Rookie Profile - Frans Eller [1/2]

[Ace 85]

 

Frans Eller is a dynamic offensive winger with the ability to make plays happen out of thin air. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of a cobbler and kindergarten teacher. He grew up with not much money, so every bit of success he’s earned so far in his hockey journey he’s had to fight tooth and nail for. He was placed on the Tier 3 team in his youth, the coaches labeled him as “too small” and “too soft”. After hours and hours, days after days in the garage of his father’s shop, shooting pucks and stickhandling pucks on the concrete floor, he honed his craft and became a lethal threat on the offensive side of the puck.

 

As of today, Eller is 5’11” 175lb and has probably filled out his frame as much as it will. This won’t make him a large player by today’s standards, but with the proper amount of elusiveness and creativity, it can certainly be successful in the VHL. He has some aspects to his game that are incredibly strong.

 

His vision on the ice is his greatest quality. He can see not just where his teammates and opposition are on the ice at the present, but his hockey sense leads him to understand where they will be seconds later before a play even materializes. His IQ is off the charts.

 

Eller has a sneaky backhand and snapshot. He can catch a goalie napping when they may expect a pass or a deke when Eller just fires it on goal and catches them by surprise. One of the most valuable tools in a VHL player’s pocket is a deceptive release and Eller has it.

 

He also has a tremendous understanding on where to be when you don’t have the puck on your stick. It doesn’t matter if you’re the greatest sniper in the world, winning 10-9 won’t be easy so you have to know where to position yourself to break up the play and to limit your opposition’s chances. Eller has a knack at supporting his defensemen and forcing the play wide to limit their offensive opportunities with excellent defensive awareness and positioning.

 

Scouts have expressed a wish for Eller to be stronger on the puck and on his skates. He can still be overpowered if he’s double teamed or just in a board battle with a much larger player. This isn’t something he can work on at this stage of his career, so this will be some adversity he will have to deal with for the remainder of his career.

 

Eller has a temper. He’s a competitive individual, so when he feels he’s been interfered with or the game isn’t going his way, he grows a little undisciplined. He also can be a bit of a sore winner with his celebrations and chirps. It’s not always the sign of a good leader, that’s for sure.

 

Eller has a drinking problem. He needs to get that into check before he gets himself into trouble off of the ice. He doesn’t believe it’s an issue either.

Edited June 13, 2019 by Ace

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Review:

 

It'll be worth resizing that picture a bit. I'm on a desktop and its a bit hard on the eyes. Cool picture though.

 

A basic stats block would be nice, but I see what you're doing with your formatting here and appreciate it. Could use a conclusion though.

 

On 6/12/2019 at 6:49 AM, Ace said:

His vision on the ice is his greatest quality. He can see not just where his teammates and opposition are on the ice at the present, but his hockey sense leads him to understand where they will be seconds later before a play even materializes. His IQ is off the charts.

 

 

On 6/12/2019 at 6:49 AM, Ace said:

He doesn’t believe it’s an issue either.

 

Yikes. Most players have a nose candy problem, lets see how this one plays out.

 

Solid profile, unique take, generally I like it. +1