Camp Footage: Carl Sneep

by FrankD on Jul 21, 2010 10:29 AM EDT

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I like what I saw of Sneep on Saturday. Good mobility, carried the puck well, looked fairly composed at the point. I found it hard to get a read on the defensive side of the game (for everyone really) since the scrimmage wasn’t at game-level physicality. He’s a rather big body, but from what I’ve read, he’s not a bruiser, so he’ll need to hone his positional game even more to be an effective NHL D-man.

I think after a few years of AHL experience he could be a player. The Pens have a very nice crop of young D-men in the pipeline: Despres, Strait, Sneep, Bortuzzo, Grant along with some of the even younger guys like Velischeck, Agostino, etc.

by King Oskar on Jul 21, 2010 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

Don’t forget about Phil Samuelsson either…he’s certainly young but will make a good defenseman in the future

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by BobPurkey34 on Jul 21, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Good call… slipped my mind because he wasn’t at the camp.

by King Oskar on Jul 22, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Reckon he still has a way to go though. Isn’t he playing college hockey in Boston?

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by FrankD on Jul 22, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Yup, only a sophomore this year IIRC. You never know how long it will take a D-man to develop…

by King Oskar on Jul 22, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Does anyone know if the Pens are going to offer Alexander Pechursky any kind of minor league deal?

by Satanic on Jul 21, 2010 11:32 AM EDT reply actions

He’s still in the system, I know that. Maybe he’s eligible for Wheeling or something. I dunno.

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by FrankD on Jul 21, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I heard a couple of months ago that he was going to the KHL next season. I can’t remember the source, but I remember it being a reliable one quoting his agent.

by eurydice_krg on Jul 21, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

He's playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk this season, it's true

Russian source only – http://www.sports.ru/hockey/71488261.html

He’s still in the Penguins system but this is a good thing, he’ll see more playing time in a much better league than the WHL. He’s not close to NHL ready, he’s still only 20 years old and being able to develop in a place that he’s comfortable should be very helpful to him.

There are two theories on hitting a knuckleball - unfortunately, neither of them work.

by BobPurkey34 on Jul 21, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions