Quoting: Grusofsky96
I say we got a few with Poulin, Legare, and maybe Puustinen now. Boston has been notorious at failing draft wise lately and it’s dumb to just instantly peg the Pens as the worst when it was just our idiot GM throwing the future away constantly.
legare and Puustinen aren't top 6 players. Legare will most likely end up a bottom 6 player. I like the kid, he's got potential to be a nice 3rd liner. But he doesn't have the tools to be a top 6 guy in todays NHL.
Puustinen, he's too small to play a bottom 6 role. That's my blunt assessment. I also don't think he has the skill to be a NHL top 6. He's only a top 6 player in the likes of Simon....who Crosby carried on his back every game.
The problem is Simon was actually a willing participant to go get the puck back for Crosby, Puustinen at like 5'9 probably ain't that guy.
JR made a lot of bad moves. but he won two cups too. They should have moved on a year or two earlier. But you know what, loyalty has to mean something.
They have been lucky to supplement their draft with the NCAA and FA pick ups, like ZOHO, who's come out of basically nowhere.
Guys like ZAR and Maniscalco and Marino falling in their laps. It's hard to get that lucky.