Szuber is something of an underdog within Utah’s prospect pipeline. He’s competing internally against other young defenders who were much higher draft picks and have undeniably higher ceilings, but it would be an outright shame if he got left behind because there wasn’t room for him too. He is a rock-solid blueliner who has gotten better year over year without fail, across every aspect of his game. With his smarts, size, skating ability and puck management he can do a little bit of everything that a coach needs. At age 23 he’s already played in three World Championships for Germany, and you can bet he’s going to keep getting that call every spring if he’s not deep into the playoffs with his club team. This is the last year that Szuber is able to pass freely through waivers, and you can bet that some pro scouts on other NHL organizations are watching him closely and getting ready to pounce if the Mammoth bring him back in the fall and try sending him down to the AHL one last time.