Luke Lily scouting report

[Retuperkele 21]

Luke Lily enters the upcoming VHLM draft with great excitement. One of our scouts have been keeping en eye on this guy for a bit, and here are his pros and cons, for those wondering

 

Pros:
Scoring
Lily definitely has a great selection of shots. Most importantly, his wristshot is just immaculate. It is accurate, deadly, and he has a very quick release - similar to Nathan Mackinnon from the Colorado Avalanche. His slapshot on the other hand is the complete opposite, but it is dangerous as well. His slapshot just might end up going to the stands or the net, you will never know before

 

Defending
Luke has a really keen eye for every players position on the ice. He can keep track of everyone and anticipate players intentions and movement, and adjust his positioning accordingly

 

Positioning
Like said before, his positioning is out of this world. It is just like he is going to position himself to the place that his opposing forward is going to position a second later. Luke is always one step ahead of his opponents

 

Strength
At 187centimeters ('6'11 for the americans) and 92 kilos (205pounds for americans) he is standing very tall and strong. Luke is very hard to get past by and he will run you over if he ever wants to do so

 

Cons:
Passing
Luke is the type of forward who likes to shoot rather than pass. His ambition to score is very clear and sometimes during attacks he does not spot a definite goal for his team if he would just pass the puck to other player. This does not come in handy especially on powerplay attacks.

 

Faceoffs
His reaction time is very off from time to time. He does suffer from ADD, so in faceoffs he is not the most reliable one to go with. Yes, he might end up getting the puck to his team somehow, but most of the time it will not be the case. 

 

Leadership
Luke is not a born leader. The mistakes he makes or his team makes are very costly to him, even if they are minor. 

 

Stickhandling
He is not very great from his hands, I will tell you that. Luke relies heavily on his positioning where he does not need to deke and dangle all over the place. Most of his giveaways happen in the opposing blueline, since he cannot keep the puck to himself. Most of the time Luke will slam the puck to the opposing end and skate past defenders.