Last season, players like Sam Lafferty and Anthony Angello played important roles as injury call-ups to help the ailing Penguins. With those guys ready to stake a more permanent role in the NHL, it will be up to others behind them on the depth chart to come through when called upon.
While the Penguins don’t have the deepest prospect pool when compared to other teams around the league, there are a handful of guys waiting in the wings looking to make an impact at the NHL level as soon as this coming season.