Scotty BigShotty Rookie Profile [1/2]

[FerdaJets 23]

Scotty BigShotty

 

Position: C

Age: 18

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 195

Hometown: Calgary, Alberta

Comparison: Mark Scheifele

 

Scotty is a dynamic centreman who has a knack for scoring, while also doing his best to remain defensively responsible. Starting as a 16 year old with the WHL's Victoria Royals, he had a rough first half of the season, but picked up his game in the latter half of the year and continued strong into his draft year. This past season he had a respectable 50 goal and 75 point season, raising his draft stocks dramatically. 

 

Strengths

 

Scoring - As shown in his last WHL year with his 40 goals, Scotty excels at driving open lanes and capitalizing on scoring opportunities. He has a lethal wrister from around the faceoff circles, and if you give him any room he will create a high danger chance. He also doesn't shy away from going to the hard areas around the net to score a greasy one every once in a while. Teams generally try to key on him, which opens up his linemates for opportunities.

 

Puck Handling - Scotty is an excellent puck handler, and once he gets control its extremely hard to wrestle it off him. He is extremely strong on his stick, and uses that strength to keep the puck during battles down low and then cycle the puck back up to his teammates. He's also not afraid of breaking out the dangles to make a defender/goalie look silly. 

 

Defensive IQ - On top of being a prolific scorer, Scotty prides himself on his defensive responsibility. He always makes an effort to be the first forward back on the backcheck to try and limit odd man rushes as much as possible. He is great at using his strength on his stick to create turnovers in the defensive zone to start moving the puck back up the ice, and is always looking to make the smart play. He is fairly risk averse when it comes to the breakout, and will usually go for the smart pass or up off the glass rather than trying to force things up the middle.    

 

Weaknesses

 

Fighting -  While Scotty is rather strong on the puck, he is definitely not a fighter. He doesn't mind mixing things up a bit in scrums, but if anyone challenges him to a serious fight he will back down. Not worth the risk of breaking his knuckles while getting his ass beat. 

 

Checking - One area Scotty definitely needs to work on is his checking. If he is to succeed in the VHLM, he will have to leverage his size and strength in order to create turnovers, rather than his stick. He has in the past put himself in vulnerable positions while receiving hits as well, and in a league playing against men he will be at a greater risk to get hurt, and will need to learn to position himself better to avoid injury. 

 

Leadership - Scotty is a rather shy guy when it comes to group settings, and doesn't really speak up a ton during group meetings. He'd would rather lead by example on the ice than with his voice. As he ages and grows into his role as a pro player, he will need to come out of his shell and show some personality in order to be more successful in the league. 

 

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Review:

 

On 4/18/2019 at 10:36 AM, FerdaJets said:

Comparison: Mark Scheifele

 

 You don't see these often on profiles, neat little detail

 

On 4/18/2019 at 10:36 AM, FerdaJets said:

On top of being a prolific scorer,

 

I like that word.

 

Maybe add a summary at the end, but otherwise really well done here.