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Shirey: Penguins' new GM would be wise to deal first-round pick

The order for this summer's NHL Entry Draft is officially set. While the Blackhawks landed the first-overall pick that they'll eventually use to select generational talent Connor Bedard, the Penguins have pick No. 14.

Whoever is named general manager of the Penguins between now and the draft would be wise to trade that pick away.

If they are to hang onto the pick, it would be the highest the Penguins have made a selection since 2012, the year they drafted defenseman Derrick Pouliot with pick No. 8 ... you know, the guy who lasted broken parts of only three seasons in Pittsburgh and has played a whopping 19 NHL games over the past two seasons.