D
3. Tom Kühnhackl Pro 6.0 B
4. Conor Sheary Pro 6.0 B
5. Dominik Uher Pro 6.0 C
6. Frederik Tiffels NCAA 6.0 C
7. Matthias Plachta Pro 5.5 C
8. Daniel O'Donoghue Pro 5.0 C

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Jake Guentzel Pro 7.5 D
2. Teddy Blueger Pro 7.0 C
3. Jean-Sebastien Dea Pro 7.0 D
4. Dominik Simon Europe 7.0 D
5. Oskar Sundqvist Pro 6.5 B
6. Sam Lafferty NCAA 6.5 D
7. Anthony Angello NCAA 6.0 C
8. Nikita Pavlychev Junior 6.0 D

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Derrick Pouliot Pro 8.0 B
2. Lukas Bengtsson Pro 7.0 C
3. Ethan Prow Pro 6.5 C
4. Ryan Segalla NCAA 6.5 D
5. Harrison Ruopp Pro 6.0 C
6. Reid McNeill Pro 6.0 C
7. Jeff Taylor NCAA 6.0 C
8. Dane Birks NCAA 6.0 D
9. James Melindy Pro 5.5 C

Several prospects in Pittsburgh Penguins top 20 ready for NHL duties

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Photo: Former 8th overall draft pick Derrick Pouliot will likely join the NHL Penguins for good this season. (Courtesy of Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images)

Photo: Former 8th overall draft pick Derrick Pouliot will likely join the NHL Penguins for good this season. (Courtesy of Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images)

 

 

The Pittsburgh Penguins improved their NHL roster a fair amount in the 2015 offseason, but it was at the expense of their future. Once possessing one of the deepest groups of defensive prospects in the league, trades and graduations have left the coffers empty. It will only get worse too, as several of the Penguins’ top prospects are set to graduate during the 2015-16 season. Read more»

Penguins’ Murray anxiously awaits next challenge

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Matt Murray - Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins

Photo: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins goaltender and Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Matt Murray led the AHL in three categories in his rookie season (courtesy of Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire)

 

 

Expectations were tempered for Pittsburgh Penguins goaltending prospect Matt Murray. Heading into the 2014-15 season, his first year as a pro, Murray was expected to compete with veteran Jeff Zatkoff for starts in the AHL. Instead, the first-year goalie finished the 2014-15 season as AHL Goaltender of the Year, AHL Rookie of the Year, and led the league in goals-against average, shutouts, and save percentage. Read more»

2015 NHL Draft Review: Czech Republic goaltenders in demand at this year’s draft

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Daniel Vladar - Boston Bruins - 2015 NHL Draft

Photo: Kladno goaltender and Boston Bruins prospect Daniel Vladar was one of four goalies chosen out of the Czech Republic in the 2015 NHL Draft (courtesy of Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

 

 

Despite a year that didn’t see the Czech Republic get much done internationally at the junior level, the 2015 NHL Draft saw a total of 11 Czech players taken by NHL teams, albeit the top three of Pavel Zacha (6th overall), Jakub Zboril (13th), and Filip Chlapik (48th) having spent this past season strutting their stuff in North America. Read more»

2015 NHL Draft: Pittsburgh Penguins draft review

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Photo: Daniel Sprong scored 88 points (39 goals, 49 assists) in 68 games for the Charlottetown Islanders in 2014-15. (Courtesy of Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Photo: Daniel Sprong scored 88 points (39 goals, 49 assists) in 68 games for the Charlottetown Islanders in 2014-15. (Courtesy of Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

 

 

For the first time in franchise history, the Pittsburgh Penguins used all four of their picks to select European-born forwards at the 2015 NHL Draft. It was also the first time it selected all forwards since 1978, when the draft was still referred to as the “NHL Amateur Draft.” Read more»

2015 NHL Draft: Winners, losers, and in between from this weekend’s draft

by David Hahn
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Mathew Barzal - New York Islanders - 2015 NHL Draft

Photo: Seattle Thunderbirds forward Mathew Barzal was ranked as a top-10 talent, but fell to the New York Islanders at 16th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft (courtesy of Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

 

 

With the 2015 NHL Draft in the rear-view mirror, hope and optimism abounds among NHL organizations and their fans. It’s truly a great time of year, and with 211 picks in the books, this draft should be remembered for years to come. Read more»

Top Prospects

  1. Derrick Pouliot
  2. Matt Murray
  3. Daniel Sprong
  4. Tristan Jarry
  5. Oskar Sundqvist
  6. Teddy Blueger
  7. Dominik Simon
  8. Conor Sheary
  9. Scott Wilson
  1. Bryan Rust
  2. Tom Kühnhackl
  3. Jake Guentzel
  4. Jean-Sebastien Dea
  5. Blaine Byron
  6. Anthony Angello
  7. Josh Archibald
  8. Sean Maguire
  9. Frederik Tiffels
  10. Jeff Taylor

Notable Prospects

  1. Tyler Biggs
  2. Lukas Bengtsson
  3. Dane Birks
  4. Troy Josephs
  5. Sam Lafferty
  6. Jaden Lindo
  7. Reid McNeill
  8. James Melindy
  1. Daniel O'Donoghue
  2. Nikita Pavlychev
  3. Matthias Plachta
  4. Ethan Prow
  5. Harrison Ruopp
  6. Ryan Segalla
  7. Dominik Uher
  8. Anton Zlobin
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