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Prospect Info: 2024 207th Overall - Mac Swanson (F)

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Mac Swanson is a fun productive undersized forward who finds ways to get the job done every game. At minimum, he will be an elite NCAA player who gets Hobey Baker votes at North Dakota, and will have some value on the trade block as an asset, which is incredible for a 7th round pick. At maximum, he will find a way to become an undersized 40-50 point complementary player in the NHL, and would likely be a fan favorite.

Son of former Colorado College legend (and Oiler & Thrasher) Brian Swanson.
 
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Jacob

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I’m almost through this shift-by-shift of him and I’m going to be a bit of a bummer.



He’s very perimeter-y, and when he hears footsteps coming like when the puck comes to him at the point in the D zone he tends to.. not bail out but make a conscious effort to avoid any contact. Though he took some bumps no problem too. And I’m not seeing the elite, waterbug type skating you need to overcome the size disadvantage. You know, what separates the Gaudreaus from the Matt Phillips.
 
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Jacob said:
I’m almost through this shift-by-shift of him and I’m going to be a bit of a bummer.



He’s very perimeter-y, and when he hears footsteps coming like when the puck comes to him at the point in the D zone he tends to.. not bail out but make a conscious effort to avoid any contact. Though he took some bumps no problem too. And I’m not seeing the elite, waterbug type skating you need to overcome the size disadvantage. You know, what separates the Gaudreaus from the Matt Phillips.
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Yeah, but a chart said he was the 21st best player in the draft.

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How bush league is this shit? They can't even get a picture of a player they drafted?
 
The Old Master

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i played with a little guy, and what he could do against some very big players was pure joy to watch. he could easily get underneath them and once that happened, he could move them all over the ice with ease, and the bigger guys could do nothing to stop him. (legally) but he did have legs like telephone poles.:laugh: allso he was very good at ducking under checks. seeing those big guys take flight when they tried to hit him was amazing, till he would skate behind me when they wanted to kill him even more.
 
Turin

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The Old Master said:
i played with a little guy, and what he could do against some very big players was pure joy to watch. he could easily get underneath them and once that happened, he could move them all over the ice with ease, and the bigger guys could do nothing to stop him. (legally) but he did have legs like telephone poles.:laugh: allso he was very good at ducking under checks. seeing those big guys take flight when they tried to hit him was amazing, till he would skate behind me when they wanted to kill him even more.
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Smaller fwds who can put on mass/are quick are the best in the league on the wall. This kid is surprisingly heavy for his weight at 167, could bode well.
 
The Old Master

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Jacob said:
I’m almost through this shift-by-shift of him and I’m going to be a bit of a bummer.



He’s very perimeter-y, and when he hears footsteps coming like when the puck comes to him at the point in the D zone he tends to.. not bail out but make a conscious effort to avoid any contact. Though he took some bumps no problem too. And I’m not seeing the elite, waterbug type skating you need to overcome the size disadvantage. You know, what separates the Gaudreaus from the Matt Phillips.
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at least he knows his limitation's :laugh:
 
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This kid is the weirdest skater I've ever seen. I can't explain it. It's like his stride is super short. It's very staccato. If he doesn't fix it, he won't make it to the AHL let alone the NHL. Very hard to explain but it's almost unsettling to watch.
 
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Jesse said:
This kid is the weirdest skater I've ever seen. I can't explain it. It's like his stride is super short. It's very staccato. If he doesn't fix it, he won't make it to the AHL let alone the NHL. Very hard to explain but it's almost unsettling to watch.
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He's got little legs!

 
Your Boy Troy

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His draft assessments that I have read of him are almost exactly aligned with Corey Locke. Locke had terrific playmaking skills; his size, skating, and perimeter play are what hindered him from making that next step. Locke was elite offensively in every professional league he played in, except for the NHL.

I don't mind taking a chance on Swanson. His limitations sound as if they're too steep for him to be a NHL regular, but you always root for a kid like this to succeed. If he could have a career similar to David Desharnais (although David was a quicker and better skater), you would take it.
 
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