C Mason McTavish - Peterborough Petes, OHL (2021, 3rd, ANA)

[BCNate]

I think McTavish may be the biggest wild card in the 10-12 in this draft. I could see him going anywhere from 3 onward.

 

[tellermine]

I think he's gonna be better on the wing in the NHL.

Looks a lot like Gabriel Landeskog to me who, despite being a wing, takes a fair amount of draws in Colorado.

McTavish is supposedly a future captain as well....

Ah. So he sounds like his fathers. Good.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I think he's gonna be better on the wing in the NHL.

Looks a lot like Gabriel Landeskog to me who, despite being a wing, takes a fair amount of draws in Colorado.

McTavish is supposedly a future captain as well....

That might be his best case scenario. I was a huge fan of Landeskog in his draft year. I’d love for Detroit to get a guy like that.

 

[TheSnipeshow91]

He fits the mold of what the Canucks are building. High character, hard to play against and an all around game. Him, Hogs and Podz would be a nightmare to play against

 

[Knight53]

O’Reilly/Horvat style player. Can’t see him getting past CBJ.

 

[themelkman]

O’Reilly/Horvat style player. Can’t see him getting past CBJ.

Not sure I agree. I dont see the Offense of those guys there. He has a decent shot but he is not an elite offense guy.

 

[clay]

Not sure I agree. I dont see the Offense of those guys there. He has a decent shot but he is not an elite offense guy.

Strongly disagree. McTavish is a very complete prospect, with his biggest weakness being his skating, which is just average. He is more polished than both Horvat and O'Reilly were in their draft years.

I think he has a nice ceiling with a high floor as well. If everything goes perfect, he's a more physical Ryan O'Reilly with a better shot. If he flops, I still see a heavy middle 6 player that is built for the playoffs.

Big fan of this player.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Ah. So he sounds like his fathers. Good.

He's not related to Craig. They spell their name differently. Craig's last name is spelled MacTavish, Mason is McTavish.

 

[Hinterland]

He's not related to Craig. They spell their name differently. Craig's last name is spelled MacTavish, Mason is McTavish.

He's talking about Mason's father Dale who btw also played for the Peterborough Petes. Mason also had a B-licence to play for Swiss Champion EV Zug this season which is another club his father used to play for. Mason decided to play the WJC18 though so he never got to play for Zug.

 

[Sinbad]

He's not related to Craig. They spell their name differently. Craig's last name is spelled MacTavish, Mason is McTavish.

His father is an ex-pro; Dale McTavish; who had a cup of coffee with the Calgary Flames, so he made have been referring to him, not Craig.

 

[tellermine]

He's not related to Craig. They spell their name differently. Craig's last name is spelled MacTavish, Mason is McTavish.

Ment Dale McTavish. He was my faforit player in Liiga.

 

[Nabrules]

Not sure I agree. I dont see the Offense of those guys there. He has a decent shot but he is not an elite offense guy.

To be fair, at the time of the draft nobody really saw Horvat becoming a 65 point player of ROR close an 80 point player in his prime

 

[elitepete]

Wouldn’t mind the Canucks taking him. A couple years ago, our center situation looked absolutely stacked with EP, Horvat, Gaudette, Madden as our young centers. EP-Horvat is still an amazing 1-2 punch, but we don’t have much after that since we traded away both Gaudette and Madden.

 

[AlternateSideParking]

Lots of info about his season in Switzerland and role/usage with the Petes

2021 Draft Profile: W/C Mason McTavish : The Draft Analyst

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Lots of info about his season in Switzerland and role/usage with the Petes

2021 Draft Profile: W/C Mason McTavish : The Draft Analyst

Loved the analysis, thanks Steve!

Curious, what current NHL player would you most compare him to?

 

[tellermine]

Lots of info about his season in Switzerland and role/usage with the Petes

2021 Draft Profile: W/C Mason McTavish : The Draft Analyst

Oh. He might be quite a gem!!

 

[Hinterland]

Lots of info about his season in Switzerland and role/usage with the Petes

2021 Draft Profile: W/C Mason McTavish : The Draft Analyst

Not bad but also not entirely true. He played Center until he started playing with the imports.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I think he’ll be a serious consideration for the jackets at 5. They can afford to wait on him with the rebuild coming in.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I think he’ll be a serious consideration for the jackets at 5. They can afford to wait on him with the rebuild coming in.

He would be a great pick. I could honestly see him going anywhere from 2-12.

 

[beast mode]

He’s the perfect fit for Detroit. I don’t see them passing on him if he’s still available.

 

[johnnystormcgy]

I was really hoping the Flames would have a chance to draft him at #12 a month ago, now I don’t see him getting out of the top 5.

 

[Buresflyingelbow]

He won’t go past 9 I know that for a fact. If he’s there Canucks run to the podium.

 

[HisNoodliness]

He’s the perfect fit for Detroit. I don’t see them passing on him if he’s still available.

Go into the corner for some quiet timeout time. Think about what you did and things that shouldn't be said.

 

[newfy]

He’s the perfect fit for Detroit. I don’t see them passing on him if he’s still available.

Hard to really guess what Detroit will do but I would think they would take a long, hard look at him. They need shooters and could use some physicality. Yzerman is big on drafting "competitive" players with a high motor and Mctavish checks all those boxes. They could also use a high end center prospect

He also loves big, good skating dmen though and there is a few of those at the top of this draft. Pairing someone like Hughes or Edvinsson with Seider in the future would be a pretty enticing combination when they next make the playoffs

 

[Hinterland]

He won’t go past 9 I know that for a fact. If he’s there Canucks run to the podium.

I really want so see Benning run so I hope it happens.