Draft Pick Spotlight - Pittsburgh Penguins

Now that the 2008 NHL Entry Draft is behind us and the initial Free Agency activity has occurred, it is time to step back and take a closer look at the Pittsburgh Penguins 2008 draft picks. While much of the reporting focused in on Patrick Killeen and Nathan Moon, the Penguins actually acquired a total of four players through the late June draft. This included two goaltenders, a defenseman and a center, all of whom the Penguins will likely allow to develop over the next two seasons in Juniors/College. As a result of previous trades involving Marian Hossa, Hal Gil and Georges Laraque, the Penguins didn't have a first, second, or third round pick to exercise. Despite an attempt to get an earlier draft pick through a pre-draft trade of Ryan Malone, the Penguins came up empty.