Development Camp Preview: A look at the defensemen and goaltenders
DEVELOPMENT CAMP PREVIEW While the Penguins prospect system is desperately lacking legitimate NHL forward prospects, that’s not the case on the blueline. Defensemen Olli Maata, Derrick Pouliot and Scott Harrington are the consensus top-3 prospects in the organization and Brian Dumoulin has also evolved into a top-5 prospect in the Penguins system. While the Penguins are deep with d-men prospects, the organization has also become much stronger at the goaltender position since last summer. Tristan Jarry, the Penguins 2013 2nd round pick, headlines the group of goaltenders to participate in the camp. DEFENSEMEN (12) Olli Maatta, 2012 1st round pick Born: 08/22/1994 (18) | 6-2, 206 | Profile: Who is the Penguins top prospect in their system? Many will point
Prospects Buzz: Two Penguin prospect camp invitees among top undrafted college players coveted by NHL teams
PENS SUMMER CAMP INVITEES COVETED Two college players, defenseman Andrej Sustr, Nebraska-Omaha university, and forward Antoine Laganiere, Yale, are among the highest coveted college players by NHL teams who are looking to dip into the college free agent pool this spring. [instory] How this relates to the Penguins is Sustr and Laganiere have been players of interest to the Penguins and both were invitees to the Penguins summer prospect camp this past July. Sustr a towering defenseman at 6-foot-8, 227-pounds, is regarded by many scouts as the top potential college free agent available. He has 8 goals and 14 points in 33 games for Nebraska-Omaha. Laganiere who possesses excellent size at 6-foot-4, 215-pounds, has 12 goals and 24 points in
Observations on 2012 1st round pick Olli Maatta from Finland – Team USA game
Olli Maatta, the Penguins 2012 first round pick, is a prospect Penguin officials are giddy about and a prospect they regard as the total package. In fact, there’s even some scouts who see some Ryan Suter type comparisons in Maatta. I had a chance to catch Maatta in action (second & third period) today on NHLnetwork for Team Finland who defeated Team USA 5-1 pre-competition action. Here’s my takeaway from Olli Maatta (1 assist, even rating) who was impressive and he fit the scouting report I’ve been getting from evaluators: