The Pens are happy with the way their draft turned out. We were surprised to see Doughty around at #3 but we knew there was not much to choose from between him and Bogo so we were prepare to take either guy.
At #5 we were set to take AP, but we really felt that we wanted a top notch forward prospect, and in our opinion after Stamkos and Filatov Boedker was a step above the rest. We love his top notch speed and after watching the memorial cup we knew we wanted him in a Pens uniform. It was hard to pass on AP but with Doughty already in our stable we felt we could take the risk.
In the 2nd round we were pleased to see that our 2nd rank goalie was still available so late so we jumped on the chance to bring in Tom Mcollom. We feel we have a bit of time to let Mcollom develop but down the road he should be a solid NHL goalie.
With our next pick we took a player we had targeted from the start Nicholas Deschamps. We really like the upside on this young player as he came out of nowhere to win the QMJHL rookie of the year and top defensive forward awards. We were pleasantly surprised to see him around and were quick to jump on him.
Our last 2nd we decided to take a bit of a reach on a player we are quite found of. Justin Jokinen tore up his USHS league and is heading the US college route. We see Justin as a big winger who could be an NHL sniper down the road.
With our last two picks we decided to take a chance across the pond. We took swede jr league standout. Daniel Despotovic has a huge offensive ceiling, but lacks defensive play. We figure if he can work on his play on the defensive side of the puck he can be a top 6 winger in the NHL. In the 5th round we went to Belarus to select Igor Revenko. Revenko had a stellar u18 WC and was the leading point getter until Cody Hodgson put up 2 points in the last game to take teh scoring title. Revenko wants to play in the NHL and in our books that ranks him ahead of a lot of other euros.
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