Collectively, the Pens have 441 points among them.

Penguins Draftees:  

182 points, 118 among the first rounders, 89 between Crosby/Malkin

• Dustin Jeffrey- 6^th round
• Tyler Kennedy- 4^th round
• Evgeni Malkin- 1^st round (2^nd overall)
• Joe Vitale- 7^th round
• Robert Bortuzzo- 3^rd round
• Simon Despres- 1^st round (30^th overall)
• Sidney Crosby- 1^st round (1^st overall)
• Kris Letang- 3^rd round
• Brooks Orpik- 1^st round (18^th overall)
• Marc-Andre Fleury-1^st round (1^st overall)
• Beau Bennett- 1^st round (20^th overall)

Free Agent Signings: 52 points

• Matt Cooke- drafted in 6^th round by Vancouver
• Tanner Glass- drafted in 9^th round by Florida
• Mark Eaton- undrafted
• Paul Martin- drafted in 2^nd round by New Jersey
• Deryk Engelland- drafted in 6h round by New Jersey

Trade Aquisitions: 198 points

• Pascal Dupuis- undrafted
• Jarome Iginla- drafted in 1^st round by Dallas
• Jussi Jokinen- drafted in 6^th round by Dallas
• Chris Kunitz- undrafted
• Brenden Morrow- drafted in 1^st round by Dallas
• James Neal- drafted in 2^nd round by Dallas
• Brandon Sutter- drafted in 1^st round by Carolina
• Douglass Murray- drafted in 8^th round by San Jos
• Matt Niskanen- drafted in 1^st round by Dallas
• Tomas Vokoun- drafted in 9^th round by Montreal.

Waivers:  8 points

• Craig Adams- drafted by Harford in 9^th round

Summary: The Pens have almost the same number of draftees on their team as players acquired by trade, and are pretty even in points. The Penguins are a great team because they draft well AND Ray Shero makes some amazing trades. Without Crosby/Malkin this is still a really talented team, though their presence makes everyone better, and they are a big reason why players like Kunitz and Dupuis produce the way they do. It’s a cohesive unit working together, that has been masterfully constructed by Ray Shero.

“Crosby, who has not played since his jaw was fractured by a deflected shot March 30, is expected to seek medical clearance today or Friday to resume playing.

If that’s given, he would not return to the lineup for the Penguins’ game at New Jersey tonight or the regular-season finale Saturday against Carolina at Consol Energy Center, but dressing for Game 1 of the playoffs is not out of the question.”

Source: Dave Molinari (PG+)

The Penguins NHL14 Candidates are Geno and Letang! 

Go vote here! 

unfortunately, the first round is choosing between the two :/ 

here is the link to where the voting will be! 

for some reason like every team except the Pens has announced who their two candidates are, so I guess we’ll find out tomorrow. 

My guess is that will be definitely Sid and maybe Letang or Neal. 

We can’t lose again this year!