Edgar Tannahill Rookie Profile [1/2]

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CAN HE DO MORE THEN SCORE? 

EDGAR TANNAHILL ROOKIE PROFILE

 

Name: Edgar Tannahill

Position: LW

Current Team: Saskatoon Wild

Age: 23

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 200 lbs.

Birthplace: CAN

 

Edgar Tannahill is a twenty-three year old from the small town of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Played junior hockey for his home town Owen Sound Attack for 4 years before turning pro at 20 and spending the last 3 years jumping around a few European leagues before being persuaded to give the VHL a chance by former player, agent and GM Greg Harbinson who is from the same small town. Tannahill signed a one season deal with the Saskatoon Wild to get accustom to the VHL style of play before entering the S66 VHL Entry Draft.

 

“I wouldn’t have come out of retirement if I didn’t think this kid had the right stuff to be a great VHLer. It might take him a few more seasons than I use to but I think he will get there in time.” - Greg Harbinson

 

Scouting report

Tannahill is a scorer plain and simple. He has put the puck in the next at every level he has played at but what has held him from being the best version of himself is his lack of defensive play and his poor passing ability. You can see growth but hasn’t had a great season in his first season in the VHLM with the Wild.  

 

 

Strengths 

Skating: The biggest thing in the newer style of hockey is the ability to skate and Tannahill at 6’2 is a strong skater, flying up and down the wings with great speed and acceleration. Being able to create separation to find room to get off his great shot. You cannot give him space or he will fly by and around you before you blink. 

 

Shot: This is Tannahill’s biggest strength, you give him any room he has the ability to put the puck wherever the goalie isn’t. He gets it off very quickly with precise accuracy. A goal scorer is every sense of the word. He will make your goalie look bad with all the variations he has with his shot. This season he only scored 17 goals but in very limited ice-time for most of the season.

 

Puck handing: To go a long with his great shot he has very soft hand the puck is on his stick. He is a one man wrecking crew and can make a lot of defensemen look silly if has them one on one in open space. It is very difficult to get the puck off his stick if he gets a hold of it. It can even be difficult for his own teammates to get the puck from him. 

 

 

Weakness

Passing: As good Tannahill can be with the puck on his stick he has trouble giving it up to his teammates. He is a lone ranger out there some times and doesn’t use his teammates to create space for himself. Which can lead to a lot of turnovers when teams use double teams on him.

If he could ever figure out how to share the puck he would a way better player. 

 

Defence: This is the biggest flaw for Tannahill and he will need to be corrected if he want to reach all-star status. He just isn’t good without the puck, he has improved throughout his rookie season in the VHLM but he is a liability in the defensive zone. It’s one of the biggest reasons he hasn’t found a permitted home yet in his pro career. He will need to improve this part of his game the most if he want to stick in the VHL. 

 

Leadership/Being a Teammate: Tannahill has always had trouble be a leader in the dressing room, he has never been seen a good teammate. He comes to the rink puts in his work and doesn’t interact with his teammates. It causes rifts with him and his team usually leading to a heated conversation with either the head coach or management. Even early this season he asked to be traded from Saskatoon over an ice-time issue and got into fights with teammates because of his selfish behaviour. He will need to fix that if he want to make it at the next level.  

 

Summary

Edgar Tannahill will be a later round pick and has a lot of things to work on but his potential is there and is high. If he can put some of his off-ice issues to the side and put in more work with his play away with the puck, his offensive skills are good enough to be a top flight winger in the VHL but he will have to go to the right situation to bring all the potential to the surface. He has the right agent behind him so really skies the limit for him.

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