The first thing you notice about center Jaden Schwartz is his deceptiveness.

But if you think for a second that at 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds Schwartz doesn’t pack much of a pop, you’d be sadly mistaken.

“I don’t think Jaden has changed his style of play since he was 14, 15 years old,” said NHL Central Scouting’s Jack Barzee. “He’s very deceptive and shifty though the neutral zone and strong on the puck. It’s very hard to get the puck off his stick.”

Schwartz doesn’t look anything like a rookie in his initial season with the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League, and NHL scouts and general managers have noticed.

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