Profile avatar
jmarshpgh.bsky.social
Freelance Penguins/NHL talk. @TheAthleticNHL @McKeenshockey @ThePHWA. NHL Draft. #fancystats. Hockey Strategy. West Ham. Gaming. Racing. Mental health. Girl Dad.
319 posts 2,784 followers 286 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter

Dropping my 2025 first round endorsement list tomorrow.

ICYMI!

18 years ago, I started up a website called Faceoff-Factor because the Penguins were bad and I wanted a place to talk about their prospects. Now, the Penguins are bad again, and it's time to bring Faceoff-Factor back to talk about their prospects.

👀👀👀👀

And in conjunction with the new coach's presser, here's your boy @jmarshpgh.bsky.social with a timely breakdown of his coaching style. #LetsGoPens www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...

We're premiering a new Scouching Report on Barrie Colts defenseman Kashawn Aitcheson! Check it out: youtu.be/bVN82qRqv7w

I’m posting my Mikhail Ilyin mixtape tomorrow. All in all it’s about 30 games of action. I will say this: I’ve seen this prevailing sentiment that he’s a bad skater. I disagree. I think he’s an extremely agile and intentional skater. He’s very smart and uses a variety of tempos in attack.

The Penguins drop two spots. The only way this tangibly matters is it probably swings them out of some guys I had at the top of my list. Plenty of good players though. Officially Kashawn Aitcheson season over here, folks. youtu.be/ypXC8nla6oQ?...

Next stop for Marc-Andre Fleury: the Hall of Fame.

Filip Hållander 2025 season mixtape. A very different player from the last time we’ve seen him. Over 10 minutes of tape from his dominant season. youtu.be/dR643yVn6bM

O-Fries

NEW: Benjamin Kindel 2025 Draft Mixtape. A great mix of skill, this was a fun project to put together. A top 15 prospect this year for me. This is a mix that contains a lot of strong defensive work too. Pens fans, lots of Tanner Howe appearances. youtu.be/M_BxIvzIIb8

Absolutely beautiful day!

NEW: Cole Reschny 2025 Draft Mixtape. One of the most dynamic passers in the entire draft class. Ton of work in the faceoff circle. Definitely a first round player. youtu.be/ga7MzvJ1_OA

Gotta go BPA (best pope available)

Chocolate covered raisins are gross I have no further comment at this time

Finishing up my last 10 Benjamin Kindel games tonight. The one thing that doesn’t get discussed enough is how much of his offense is born from his great defense. I have so many clips of his backcheck and stick work creating zip turnovers that send him off to the races.

If I ever flatline just put on a Winnipeg Jets playoff pregame montage and I’ll shoot right the hell up

Jets in 6 Avs in 5 Knights in 6 Oilers in 7 Sens in 7 Bolts in 6 Caps in 6 Canes in 6

You hate to say the Penguins winning is disappointing, but there's a big difference between 9th and 4th in this draft. At the 9th spot, my primary focus is Djurgarden's wing Victor Eklund. I have been in this boat all year and they're right in the meat of being in his range, anywhere from 6-10.

I made a public playlist for my NHL draft player analysis. I have 14 mixtapes showing a variety of skills and clips you won't find in goal montages. I plan to get this total to 40 before the draft comes. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I know a lot of people are set on the Penguins getting a center. I understand why. If they get to retain the Rangers pick, the ability to grab a center (there's a glut of them available) plus a wing or defenseman is pretty tantalizing as far as restocking the pipeline goes.

NEW: 2025 Brady Martin Draft Mixtape. Dangles, checking, play-driving behavior. Someone is gonna get a solid two way center here with a potentially dynamic offensive upside. Completed metric tons of dangles this year. youtu.be/_x60l7GKwkU?...

NEW: Radim Mrtka 2025 Draft Mixtape. Big, excels defensively, and mobile to boot. Just not sure there is enough going the other direction for me. If you need a cornerstone defensive D, this is your guy. youtu.be/h-RtCqFPvPA

I am working on a little something something that I am very excited to share with you all