This kid reminds me a lot of Kirk Maltby. I don't think it is a mistake that Draper has always seen it and noticed the big jump forward at 19 to go with all the other traits he already liked. Looks like a really good gamble here on insider information. People might hate that, but it plays out in scouting from time to time. You have to take advantage of it sometimes, I like when Drapes has used it despite people losing their minds over a 7th round pick. There are absolutely benefits, especially in the last two age groups where he watched those kids for years, more than most scouts with his history with Little Caesars.
Mastrosimone's development has seemingly tapered off a little, but I like his game for many of the same reasons I like Mazur's. He's smaller, but like Mazur, he has excellent compete and a two-way game, with some puck ability and slick hands. High floor. Though his point totals from season to season haven't escalated as hoped, he is leading BU in points among forwards and that's not nothin'. Will be interesting to see where his development goes from here. He's still solidly in the Soderblom-Niederbach-Mazur tier for me right now, though Mazur may be pulling away, and the other two have a higher ceiling.
Mastro plays a really smart game, I like how he fits a pro game. We will see, I think he spends some time in Grand Rapids for sure, but I still see a lot there to like in the player. When you actually turn on a BU game, I find I have rarely been disappointed clear back to his Freshman year. Looks like an up and down the lineup guy. Like we are saying with Mazur. You need these guys, Yzerman collected a lot of them in Tampa. I like that we have a few, I think we are going to keep collecting this type of player. The kind of depth player Yzerman likes in my opinion. They have high level complete, some jam, skill and just decent hockey sense. They make a lot of the right plays, that is what actually stands out to me about both Mazur and Masto. Just make the play that is there, don't **** your pants looking for a ton more as Torts would say.
