Reviewing King Kisslinger's Performance in the VHLE to Date.

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Is King Kisslinger good?

With the VHLE cutting two teams and going from 8 to 6, The VHLE feels like a super competitive league with some very competitive teams and some great players. These players are the next wave of VHL talent and they want to make their impact on the ice. King Kisslinger is one of those players. In 23 games played, King Kisslinger has 5 goals, and 8 assists for 13 points. It is not what he expected going in but what it does show is room for growth but also potential. King Kisslinger is struggling in the defensive aspect of his game and has a -6. All in all, King Kisslinger shows some areas where he will excel and some areas where he may need to grow before taking that next step to the big league.

 

Let's Talk about STRENGTHS

I like to bring up the strengths before the weaknesses because it is always nice to hear what you do well before all the things you don't do so well. In my honest opinion, King Kisslinger can be a true threat to teams with his scoring and playmaking ability. Yeah, his stat line isn't showing the full potential but he is on a team where he is not the first or second option and he still has 13 points. King Kisslinger is showing lots of versatility with his stat line, He can put the puck away, or dish it to the open teammate and make the play. He is not the point-per-game player but this is okay though. King Kisslinger can take the time of not being in the spotlight and work on other core strengths like leadership and defense. Kissinger's strengths are almost purely offensive as he is not very good defensively just yet. 

 

Let's Talk about Weakness...

We can get right into it and address one of King Kisslinger's biggest weaknesses and that would be defense. He sometimes looks lost out there, Often on the ice for when the goals are scored on us and it happens to be when the game is the most crucial. He is sitting at a -6 which I mean is not horrible but not amazing by any means. Kisslinger has been struggling with the defensive aspect of his game his whole career, He hasn't been able to take that next step and really advance his defensive play. He may need to work on something such as his backward skating or his poke checking, just something for it to be better. He has to be more focused when playing in his own zone and limit turnovers. even if he can just get the puck and pass it out it's much better than doing what he is doing now. 

 

Conclusion... 

I think King Kisslinger is still a top-end prospect who will honestly just get better and better each week. He has promise in every aspect of his game and with a little growth and effort, I believe he will take the next step to superstardom. 

 

500-something words I promise.