While the Florida Panthers are off to a slow start this season, several of their top prospects have been playing well with the Springfield Thunderbirds, the team’s American Hockey affiliate.
Based on rankings by The Hockey News, five of the Panthers’ top 10 prospects are at Springfield — centers Henrik Borgstrom and Jonathan Ang, goalie Sam Montembeault and wingers Dryden Hunt and Jayce Hawryluk.
This week, the Herald spoke to Springfield’s third-year head coach Geordie Kinnear, who provided updates on the aforementioned players:
u25aa Borgstrom, Florida’s No. 1 prospect, is living up to the hype so far in his rookie pro season at Springfield, posting two goals and four assists in his first three games.