Tavish DEGROOT Prospect Scouting Report

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Tavish Finnegan DeGroot 
Defender, San Diego Marlins #1

6'2", 238 lbs

 

Tavish DeGroot is an interesting case when considering the prospects entering the VHL in the next entry draft. By pure skill and effort levels, DeGroot easily lands himself within at least the top three picks in the competitive draft class. Following the chaos at the season 81 draft, however, which showed a free fall of consensus #1 picks Nino Peace and #2 Hardhat Mold, the young man can truly see himself go anywhere in the league on draft day. When watching him play with San Diego for season 81, please digest this list of pros and cons.

 

PROS:
Strength. Tavish is a big boy, and his large stature helps him dominate the net front for his goaler. His checks hit harder, and his shots come faster.

Hockey IQ: Excellent positioning in the defensive end, was an essential player against Ottawa in the founds cup finals last season, playing a shut down role against their top line. He is very patient, and is great at forcing opponents to the outside. This could become a problem in the major leagues - where players are more decisive, and the plays happen quicker. In the offensive zone, he is use to being a quarterback on a lethal powerplay. Excellent shot selection combined with his power creates a dangerous one timer from the point. Yukon's players were still getting used to the speed of DeGroot's plays, so with a full training camp in San Diego the team should come out the gates more comfortable with their new QB.

CONS:

Vision. Although a key asset for most teams powerplay quarterback, Tavish DeGroot has a unique disadvantage that is limiting him from being the reincarnation of Condor Adrienne: he's a cyclops. When he was seven years old, he opened a cursed book that haunted his eyeball, but a friendly wizard was able to remove the eye. His eyeball, known as Monoculus, is known to visit hockey arenas every Halloween searching for revenge on DeGroot. So an evil eyeball may nuke your entire roster if you draft DeGroot.
Off Ice Problems. DeGroot is a raging alcoholic. He is very rarely sober, and it is rumored that he requires to be at least ten drinks deep before a hockey game to reach his true power. This problem turns any locker room he is in to a powder keg. He has a massive ego, and refuses to acknowledge any mistakes (if he makes one in a game). Scouts watching practices believe he is truly uncoachable, but we've seen many players in the VHL have issues with their coaches and still succeed on the ice.