Top-20 Penguins' Prospects 2026, No. 5: Crafty, High-IQ Winger Continues To Climb Ranks

TRENDINGNFL news, live updatesBleday hits for the cycleStanton's season may be overAlabama has its QB1Falcons' QB battle beginsStory byStory byTop-20 Penguins' Prospects 2026, No. 5: Crafty, High-IQ Winger Continues To Climb RanksKelsey SurmaczSat, August 22, 2026 at 3:59 AM UTC·6 min readAbout Our AdsRecommended StoriesPensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 6 Will HorcoffWill Horcoff gives the Pittsburgh Penguins a very interesting power forward prospect that is coming off a huge season.SB NationPenguins news: Kyle Dubas opens up about goaltending battle ahead of 2026-27 seasonThe Pittsburgh Penguins hope for a return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs during the 2026-27 campaign. Pittsburgh is looking at its young prospects to help out during the next campaign. Two of those prospects are goaltenders, in Sergei Murashov and Joel Blomqvist. 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