Last summer, here on Pensburgh we didn’t think there would be too many first time NHL players for Pittsburgh to break onto their NHL roster in 2023-24. The rationale was sound at the time:
The rest of Pittsburgh’s 2019, 2020 and 2021 draft classes are either low-hope, long-shot type of prospects who are either unsigned, have been traded or are out of the organization all together.
It was the case that the Penguins’ recent draft classes didn’t provide much for them in 2023-24. However, Kyle Dubas’ seeking high and low to shuffle in talent around the margins of the roster resulted in more than expected new faces.