Pittsburgh Penguins Prospects Thread

[Gurglesons]

Blomqvist’s team is still alive in the playoffs and after going with both goalies earlier they’re now riding Blom and he has a save percentage in the .920s.

Okay so they’re in the finals and it’s tied 1-1. His team was 9th out of 11 teams in the regular season.

Can't wait until Jarry starts misplaying the puck too much.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

I sure hope they're streaming Val D'Or tomorrow on a hockey internet site somewhere tomorrow.

Seems like a good time to watch the Pens' 2 best forward prospects play in an important game.

I may be crying myself to sleep.

 

[chethejet]

Poulin I guess is playing center and that to me is a good move as Pens just have no prospects in the system. Legare will be a hit or miss at this point. He has the shot and offensive skills as he matures but is his skating getting better to be a offensive force in the NHL?

 

[Peat]

1G+1A for Poulin in today's game, nothing for Legare. 7-2 win.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Poulin with 2 goals and an assist tonight, now has 5 points in 2 playoff games.

Legare got a goal too.

 

[Dangles78]

Poulin with 2 goals and an assist tonight, now has 5 points in 2 playoff games.

Legare got a goal too.

Poulin also won 14/19 faceoffs

 

[Darren McCord]

Poulin with 2 goals and an assist tonight, now has 5 points in 2 playoff games.

Legare got a goal too.

All the goals right around the crease too. Pens could use some of that.

 

[Gurglesons]

Poulin with 2 goals and an assist tonight, now has 5 points in 2 playoff games.

Legare got a goal too.

Still worried about him?

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Still worried about him?

Considering it's only 2 games and he didn't look close to competing in camp, I'm not putting him down in ink to make the roster next year full-time.

But it's a good start.

 

[Jacob]

The box scores on the qmjhl site have video highlights. Nothing too fancy on his goals and assists though.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Considering it's only 2 games and he didn't look close to competing in camp, I'm not putting him down in ink to make the roster next year full-time.

But it's a good start.

Considering his age, did he need to be "competing in camp"?

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Considering his age, did he need to be "competing in camp"?

No. But he was being projected on the fast track, and it looks like his development will probably be more in line with the norm. A year or so in the A, then work into the line-up gradually.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

If the timelines match up, I’ll be curious to see if who of the CHL guys they’ll bring in to WB/S to get some pro games in.

 

[Goalie_Bob]

They should be bringing in everybody they can who is a decent prospect. And after looking at their draft history that appears to be only Poulin and Legare, lol. Who would be joining anyways as soon as their season is finished.

 

[Jacob]

They should be bringing in everybody they can who is a decent prospect. And after looking at their draft history that appears to be only Poulin and Legare, lol. Who would be joining anyways as soon as their season is finished.

Maybe Puustinen, since they’re already in or near the playoffs too.

Although he hasn’t missed any games due to COVID stuff since the SM-Liiga was on their normal schedule, so I’d say he’s less a priority than Poulin who basically only played 1/3rd of a normal Q regular season.

Might not be worth the trouble for Puustinen to f*** around with a contract, visa and a quarantine just to ride a bus between Binghampton and Hershey. Maybe we sign him to an ELC and just say see ya in September.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Still worried about him?

I'd take that a lot more than having a 120pts season in the Q like some do and then just can't take the next step.

There is no rush for Poulin, and he is progressing nicely!

 

[Jacob]

Poulin no points and a -1 today. This y’all’s fave?

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Poulin no points and a -1 today. This y’all’s fave?

nothing for Pelletier either. At least Nathan scored 1

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Getting strong JaMarcus Russell vibes from Poulin, tbh. Someone better check if he's got a stash of lean somewhere.

 

[Dux917]

 

[Randy Butternubs]

CapFriendly actually broke this a few days ago on their transactions page. I thought they goofed, but nope, they had some inside knowledge apparently.

 

[Peat]

Here's hoping Puustinen's not far behind.

 

[Gurglesons]

Here's hoping Puustinen's not far behind.

If one of these two pans out for us next year we can further our Rust agenda.

 

[Jacob]

Blomqvist’s team lost in the finals. If regular season standings are any indication they overachieved getting even that far. Finished with a .908% in the playoffs but that’s somewhat skewed by a couple drubbings in the finals.

 

[chethejet]

Nice article on BJorkqvist in DK sports. He was rookie of the year in his Finnish League and is now ready to play in the AHL coming over last week. He is a monster as a workout warrior