Panthers had him at 15, by the way
Been watching videos of him...the skill on this kid is unreal, kinda forgot about Gauthier...for now at least lol
So not to doubt you, but how do you know this? If he was 15 on the board for us and slid all the way down to #38, where did they have Borgstrom ranked? Obviously higher than 15, no?Panthers had him at 15, by the way
Been watching videos of him...the skill on this kid is unreal, kinda forgot about Gauthier...for now at least lol
So not to doubt you, but how do you know this? If he was 15 on the board for us and slid all the way down to #38, where did they have Borgstrom ranked? Obviously higher than 15, no?
So are our scouts that much better than everyones and thats why their valuations are way different from the majority?
You guys got a very, very good player. You can't teach that shot, you can't teach that release, and you can't teach that instinct. He's short but he's not small.
I'm also really glad he didn't go to a team I hate!
Well see now this is what my gripe with the Borgstrom pick is. Could there really have been so many teams grappling to pick him "considering who was available ahead of him?" Were we that married to this prospect and this prospect alone that we potentially threw away an asset when we could have traded down and still picked up Borgstrom and Mascherin?Well they probably knew or assumed Mascherin wouldn't go until the 2nd round at the earliest considering who was available ahead of him. Just what I was told from someone within the organization.
Well see now this is what my gripe with the Borgstrom pick is. Could there really have been so many teams grappling to pick him "considering who was available ahead of him?" Were we that married to this prospect and this prospect alone that we potentially threw away an asset when we could have traded down and still picked up Borgstrom and Mascherin?
Kings director of amateur scouting Mark Yannetti said this:Borgstrom was ranked 35th by MacKenzie. They couldn't have gotten both if they had picked someone else in the first.
From reading an interview, he's actually lost some weight to get quicker. He was 205. He said his legs are tree trunks, and that's what makes him so hard to knock off the puck.This kid is 192 lbs at 5'9"
Good lord. Guess he is no stranger to the inside of a gym; that's for sure.
Leading your team in points (tied) in your second year of the OHL is very impressive, especially since he wasn't playing with a Marner or Strome. I love this pick, kid is a monster.
This is true, although he was playing with MacInnis and Bracco. Not the same type of talent as Strome and Marner, but both very good linemates for sure. Either way, Mascherin has an elite shot and high end offensive instincts in my opinion and would probably thrive with most players.
Leading your team in points (tied) in your second year of the OHL is very impressive, especially since he wasn't playing with a Marner or Strome. I love this pick, kid is a monster.
Can't remember who it was, but there was someone around here claiming the end was near for Mascherin and the Panthers!Thank you Matthew De Franks,
Panthers prospect Adam Mascherin rebounds from surgery to start hot in OHL
Mascherin said he talks with the Panthers about once a week and had dinner with McCabe on Monday night.
“Or if I have questions, I reach out myself, right?” Mascherin said. “We’ve had a good relationship so far this year.”
Can't remember who it was, but there was someone around here claiming the end was near for Mascherin and the Panthers!
De Franks has done a top notch job covering the Panthers, imo. Quality work.
The end was near for Mascherin and the Panthers? I said it was 50/50 he would sign his ELC and if you read the article he was still non committed to the Cats. He said of the organization, “They want to make sure that they’re making an investment in the right person and the right player. However much time they think they need, things will work out for the best, regardless of what happens." Now just think about that statement for a minute. Does that sound like a player that is ready to sign his ELC with the Cats? Why would the Cats string him along and not want him signed immediately? Makes no sense, unless Adam and his agent are actually questioning whether the Cats are the right organization.Pretty sure it was Brokin. Are you surprised!
This board would be lost without you.The end was near for Mascherin and the Panthers? I said it was 50/50 he would sign his ELC and if you read the article he was still non committed to the Cats. He said of the organization, “They want to make sure that they’re making an investment in the right person and the right player. However much time they think they need, things will work out for the best, regardless of what happens." Now just think about that statement for a minute. Does that sound like a player that is ready to sign his ELC with the Cats? Why would the Cats string him along and not want him signed immediately? Makes no sense, unless Adam and his agent are actually questioning whether the Cats are the right organization.
If you remember correctly, Mascherin leaked a statement to one of the talking heads on twitter that no one from the Cats had spoken to him since the combine. The intent of this was to throw shade at the organization because he didn't receive a training camp invite. McCabe refuted that statement and he wasn't invited to training camp because he wasn't medically cleared.
McCabe is having dinner with Adam to coddle him because he wants him to sign his ELC. Don't think for a minute that Adam and his agent are sweating it as they are the ones making the Cats sweat.
It was one reporter that said it, which in itself makes it questionable info. Surely one of our own beat writers (GR & Fialkov both were still working IIRC) or batting would've heard about it, if there was some controversy going on between the player and the organization. For example when Hyman was looking at other options, we knew about it months before his rights were traded.If you remember correctly, Mascherin leaked a statement to one of the talking heads on twitter that no one from the Cats had spoken to him since the combine. The intent of this was to throw shade at the organization because he didn't receive a training camp invite. McCabe refuted that statement and he wasn't invited to training camp because he wasn't medically cleared.