BONUS ITEM: According to an NHL source, the Florida Panthers have been told that prospect Adam Mascherin won't be signing with them before the draft. If that remains the case, he would re-enter the draft where he would be an interesting prospect coming off a big season in Kitchener. He has 40 goals this season in 67 games. Mascherin was the Panthers second-round pick (No. 38 overall) in 2016 and GM Dale Tallon is now shopping him to try and get a return before the draft.
GMs' offseason priorities: Rangers open to moving a...
I really like Mascherin. Would be interesting to see where he'd go in the draft if he was eligible. Other than skating, kid's got it all.
Other interesting tidbits for the rangers
"What his colleagues are finding in those conversations is a GM in New York who isn’t against moving some of the draft picks. He confirmed he's open to trading a first-rounder.
He’s open to moving a first-rounder if he can get a good young player who is a little closer to contributing at the NHL level back in return.
“They can’t all be 18 (years old),” Gorton said. “You need different age groups to build your team.”
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