Duncan Idaho prospect scouting report

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Duncan Idaho is a 6'3, 200 lb winger from San Marino. He came into the VHLM as a waiver create for the San Diego Marlins. In the regular season you noticed he still was adjusting to the players around him and he just scored a single goal in 13 games. In the playoffs this already improved for him, as in 9 games he got 3 goals and 1 assist. Idaho also was not as physical then as he is now, as he gotten less than 2 hits a game average.

This all changed when he got drafted to the Houston Bulls and adapted the 'Horns Up' playstyle, which definitly meant for him to see his opponents like they were wearing red wings jerseys. Horns up and hit the target. In total Idaho managed to get 270 hits, and not just hits alone, he also contributed to 40 goals and 40 assists in 72 games, being just above a point per game player.  Despite his bad start he also ended up as a +47, showing Idaho was a great contribution to his team.

 

In the playoffs this continued, in 16 games he was good for 10 goals and 8 assists, being a positive +9 in the plus/minus ratio. With his 55 hits he also was above 3 hits per game. Unfortunately this was not enough for the Bulls to nail the title, making Idaho the first player of the OrbitingDeath Agency to not win a Founder's Cup since HOF player Remy LeBeau.

When looking at the positive attributes, we see that Idaho knows how to use his body and isn't afraid to use it, with 70 checking and 61 stre

ngth he does not shy away from physical play.

 

 

He also is a responsible defensive player, with 80 defensive rating he knows how to position himself well on the ice.

Perhaps one of his strongest attributes will be his scoring, Idaho is definitly a shoot first guy, despite him having 40 goals and 40 assists, Idaho really is not a guy that is looking for the pass. So it's likely that most of his assists are coming off rebounds from the goaltenders.

 

 

That automatically leaves passing as one of his worst stat points. He has not trained to pass and look for teammates, no matter how open his teammate is, Idaho will shoot first before passing even crossed his mind.

It will be interesting where this will land Idaho, as his hitting definitly impacts his icetime due to a lot of minutes in the penalty box.