The addition of their first legitimate top prospect in years and first top-15 pick in more than a decade does help give the Penguins’ pool a rosier outlook than in years past. Their system also has some underrated depth at the goaltending position. But the Pens still have one of the thinnest prospect pools in the sport, with a steeper drop-off after the first few names on their list than even some of the teams below them in this year’s countdown.
They’re one of only a few teams that didn’t meet the 15-player maximum set for the ranking, with just 12 prospects that I felt were worthy of listing.
