[Goffie]

When asked the intresting question the oither day about who would the Pens have drafted 1st overall in the 2001 entry draft, GM Goffie had an easy answer, "I want both Kovalchuk and Spezza" and with that the GM went out and made an offer to reunite the 1st and 2nd overall picks in the class of 2001. The Pens are very sad to see Patrick Marleau leave the team without suiting up but thinks the combination of Spezza and Kovalchuk will be dynamite. The Pens also wanted to add another top forward in the mix so they brought in Marcel Goc in a deal with the Dallas stars.

The Pens now consisits of 5 forwards drafted in the 1st round of the 2001 NHL entry draft: Kovalchuk, Spezza, Sjostrom, Goc, and Perezhogin...With the wealth of young talent up front mixed in with solid veterans the Pens plan to be a very dangerous team for years to come.