For me Jared McCann is a really interistng Person to debatte or discuss to.
For me he is a Cheap 3rd Line Center who has not reached his Limits now. If you only discussing here from the Numbers one thing is clear he double near anything.
Its his secod Season with the Panthers 51 Games that means 14 games missed. But he is doubling all his Numbers, Shots, Shot Attemps, Shot Blocks, Points, Assists, 1 PPG, 6 on even Strength, 3 GWG all that speaks for him. Beside that he is also cheap still RFA only around 900k for 20 Points in 51 Games. When you look around 20-29 Points for a 3rd Line Player is not bad, Kunitz has around his Numbers, Jay Beagle. Plekanec, Boziak The only difference here all the Players are older or already over 30 and McCann still has many Years left.
But now it comes he sucks in the Faceoff circle, not only this Season. Since his Pro Career he never comeing over 40% FO wins. Sure the Numbers went a bit up, but for center udner 40% in teh Circle is bad. Also he has two strong Winger with him, one of them pretty fast, the next upcoming Linemembers could be also better Players. But in a Line that trying to battle he doesnt fit. I mean in the first Part of the Season, he had 2 Linemember who played with him as a Scoreing Line, that is more what he is.
In the last games he played really well in the own part what you could await froma 2 Way Center, but his Game on the other Side of Game creation lacks hard. But in my Eyes could this also come, from the Linemembers he must play with.
Current he show Progress for been stay in the 3rd Line, but he has to work on his Faceoff. But where he could end i dont know, the Panthers getting better and better with the last years Draft. Also there more and more Center on the Teams and comeing in. Who also could work in that Position.