A heady average-sized forward, his skating is considered belowaverage. Very little acceleration. Not helping matters is his tendency to not keep his feet moving. On the attack, he manages to be positionally sound. Always a smart player, he possesses elite vision on the ice. With the man advantage, he knows how to distribute the puck, mixing short dishes with cross-ice feeds. But there is a habit of trying to be too cute. McShane’s release is lightning quick – he can propel the puck on net with just a flick of the wrist. In fact, he could stand to use this high-end weapon more often, but he is a passfirst player. Puckhandling is a strength, unleashing passes but also receiving them smoothly. One on one, he can be a dazzling player, neatly stepping around defenders. Oshawa calls on him to kill penalties. He shows flashes of intensity – he’s willing to drop to the ice to block shots – but he is plagued by a lack of intensity. He has a habit of disappearing for periods at a time. Or, despite his vision, he can looked forced into, or shaky with, his decision – blind passes and turnovers. Consistency is his challenge and that low compete level may scare off a few teams. One scout reported the McShane often looks asleep and this affects his two-way game, particularly in the neutral zone where he gets caught flat-footed.