There isn’t too much going on for the Penguins right now, so why not cast an eye backwards to find out whatever happened to the team’s top prospects back from five years ago in 2019?
To adjust to the times, that means the under-25 players were from the draft classes of 2013-19, aside from any trades. That time period is right in the heart of the Jim Rutherford era, which is right when Pittsburgh was trading away future assets in exchange for help to get the 2016 and 2017 banners that will fly forever.
As such, the Penguins’ prospect pool in 2019 was NOT a pretty picture.