The Penguins entered the Draft in Dallas with six picks but only used four of them. There might not be much quantity, but the organization is very happy with the quality of those players they selected. That assessment came directly from Penguins’ Director of Amateur Scouting Patrik Allvin. “I think with the picks we had…
The Penguins entered the draft with a couple of specific needs, which is a bit different than in some recent off-seasons. They hoped to add to the depth of their defensive pipeline as well as balance their wing situation by adding on the left side. They accomplished both goals with their first two picks selecting…
One of the Penguins’ major areas of focus entering the NHL Draft was the need to restock their organizational depth on the blue line. Ray Shero spent many season acquiring young blue liners before passing the baton to Jim Rutherford, but many of those were used in trades or allowed to move on in other…
General manager Jim Rutherford shocked some around the league when he said he might have to change his approach to team building to help protect his superstars. He took the first step towards doing that on Friday in Chicago when he acquired Ryan Reaves from the St. Louis Blues. Rutherford sent a first round pick…
Buffalo, NY – The Penguins do not have a dog in the race that is the first round of the NHL Draft, but that doesn’t make the evening any less intriguing. The draft is the first step towards rebuilding your franchise, reloading it or simply giving your fanbase hope for the future. That is especially…
By Brian Metzer One thing about Jim Rutherford’s tenure in Pittsburgh thus far is that he has been pretty forthright with information and isn’t shy about telling the media exactly what he was thinking in a given situation. That was again the situation today as he talked openly about his draft and how the selections…
By Brian Metzer There was much in the wind on Friday night involving the Pittsburgh Penguins, but by the end of Saturday the team hadn’t pulled the trigger on any additional deals, but did come away with four additional prospects. They wanted to bolster the forward depth in the organization and they accomplished that, while…
By Brian Metzer The Penguins might not have picked until 22 during the opening round of the NHL Draft in Philadelphia, but they were able to select the seventh rated player on their internal list, Kasperi Kapanen. Kapanen, the son of former NHLer Sami Kapanen, spent the past two seasons playing with his father on…
By Brian Metzer Rumors of James Neal being on the move sparked up a couple of months back. They were so loud that the player took to his Twitter account to debunk talk that he asked to be moved out of town. However, there was no denying it when Gary Bettman took the podium in…
By Brian Metzer Nothing like a long drive across the beautiful state of Pennsylvania to get ones blood pumping, stir in the fact that the drive culminates with a date in Philadelphia and a chance to cover what is sure to be an exciting NHL Draft and you have a recipe for a true hockey…
