There is no doubting that the combination of Ollia Maatta and Kris Letang – if both remain healthy – could easily become one of the best pairings in all of hockey, but if the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to find success this year it is going to come by the hands of another defender. Question […] READ MORE
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TSP: Pittsburgh Penguins Prospects
Welcome to the 2015 edition of Top Shelf Prospects. As the summer progresses, I will be featuring each NHL team’s top prospects, following the order of the first round of the 2015 NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) — you can find all the articles here. Because we already published an extensive NHL Draft preview, […] READ MORE
TSP: Pittsburgh Penguins Prospects
Welcome to the 2014 edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. As we go through the Summer of 2014 I will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will go team by team through the NHL bringing you a look at each Teams Top Prospects. I will be following the order […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: Pittsburgh Penguins
Welcome to Today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. As we go through the Summer of 2013 I will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will go team by team through the NHL bringing you a look at each Teams Top Prospects. I will be following the order of […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: 2012-13 NCAA Preview – Hockey East
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. Previously I reviewed the prospects of all thirty NHL teams, and previewed the CHL season. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of my them here. Over this past weekend many NCAA teams started their pre-conference schedules with various exhibition […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: NHL Team Rankings – The Top 15
Now that we’ve taken a look at every team in the NHL, I felt that I should give a 1-30 ranking of every team in the NHL and the quality of their prospects. This is an overall view of each team’s entire system and includes players drafted in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. In this […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: Pittsburgh Penguins
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. As I continue my alphabetical journey, I bring you a look at the Pittsburgh Penguins. As always you can find a complete listing of my previous articles here. Since we had an extensive NHL Draft preview, […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: Carolina Hurricanes
Earlier this week I launched “Top Shelf Prospects” a look at the top prospects for all teams in the NHL. So far I have looked at the Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, and Calgary Flames. Continuing along our alphabetical journey through the NHL, we have the Carolina Hurricanes. Since we had an extensive NHL […] READ MORE
NHL Draft Weekend: Winners and Losers
Okay, I know its early to judge the winners and losers of this year’s NHL Entry draft. And yes, its true, the real winners and losers of Draft Day will not be known for 3-5 years, but thats not gonna stop me from giving my early opinion on the winners and losers of the 2012 […] READ MORE