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As the Penguins map out next year’s roster, top forward prospects Ville Koivunen (20-33-53pts) and Rutger McGroarty (14-24-38pts) will be the highest upside forwards in the Penguins organization after one AHL season since Jake Guentzel in 2017. That’s a definite change in things. The Penguins getting a likely infusion of young talent (Top-9 Level forwards or better) coming up through their system at some point next season is just unchartered waters for the Penguins in the last eight years. And it’s not likely to just be Koivunen and McGroarty upfront.
Talk in the organization is Tristan Broz (17-11-28) with 17 goals in 46 games might be even more NHL-ready right now then Koivunen and McGroarty. He doesn’t have the offensive upside of Koivunen or even McGroarty, but everything about his game screams NHL-level player and we’re not talking a low-level 4th line player like Vasily Ponomarev is To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
— With all three really close to graduating from the AHL, could nine of the forward spots already be locked in for next season?
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— Sergei Murashov has catapulted to the Penguins Top Goaltending Prospect list and as impressed the new regime was last season with Joel Blomqvist, the excitement about Murashov upside is night and day over Blomqvist. Murashov improved to 9-0 on Sunday in the AHL and the 20 year old’s development is just on a line where there was even a discussion in a pro scouting To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
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Filip Hallander receives 1-way contract from Penguins