PITTSBURGH — The NHL Draft begins in a matter of days and the Penguins are in an interesting spot.They aren’t in win-now mode, nor are they in a complete rebuild, having made the postseason in April and hoping to be even better next season.Of course, they’re also looking to make their roster younger on the fly while adding to their growing system.In short, GM Kyle Dubas is trying to accomplish a number of conflicting goals simultaneously. He wants to get younger, make his minor-league system better and make the playoffs again, with the goal of the Penguins becoming a championship contender as opposed to a team that simply slides into a postseason spot.Why the Senators traded Brady Tkachuk to the Panthers in an NHL blockbusterJulian McKenzieDubas is picking at spot No. 22, which is probably a lot lower than he would have projected before last season began.Here’s what I’m hearing from several team and league sources briefed on the Penguins’ thinking. Sources were granted anonymity as they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about sensitive team and league matters.• Here’s something interesting. We typically speak at length about the abundance of draft picks at Dubas’ disposal in coming years. And that’s generally true, but not in this draft.The Penguins’ fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round picks in this draft were traded in three separate deals. Thus, the Penguins only have five picks in the seven-round draft at the moment. They have one in the first, two in the second (39th and 54th), one each in the third and the sixth. So they have plenty of premium picks, but not much in terms of quantity.I’ve heard that the Penguins would be happy to add a pick or two. Any team would be. But I don’t get the sense that it’s a necessity. Remember, they made 13 selections in last year’s draft, seven coming in the first three rounds. Having added that kind of quantity to the stable likely mean Dubas won’t be compelled to go searching for more draft picks for the sake of doing so. If he can add one or two, great. But this draft is more about quality than it is quantity.And remember, the Penguins currently own 28 picks — including 15 in the top three rounds — in the three drafts that follow this one.• It would not surprise me if the Penguins moved up from the 22nd spot.Doing so, however, will more than likely involve trading a player of consequence. They don’t have many picks to trade in this particular draft and picks in future years don’t typically entice teams to trade down. It’s one thing to move up a couple of slots. It’s another to move into the top 10. If Dubas wants to make a bold move, it’s probably going to cost him a roster player. While Dubas isn’t against trading premium picks, he’d prefer to get back NHL-ready players as opposed to using them to move up in the draft. Trading a veteran to move up seems more logical.