The Penguins' prospect pool is on the shallow side after years of trading away picks and prospects in an effort to win now.
But that doesn't mean that there aren't a number of intriguing individuals who stand out as having real potential.
The man who oversees the growth of the Penguins' prospects is Scott Young, who has served as the director of player development for the past five seasons.
I spoke with Young this week about the progress about several of the Penguins' more intriguing prospects, including recent undrafted free agent pickup Jordan Frasca, some of the bigger names in Wilkes-Barre, Josh Maniscalco in Wheeling, and a couple of prospects from each of the college, junior and European pools.