shureshot66
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- Aug 2, 2005
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A Merry Christmas to all this morning. We'll eventually move this up into the prospect thread, but we'll give it a standalone for awhile for the benefit of those who don't frequent the official thread up top.
For those not familiar for some reason, Dave Molinari of the PG writes up the top 10 Pens prospects every Christmas based on feedback from the Pens' front office. It's generally the closest we get to seeing how the brass rates their own guys.
1. Derrick Pouliot, D, Portland (WHL)
2. Beau Bennett, RW, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
3. Olli Maatta, D, London (OHL)
4. Joe Morrow, D, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
5. Simon Despres, D, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
6. Scott Harrington, D, London (OHL)
7. Brian Dumoulin, D, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
8. Teddy Blueger, C, Minnesota State (WCHA)
9. Jayson Megna, C, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
10. Matt Murray, G, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports...ects-wealth-of-young-talent-on-defense-667744
Always an interesting read. Detailed quotes from Fitzgerald and Botterill on each prospect at that link.
For those not familiar for some reason, Dave Molinari of the PG writes up the top 10 Pens prospects every Christmas based on feedback from the Pens' front office. It's generally the closest we get to seeing how the brass rates their own guys.
The top half of the rankings, which stem from the observations of men who evaluate and develop young talent for a living, could have been arranged in any order, because there appears to be so little, at this stage, to distinguish the NHL potential of one player from another.
To keep the number of candidates for inclusion to a manageable number, the rankings are limited to unsigned draft choices and players on entry-level contracts. That eliminates prospects such as Eric Tangradi, Robert Bortuzzo and Brian Strait, among others, from consideration.
1. Derrick Pouliot, D, Portland (WHL)
2. Beau Bennett, RW, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
3. Olli Maatta, D, London (OHL)
4. Joe Morrow, D, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
5. Simon Despres, D, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
6. Scott Harrington, D, London (OHL)
7. Brian Dumoulin, D, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
8. Teddy Blueger, C, Minnesota State (WCHA)
9. Jayson Megna, C, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
10. Matt Murray, G, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports...ects-wealth-of-young-talent-on-defense-667744
Always an interesting read. Detailed quotes from Fitzgerald and Botterill on each prospect at that link.