On Landon Wolanin's Development

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What is Landon Wolanin?

 

The only natural winger on the Calgary Wranglers has had a difficult time maintaining consistent offensive output so far in his career, having several notable stretches without goals, and sometimes even points in general. He has played with some of the best in the game. He has trained as hard as possible, sitting as the 31st highest TPA forward in the VHL.  Spread over 16 teams, that leaves him as most team’s 2nd or 3rd best forward. If that is the case then he has truly disappointed expectations so far.

 

What is the goal for Landon Wolanin? Landon was meant to be digging in the corners, breaking up passes in transition and getting to the dirty areas to work for goals. He is not a sniper or a playmaker by any means and has never had a need to be a physical presence. He has always been able to rely on his superior stickwork, IQ and discipline. His skating has fallen behind a bit compared to his peers, and perhaps the play is simply moving around him too quickly now to be effective consistently. He has been focusing on his offensive technique specifically over the last few weeks, and his skating has fallen to the wayside.

 

Even STHS seems rather disappointed in Landon’s development. He was handed a 71 overall, the second lowest forward rating on the Wranglers, behind only the rookie Sax Justice. It sounds as though STHS would encourage Wolanin to round out his development sooner rather than later in order to be rewarded at a higher level.