How the Penguins were built
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Draft
2006 #2 overall pick Jordan Staal
2005 #1 overall pick Sidney Crosby
2005 #62 Kris Letang
2004 #2 overall pick Evgeni Malkin
2003 #1 overall pick Marc-Andre Fleury
2002 #5 overall pick Ryan Whitney
2002 #234 Maxim Talbot
2000 #18 Brooks Orpik
1999 #115 Ryan Malone
1998 #134 Rob Scuderi
Trade
2008 Marian Hossa + Pascal Dupuis for Erik Christensen + Colby Armstrong
note: Pascal Dupuis was undrafted. he was signed and played 4 yrs for the Wild then was traded to the Rags for Adam Hall then traded again to the Thrashers for Alex Bourret then traded again to the Pens as part of the Hossa deal.
2007 Gary Roberts for Noah Welch
2007 Big George Laraque for Daniel Carcillo + 3rd rounder
2007 Adam Hall traded from Preds, then dealt to the Wild for Pascal Dupuis then re-signed two-way deal w/ Pens
2008 Hal Gill for 2nd round '08 + 5th round '09
Free Agent
2007 Petr Sykora
2007 Ty Conklin
2006 Jarkko Ruutu
2005 Sergei Gonchar
Draft
2006 #2 overall pick Jordan Staal
2005 #1 overall pick Sidney Crosby
2005 #62 Kris Letang
2004 #2 overall pick Evgeni Malkin
2003 #1 overall pick Marc-Andre Fleury
2002 #5 overall pick Ryan Whitney
2002 #234 Maxim Talbot
2000 #18 Brooks Orpik
1999 #115 Ryan Malone
1998 #134 Rob Scuderi
Trade
2008 Marian Hossa + Pascal Dupuis for Erik Christensen + Colby Armstrong
note: Pascal Dupuis was undrafted. he was signed and played 4 yrs for the Wild then was traded to the Rags for Adam Hall then traded again to the Thrashers for Alex Bourret then traded again to the Pens as part of the Hossa deal.
2007 Gary Roberts for Noah Welch
2007 Big George Laraque for Daniel Carcillo + 3rd rounder
2007 Adam Hall traded from Preds, then dealt to the Wild for Pascal Dupuis then re-signed two-way deal w/ Pens
2008 Hal Gill for 2nd round '08 + 5th round '09
Free Agent
2007 Petr Sykora
2007 Ty Conklin
2006 Jarkko Ruutu
2005 Sergei Gonchar
5 first round picks 5 and under...hmmmmm
And just imagine if they picked Eric Staal 1st in '03 instead of MAF!!! OR Toews, Kessel, Backstrom or Mueller 2nd over Jordan Staal!!!!!