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ONE DRAFT, THREE GOALIES

 

VHLM teams preparing for the draft

 

Hi Everyone,
New Sreportski back again with another weekly article in the Wroclaw Times as we follow Greg Eagles career in the VHL and VHLM. Today's article will focus on the upcoming VHLM draft, goalie scouting and the 3 top goalie prospects.

In my opinion goalies have always been the hardest position to evaluate and to scout for future potential. All around the world in hockey leagues the highest drafted goalie doesn't always end up being the best one down the road. Each scout and team have their own opinions on what makes a good goalie. Goalies also take the longest to develop then other positional players and hit their peaks much later on. This usually means that teams end up taking goalies late in the draft. The 3 goalies in our article today are hoping to upset those odds and all are hoping to be picked in the first round.

It will be interesting to see this year where the top 3 goalies will land and we have put together some information on them below.

 

 

Wrike Chernobyl

Wrike is expected to be the top drafted goalie in the VHLM draft

Wrike is predicted to be the first goalie taken off the board. Wrike has lightning-quik reflexes, great glove and a never-give-up attitude which is great for such a young goalie. At only 16 years old, he is making waves for himself. If there was one flaw to his game it would be that he is prone to over-correcting and putting himself in awkward situations. He also does not stand out in any one ability as he is average in all abilities across the board. The questions scouts have is will he end up being average throughout his career or will he be able to stand out in a group of great goalies. These bad habits though be easily be fixed with time and as he matures. Chenobyl definitely has the potential to be an elite VHL goaltender but has some more development ahead to reach his full potential. At the time of writing this article, Wrike is the most skilled goalie out of the 3 and has a bright future ahead of him.

 

 

Rayz Funk

Amazing potential and the predicted #2 goalie in the draft

Rayz is another great goalie prospect who has been wowing scouts. The prediction is that Rayz will be the second goalie taken on the board. Rayz is probably the most similar to Eagles as they both have excellent rebound control. Rayz is rated higher to Eagles due to Funk declaring for the draft earlier and having more time to show his skills to the scouts. Rayz does not seem to have a downside to his game as he is solid in all aspects with Rebound control and reaction time being his highest assets. On the downside, he can cost his team with bad penalties which is rare for a goalie. Rayz temper is high and is prone to slashing opposing players when they get in his crease. If Rayz can manage his discipline he may end up being the top goaltender to come out of this draft. Time will tell what the scouts think but we at the Wroclaw Times believe that he will be a great goalie of the future for any team that selects him.

Greg Eagles

Eagles putting in some work for the scouts

Our main goalie who we are following and a note to our readers that we may be a little bit bias with our Greg Eagles description here but at least we are up front about it! Greg has had a later start then the other 2 goalies as he just recently declared for the draft. Even in his short time he has been making waves around the league by being active and making sure he is showcasing his skills to visiting scouts. His top quality will be his rebound control and skating. He has had a solid junior and college career to date. Our prediction is that he will be the goalie that GM's would regret not taking earlier. He may not be quite there in skill compared to the other 2 goalies but his future potential seems to be the best out of the 3. What the scouts and gm's in the draft have to decide now is do they want skill right away or do they want a goalie that has the potential to be one of the best in a few seasons. For downside, Eagles does need to work on his glove hand but with the determination he has shown early,  you can be assured he will make sure his glove hand is solid.


The draft is to be held next Sunday and we here at Wroclaw Times are excited to see where these young gentleman will go. We will be rooting for Greg and hope he gets drafted high.

Until next time to our loyal readers!

New Sreportski

 

 

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Review

Solid article talking about the 3 main goalies for the draft. You put some color and pics in which makes it look nice and presentable instead of a big wall of text. Good stuff.