Pittsburgh Penguins' 2024 NHL Draft Needs - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

While the Pittsburgh Penguins were unable to see the ping-pong balls bounce their way in the 2024 Draft Lottery (they had a very slight chance of hanging onto their pick), they do have two second-round picks in their asset chest to use. With the group of players that they both have currently on their NHL roster and in their pipeline, there are plenty of areas of need for general manager Kyle Dubas and the organization to target heading into the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. While they do not pick until pick 44 of the draft, the Penguins could benefit from the fact that this year's draft class is quite deep at the defenseman position. The group that they currently have is both a mix of aging stars (Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson) and middle-of-the-road players (Marcus Pettersson).