Here Comes the Boom- Evgeni Komarov Rookie Profile

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Evgeni Komarov much like everyone in his family prides himself on being an elite shut down, and physical player. In his rookie VHLM season he amassed, 135PIMs which had him tied for 2nd place, 106 shots blocked good for 10th, and 242 hits good for 4th. All this well being new to the league. It shows the type of player he plans to be for the rest of his career.

 

Pros of Evgeni Komarov

 

Checking - He hits like a truck, hes strong on the puck and body leaving bruises. Its very apparent he loves to hit when you look at his total in his rookie season an he is still growing as a player into his body and will only get better. He is very sneeky, when it comes to getting up on opponents due to his size he can almost be invisible till hes up in your face with a crushing hit.

 

Defense - In his own zone for a young kid, hes very talented and only learning. Hes gotta keep improving as he jumps to the bigs but for a young raw talent he looks really good. This will be a strength though his entire career as he solidifies himself as a PK specialist. 

 

Fighting - He will drop the gloves and scrap with anyone. His lack of backing down is a huge reason why teams were ringing the phone to aquire him when Vegas decided to sell. Hes a tough customer who doesnt make it easy to take advantage of the teams stars. Pound for pound there is not much tougher customers clocking in at only 5 foot 8 he reminds us of Tie Domi if he played defense.

 

Cons of Evgeni Komarov

 

Offense - He had a decent year in the VHLM offensively, but that is not a sign of things to come. He is an old school defensice defender. He lets his own zone play dictate the game. Dont expect this to change all that much as his career furthers. He likely will see an uptick im assists as he adds abit to his passing game allowing him to play a bigger role in the VHL, but will never been an offensive star. 

 

Disipline - One downfall of his style of hockey is the penalties he takes, if your a team that is awful on the PK may not be worth your time. He will be an assest on the PK when hes not in the box though. He will most certianly need to work on this abit, but do not expect him to win the VHL version of a lady Byng. 

 

Size - Evgeni Komarov plays like he is Sergei who checked in at 6 foot 8, but the reality is he clocks in at 5 foot 8. He is a very scrappy player and not afraid of anyone. However his size often can leave him overwhelmed against bigger opponents. He wont let that get to him, as he continues to build his strength and skating ability to make him a very effective defender.