Kammala wannan jumla: The Penguins sun yi ciniki don zaɓin farko na gaba ɗaya don 2003, wanda suka yi amfani da shi don zaɓar mai tsaron gidan Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury shi ne mai tsaron gida na uku da aka zaba a gaba ɗaya bayan Michel Plasse da Rick DiPietro. Zaɓen zagaye na farko na Pittsburgh, na biyu a duka, a
2004, Evgeni Malkin, shi ne Penguins 'na biyu Calder Trophy lashe. Penguins sun sami wani zaɓi na farko a shekara ta 2005 kuma sun zaɓi Sidney Crosby a cikin abin da aka yi wa lakabi da "Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes".