A look at some players with potential, but question areas, for Pittsburgh’s first round draft pick
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Players that could be available at or around pick 21 for the Penguins that have a lot of potentials and could exceed value.
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The difficulty is that it tough to know why to draft Pastrnak instead of, say, Conner Bleackley
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One such way would be to take a home run swing on a player that projects to have top-line upside
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But has too many warts to be a top-10 or 15 pick on draft day
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That looks great when a few years later a team has a Brandon Saad-type player who fell in their draft year
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They selected a player who fell to them like Angelo Esposito that never put it together for one reason
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Still, being aggressive and looking for the biggest upside and skill is a good strategy.
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The Pens could nab a perceived “safe” prospect that has a great shot of developing into a third-line forward or lower-lineup defender
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What would really make an impact is swinging for the fences & actually pulling it off, be the success coming through some good fortune or good scouting.