guitaraholic said:
Any followers of Jr hockey that have had a chance to see Alexei Shkotov, Konstantin Zakharov and Tomas Troliga and care to offer their thoughts on their potential, comparisons to other players, strengths and weaknesses, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
thx
Troliga's an interesting character in my opinion.
First of all, he's a tall player, and although I'm not particularly sure of his weight, he looks fairly lanky out on the ice. For a player his size, though, he doesn't use his body much at all, and is probably one of the first WHLers to record over 100 PIM in hooking penalties alone.
That said, Troliga has a fairly soft set of hands. He can dazzle with the puck in the oppositions end, although often tries to make one move too many, and is unable to get a shot off.
Defensively, Troliga is mediocre. He's not someone that'll be counted on in a tight defensive game to shut down an opposing center.
Personally, I'd much rather have seen more offense out of Troliga this season, but he's still an intruiging prospect.