PenguinsSystem

Talking and keeping up to date with penguins prospects.
Trying to keep things positive!
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Rutger McGroarty wins it in OT!!!

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I think it's unlikely that Hurlbert falls to 22 overall, but I believe he's the type of high-talent swing the Penguins should be taking.

He was teammates with Brunicke in the last half of the season so the Penguins should've gotten plenty of looks!

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2026 Draft Profile: JP Hurlbert #2

68 GP | 42G-55A--97PTS

He is a dynamic, 6', 190-pound winger for the Kamloops Blazers. The WHL Rookie of the Year has no problem scoring and that won't change when he join the Michigan Wolverines in the fall!

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Hurlbert will likely have to adjust his game to succeed at the NHL level but the tools are there.

I believe he will need work on not leaving the defensive zone early to try and gain and advantage on defenders, and his skating.

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Welcome Oliver!

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The Penguins have signed forward Oliver Okuliar to a one-year, two-way contract that runs through the 2026.27 campaign, worth $850,00 at the NHL level.

Okuliar was acquired from Florida on Saturday.

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@Laurent_Voyer98 @JFreshHockey Just to be clear, I know that will not be happening this year.

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@Laurent_Voyer98 @JFreshHockey Weren’t there zero defenseman taken in the 2025 draft who were under 6’ tall? Probably because teams consider that undersized.

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@Bedsy4Hart @puckempire I’m just glad you’re done arguing and took the L 👍🏼

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@ProducerDrew_ I think it was a general league statement…Mikko nor Jake really wanted to be there to begin with.

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@Bedsy4Hart @puckempire No. You’re missing the point, he’s not clowning the Penguins for it because they hired Kyle Dubas who has shown to be a great hire once he’s got his feet under him in Pittsburgh.

It’s not rocket science.

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@Bedsy4Hart @puckempire I mean you definitely did since Dubas and Tulsky interviewed at the same time…did you not know that?

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@Bedsy4Hart @puckempire The Penguins are still accumulating picks…It’s just weird that your reaction was “but but but Dubas”. I don’t even think poorly of Davidson, it’s just that you immediately tried to pull a “gotcha” by bringing Dubas into the conversation.

[Tony Androckitis* @TonyAndrock]

Okuliar, 26, had 15G-14A in 46GP with SHL-Skelleftea in 2025-26, and was dominant in their postseason run to an SHL championship this spring.

He had 6G-7A-13PTS in 15 SHL playoff games.

His six goals were tied-1st in SHL playoffs; The 13pts were 2nd most. @InsideAHLHockey

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@Bedsy4Hart @puckempire He’s brought in Kindel, Chinakhov and also Zonnon + Horcoff. It’s not a big deal. You’re incredibly mad because you feel like Davidson is your god when Dubas is doing more than fine…

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@Bedsy4Hart @puckempire Dubas probably should’ve won GM of the year…at minimum be nominated and that’s a pretty obvious take.

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It appears like the Penguins will be getting their hands on Oliver Okuliar, the player who was sent in return for Emil Pieniniemi.

[Tony Androckitis* @TonyAndrock]

REPORT: The #Pens are finalizing a contract with recently acquired forward Oliver Okuliar, per Expressen

Okuliar will likely be with #WBSPens next season as all indications point to Okuliar leaving the final year of his SHL deal with Skelleftea

@InsideAHLHockey #AHLFreeAgency26

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He will need to work on his defensive game, but per Jay McKee (Brantford's coach), “his practice habits are incredible”.

Dravecky could be a great option if he falls due to his height and lack of offensive production.

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2026 Draft Profile: Vladimir Dravecky #29

58 GP | 9G-19A--28PTS

Vladimir Dravecky is a mobile, 5'11", 193-pound defenseman for the Guelph Storm. Despite being born in New Hampshire, he played for Slovak junior teams earlier in his career and now represents Czechia internationally.

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Dravecky already has experience playing professional hockey as a teenager in the Extraliga and SHL. He was expected to show out a little more this year for Brantford, but playing behind Jiricek and Danford, he was mainly used on the third-pair and PP2.

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@Jeffs_Penguins 87 might not be an option in a few weeks...