Johnny Cari Rookie Profile [1/2]

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Goalie

Height: 6'3

Weight: 220

Nationality: American

 

Looking into the goalie side of the VHML Draft, here we see many different goalies of all different play styles. But when we look closely you see possible superstar like players in this draft, one of them being Johnny Cari. What does this kid got to be superstar potential? Let's find out...

 

Strengths

 

 

Reaction Time: When looking at Johnny's Strengths, the first thing that pops out about this guy is the fact that he has the most cat-like reflexes when it comes to detecting the puck on the go. With how fast he is to understanding the play at hand it's overall amazing to see him be able to capitalize the shot and block it. Definitely a high tier good.

 

Hand Speed: To complement his reaction time, Cari's hand speed is pretty good to combo with his identification abilities. Having a fast hand can make the difference between a successful save or a missed opportunity that ends up being a goal. So it's a very well bonus feature.

 

Work Ethic: Finally we come to a very big factor in Johnny's game which is... his work ethic. Yes folks, when it comes down to it the best thing you could ever have in a sport is a hard and willing drive towards getting better and wanting to improve your which something that Johnny has a huge amount of. Even when team practice is over, you can still catch him on the rink preparing himself for the next game.

 

 

 

 Now that we've touched upon Johnny Cari's Strengths, we now move on to the Weaknesses that he has...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weaknesses

 

 

Rebound Control: Yes while Johnny is good at getting the puck and stopping it, he's not very good at getting the puck when it bounces off of him. One of the main factors to being a good goalie is understanding what to do after the puck comes on the rebound, for if you have good IQ of the ice you'd know what to do in this situation. Sadly he lacks that IQ thus making his game a bit out of whack. 

 

Leadership: When it comes down to being a leader on the ice, Johnny does not fit the role at all (Even though goalies can't be captains) and is more of a quiet giant that likes to stay in his own world and focus on working. So if you came for a guy who likes to be invisible, then you've found him.

 

Style Control: In terms of style play the style Cari plays the most is as a Stand-up Goalie, A classic style that's been known since the beginning of hockey but is rarely played due to the popular Hybrid style. With this being known we also know that Cari isn't good at playing the stand-up style which is understandable due to stand up being a hard playstyle that has a powerful weakness, but still it's not a good idea to play something that you're not good at so if a style change comes in the future i won't be surprised. Overall it's not a good fit.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 15, 2018 by Donno100

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Review:

Great write-up! Nice to see a guy like you storm onto the scene and become a top prospect. It'll be intersting to see where you land in the draft.