Great. Now i need to be nervous about Björkqvist going the FA route after his 4th season in college.
I don't think there's much of a risk for that, to be honest. I think it's overall pretty uncommon for teams to not sign with the teams that drafted them. Especially considering how well the Penguins have developed forwards, I think it's even more unlikely.
Even with the cap going up, Pens still need guys to emerge on ELC cheap contracts. At least the Pens have a decent prospect pool of forwards that a couple can surprise. Sprong, Bjorkqvist, Reese, come to mind. Liked Hall but those injuries are just to much now.
The Penguins have a very good forward prospect pool, it's overflowing with guys with NHL potential. Even if those guys don't have super high upside, it's still NHL upside. That's not going to change anytime soon, since the Penguins seem to consistently pull off college free agents due to their strong reputation and development history.
Defense is where they need to work on stuff, but they've been addressing that in recent drafts. In the last 2 drafts, the Penguins have taken 8 defensemen (Hall, Jones, Almari, Masonius, Lauzon, Phillips, Palojarvi and Reilly) and that's what they have to do to fix their D prospect pool. Just take as many as you can, because you'll probably get a hit on one of these guys eventually. Almari, Lauzon, Masonius and Phillips all look promising on various levels, so I'm optimistic.
I want to see what Palojarvi does next year, he still hasn't played above the Finnish Junior leagues, so I really hope he's playing in the Liiga next year. Hell, I'd be happy if he's even in the Mestis.