Profile: Maximilian Kirbsson [1/2]

[Kirby 27]

 

NAME: Maximilian Kirbsson 

POSITION: Center

HEIGHT: 6 foot

WEIGHT: 195 lbs

BORN: Arboga, Sweden

SHOOTS: Left handed

 

Play style

 

Kirbsson is the ultimate playmaker. He is a team first player and does whatever it takes to play his team mates into space. He also has exceptional puck control.

 

Strengths

 

• His play making ability is without doubt his strongest asset. He has an eye for space and is likely to be an assist monster. Some players can be taught this skill but others are just born with it and Kirbsson is most definitely born with it. He once had a game in High School where he had seven assists. SEVEN! 

 

• He has brilliant puck control. It is very hard to get the puck off of him. It is almost like, at times, it is stuck to him by super glue! This allows him more time to pick out the correct pass, and open up the ice.

 

• His skating, although not his strongest weapon, is constantly getting better on a day to day basis. It may become a strength soon. He has been putting in a lot of work in the off season towards his skating and has stated that he simply wants to “get quicker” on the ice.

 

• His work rate and determination is without a doubt his biggest intangible. He is the first player on the ice and the last one to leave during practice. If he is not practicing with the team, then he is practicing alone. He never stops working on his game and this is the biggest asset to have. 

 

• Kirbsson is a great team player. He doesn’t care about his individual stats so much as the teams results. If his team is winning, he is happy. This is valuable for his team as they know he will always do what it takes for the team to get the right result.

 

Weaknesses

 

• Defensively he leaves a lot to be desired. It would seem at times that he only wants to focus on attacking and creating goals, that he forgets to defend his own one. This is something Kirbsson will have to work on if he wants to be successful in the professional game.

 

• His scoring is average, at best. Which is why, you guessed it, he rarely ever shoots. In order to become a two way center he will have to improve his scoring. When this we will happen we are not to sure but it’s definitely something in the pipeline.

 

• Kirbsson isn’t the most physical player and he is frequently outmuscled in one on ones. He needs to hit the gym but being only 18 years old, he should be able to do that with plenty of time!

 

• Kirbsson also needs to work on his face offs. This is key for any Center and simply put, he doesn’t win enough of them at the moment.

 

• His inexperience is currently seen as a weakness. This will inevitably become a strength when he gets game time but for now, it is certainly a weakness. He is liable to make mistakes along the way due to inexperience.

 

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Review:

Maximillian has to be one of the coolest names out there.

Pretty good pros you have there, and I'm sure as the career goes on those weaknesses will no longer be weaknesses.