Prospect Info: Penguins #5 prospect

[Shady Machine]

We should move onto the next one soon.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Probably by noon today.

 

[Black Label]

Sundqvist, though I'm not surprised Dumo is winning the poll.

I think Sundqvist has a bigger upside than a guy like Dumoulin.

 

[IHWR]

Dumoulin.

Jeez, there's not a whole lot left after the top 5 prospects, is there?

There absolutely isn't.

We have some guys that I think could surprise a few people if they develop properly but I'd say we have a lot of guys in our top 20 that don't have much of a chance of ever cracking an NHL lineup.

With that...Dumo by default.

 

[IHWR]

Add Uher? Lafferty? Rust? Kuhnhackl? Does it matter?

 

[Sutter16]

Went with Dumo here. I'd like to see Lindo added

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

There absolutely isn't.

We have some guys that I think could surprise a few people if they develop properly but I'd say we have a lot of guys in our top 20 that don't have much of a chance of ever cracking an NHL lineup.

With that...Dumo by default.

Outside of about half a dozen org, I think we could say that about any team. After the first 6-7 prospects on most farms, it becomes pretty dicey.

I'm looking at this team in terms of young guys, regardless of if they are considered prospects or not. So that includes guys like Maatta, BB, Despres and Bort.

These are young guys I think most would agree have a realistic chance to really help this team in one form or another:

Despres
BB
KK
Maatta
DP
Harrington
Dumo
Jarry
Murray
Sundqvist
Megna
Bort

Then you have a slew of guys who have the tools to be effective role players:

Archibald
Ruopp
McNeill
Zlobin
Uher
Wilson
Mac
Rust
Payerl

I'm just not sure why people are being gloomy when the Pens have plenty of good young players and prospects that can help this team. I feel strongly that a healthy amount of guys from my top list will help this team, while a couple from the bottom list will as well.

That's about all you can realistically hope for. I'm thinking the doom and gloom is because of the lack of impact fwds outside of KK and BB, which is fair, but the farm as a whole is pretty damn good. This org, including the GM and coaching staff, just have to leverage these "assets" properly.

 

[Farnham4top6]

If Guentzel is promising Archibald isn't better? Murray could be a starter, but probably will be a solid backup, Guentzel is small, so I really don't know what will come of him (not that he will suck), but he could be a good bottem 6er, Sundqvist could be a big, 3rd line center (which I would love).

Sundqvist could become a bigger, more skilled Hörnqvist. And he has what I have seen been a winger the most of the last season.

 

[iFishyHD]

Sundqvist could become a bigger, more skilled Hörnqvist. And he has what I have seen been a winger the most of the last season.

I was hoping for him to be a 3rd line center. If he becomes more fine by me. For me its hard to say that about a guy who hasn't even proved anything in the AHL.

 

[jmelm]

Dumoulin, again.


How is Megna not added yet? He's easily in our top 7 or 8 prospects -- arguably even next on this list -- and certainly ahead of a lot of these other guys.

 

[Burgs]

Calling this one for Dumoulin. Next poll coming up.

How is Megna not added yet?

Because others had been requested more often until recently. But don't worry, Megna makes the ballot for the next round.

 

[OilerPensfan97]

Dumo AINEC.

 

[Slabber Chops]

The polls should stop now. It's just depressing thinking about the rest of our prospects.

Agreed. Our usual #15-level prospect is going to slide in around 9-10 this year.

 

[No Quarter*]

Dumoulin