On Thursday we dove into the Pittsburgh Penguins roster and how it stacked up with the rest of the league on The Athletic’s player tier ranking, and how it showed the team is lacking some younger, proven impact talent.

Today, we are going to take a similar dive into the prospect pool after The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler published his prospect tier list with the help of some NHL scouts and executives. It is a slightly more promising look at the long-term outlook of the franchise, especially in comparison to where the prospect pool was just a couple of years ago.

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