It's officially another season, another prospects ranking for the Pittsburgh Penguins.In years past, this has been a bit easier of an exercise, as there used to be a more clear-cut line between prospects with NHL upside and longshots. However, because of the work that general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas and his staff have put in during the last several years, the line is blurring a whole lot more – and there is a substantially higher volume of talent in the system.This time around, making a top-20 list was challenging.
So, a few criteria were put into place: To make our list, prospects must be under the age of 26 and have played less than 50 NHL games. This excludes names such as Ben Kindel, Filip Hallander, Oliver Okuliar, and Alexander Alexeyev.At No.
5, we sang the praises of right wing Mikhail Ilyin, whose high-level smarts, vision, and playmaking ability are perfect complements in a future top-six role. For No. 4, we give some love to a prospect who …
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