Welcome back. It’s time for Daily Faceoff’s third annual NHL Prospect Pool Breakdown, looking at the best all 32 teams have to offer. We’re highlighting the top 10 prospects for every franchise, their biggest strengths and weaknesses and so much more. The criteria for being labeled a “prospect” are simple: players generally have to have played in 50 or fewer NHL games or spent more time outside of the NHL than in it last year. Players over 23 years old are not included. Goaltenders are a bit more subjective, but they need to be 25 or under, have played under 15 games in the past season or have not spent significant time in the NHL as a whole over a three-year period. Today, we’re breaking down the Pittsburgh Penguins. The future looks bright, Sharks fans. The team promoted Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith to full-time NHL duty last fall, and they both became impact players almost immediately. And here we are, all this time later, and the Sharks have another two top 10 prospects in Michael Misa and Sam Dikins
