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Ben Green Rookie Report

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Questions surround the freshly signed wing from the VHLM known as Ben Green. Among these questions, one is ringing throughout all of the VHL, why now? Last year at this time, Ben Green refused to sign with the team that drafted him, the Seattle Bears, despite reports that Green had no issues with the management or players in Seattle. One thing is for sure though, Ben Green has a high ceiling and a load of talent.

Strengths

Ben Green is set to be a great scorer at any level of hockey. When he emerged on the scene in Ottawa in season fifty five, Green lead the team in shooting percentage and in just 26 games racked up 21 points. Among these points were 10 goals. While he did slump in season fifty six when it comes to goals and shooting percentage, Green remained a valuable asset. When asked about his decline in production, Green went on to say he was just at a certain point in his career in which he didn’t know whether or not playing hockey professionally was for him. However this off-season has proven to jolt life back into Green’s game. He was seen playing pick up games and absolutely shredding the competition. His scoring is light years better, and he seems to have improved in his skating ability, which is sure to improve his positioning when attacking the net.

Another strong-point for Green’s game is his passing. While still raw, his skills moving the puck are above average in terms of his current competition. While he will have to improve his passing skills as he moves up into the VHL, there is no doubt that he is fully capable of doing so. 11 of his 21 points in season 55 came off of assists and its clear that while Green is destined to be a great scorer, his passing will be a force to be reckoned with.

Puck Handling is a tool used by great scorers throughout history to get a slightly better look at the net, giving them the edge over other scorers that may not have been as effective handling the puck. While Green had decent puck handling in the past, it appears as though he has spent a lot of time working and improving his puck handling. This along with his much improved skating and passing will only bolster the incredible scoring ability he possesses as time goes on.

Weaknesses

We mentioned questions earlier. One big one is Green’s ability to adapt in penalty kills. He is certainly not one to step in and win a clutch face-off, and in turn could result in opponents winning the face-off in a power play situation. The lack of skill in the face-off department is a bigger deal than most would immediately think because of situations like these.

Green also seems to be more of a follower than a leader. When on the ice, former teammates have complained that Green is not only a follower, but likely is unable to lead when called on. If true, this is potentially a red flag when it comes to team chemistry, but doesn’t really effect the ice time Green can produce when playing his role.

Among all of his flaws, Green’s defense is capable of hurting his team while he remains on the ice. Sure, in many cases Green can make up for his defensive mistakes with counter attacks and aggressiveness on the offensive end, but the fact of the matter is, Green just doesn’t transition defensively as well as he should.

Overall, Green has potential to be a great player and teammate. He’s a great guy and a better scorer, however critics would like to see his defense and ability to lead improve as time goes on.

Edited October 6, 2017 by bgreene21

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YOU BEAST.

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Great work! Glad to see you back and active! 

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Cologne got a nice add via FA. Best of luck with the career.

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Review:

Great write-up, and a solid RP all together. Ben Green should be a solid VHLer.

All I'd really fix here is maybe space out the weaknesses from the strengths, because it just looks like a wall of text at first.