Penguins Update: Making the Grade (The Forwards)
With some lag time before the start of the playoffs, I thought it would be a good time to grade our Penguins. I’ve assigned grades to management and the coaching staff as well.
Some (my esteemed colleague Other Rick) might consider me an easy grader. Indeed, basking in the afterglow of our unexpected MassMutual East title, I doled out A’s like checks on the first of the month, to borrow from Mike Lange.
Grades are totally subjective, based on the opinions of yours truly. I’m splitting the feature into three parts, the Forwards, the Defense and Goalies and Management so I don’t put you to sleep (lol).
Without further ado, here are my grades for the forwards:
Grade: A+
Player
Pos.
The Skinny
Carter
C
Nine goals in 14 games says it all. Big, skilled and remarkably fast for his age, he brought a much-needed north-south style and shoot-first mentality to the mix, not to mention leadership and a veteran presence in the locker room. A tremendous pickup.