Penguins/NHL
 Round | Overall Selection |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | Pick No. 11 |
| Round 1 | Pick No. 12 (NYR) |
| Round 2 | Pick No. 59 |
| Round 3 | Pick No. 73 |
| Round 3 | Pick No. 84 |
| Round 3 | Pick No. 85 |
| Round 4 | Pick No. 105 |
| Round 5 | Pick No. 130 |
| Round 5 | Pick No. 148 |
| Round 6 | Pick No. 169 |
| Round 7 | Pick No. 201 |
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Top-4 Buzz: Pittsburgh believes the board could break where the next tier of d-men after top pick Michael Schaefer of Barrie Colts, (LHD) Kawshawn Aitcheson, Seattle Thunderbirds (RHD) Radim Mrtka, Tri City’s (LHD) Jackson Smith and Wisconsin’s (RHD) Logan Hensler will all be available at #11. There is a strong feeling around the league picks 2-10 will all be forwards, which as much as the Penguins would love to land a long-term center, they really like the group of defensemen prospects in that Top-15 range.
You want to get tougher to play against long-term, Aitcheson checks just about every box. A physical force on the backend. Some feel Aitcheson has Philadelphia Flyers written all over him but #6 would be a bit high for him….. Mrtka who had a lot of smoke at the combine connected to the Penguins, To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”! Somebody will see a Niko Mikkola in him and he could be a prime candidate to be drafted in between the run of forwards…….. Scouts rave about Tri City’s Jackson Smith’s attributes. Just a great combo of size (6-foot-3) speed and awareness where you’d feel really comfortable taking him at #11 or #12 due to the upside. Another sleeper: Kyle Dubas is criticized for always thinking he’s outsmarting others, some have connected To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
: Among the prospect getting the most buzz in recent days as being higher on NHL clubs’ boards than the pundits have him is Brantford’s Jake O’Brien where he’s garnering buzz as being a sleeper candidate to go in the Top-5……… James Hagens falling out the Top-10 just the classic ‘teams leaking bad info for a reason or has his stock really fallen that much? Once projected as the #1 pick, he’s become the draft wildcard on where he goes………..Chicago and Utah have been open for business to move from the #3 and #4 picks…… The likes of Anton Frondell, Porter Martone and Roger McQueen are very To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”! Count Pittsburgh among group of teams that doesn’t have Michael Misa To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”! Buzz out of the Penguins scouting meetings is center To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”! Pittsburgh’s clear #2 prospect on their board in the final ramp up of their rankings. To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
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