Buffalo Scouting Reports

Marcus Foligno is a natural two-way forward ...he doesn't shy away from physical contact ...he has a good stride in his game ...he has a hard and an accurate shot ...he has quick and soft hands to work the puck around his stick ...he sees the ice well and can create scoring opportunities to his linemates ...he is rarely caught off his position ...he is rarely outplayed in the defensive zone ...he's the kind of kind you want in your locker room ...he will probably be career minor leaguer

He could play well together with:

Potential:horrible
Consistency:good
Loyalty:bad

Overview of current skills / projected:
Fighting       61 / 60
Shooting       70 / 70
Playmaking     76 / 78
Stickhandling  70 / 70
Checking       71 / 71
Positioning    61 / 62
Hitting        69 / 67
Skating        72 / 74
Endurance      78 / 76
Penalty        62 / 64
Faceoffs       65 / 64
Leadership     63 / 64
Strength       72 / 70

Scouted by: Craig Benning

Mikhail Grigorenko is a natural playmaker ...he doesn't shy away from physical contact ...he has fast feet to keep him going all night long ...he can release a hard accurate slapshot or a blazing wrister past the goalie ...he has good control of the puck with his excellent stickhandling ...he is a constant offensive threat and can create scoring opportunities and make wonderful plays whenever on ice ...he is constantly in the right place at the right time to prevent odd-man rushes ...he can slow down the opponents with his good checking ...he is a faceoff specialist ...come playoff time, he can be a valuable presence in the locker room and on the ice ...he could be a franchise player some day

He could play well together with:

Potential:excellent
Consistency:superb
Loyalty:superb

Overview of current skills / projected:
Fighting 30 / 97
Shooting 74 / 80
Playmaking 83 / 97
Stickhandling 81 / 88
Checking 64 / 66
Positioning 78 / 87
Hitting 58 / 65
Skating 79 / 86
Endurance 71 / 75
Penalty 90 / 91
Faceoffs 73 / 89
Leadership 59 / 92
Strength 58 / 63

Scouted by: Craig Benning

Zemgus Girgensons is a natural two-way forward ...he is not fond of physical play ...he has a good stride in his game ...he has a hard and an accurate shot ...he has lightining quick hands that can do miracles with the puck ...he sees the ice well and can create scoring opportunities to his linemates ...he is always perfectly positioned to handle the opponent and force turnovers ...he is good at faceoffs ...come playoff time, he can be a valuable presence in the locker room and on the ice ...he could be a core player in the future

He could play well together with:

Potential:good
Consistency:average
Loyalty:horrible

Overview of current skills / projected:
Fighting 44 / 96
Shooting 72 / 71
Playmaking 73 / 73
Stickhandling 83 / 95
Checking 57 / 57
Positioning 66 / 98
Hitting 55 / 57
Skating 68 / 71
Endurance 76 / 78
Penalty 76 / 75
Faceoffs 67 / 77
Leadership 62 / 62
Strength 61 / 61

Scouted by: Craig Benning

Martin Jones is a goalie ...he is very agile and athletic ...he moves well in the crease ...he has a very quick glove hand ...he is good with his stick and can use it to make opening passes ...he is very good with his blocker ...he makes very good saves using his pads ...he positions himself very good and leaves little chance for the shooter ...he rarely gives out bad rebounds ...come playoff time, he can be a valuable presence in the locker room and on the ice ...he could be a starting goalie some day

Potential:good
Consistency:average
Loyalty:abysmal

Overview of current skills / projected:
Fighting 25 / 76
Glove 74 / 72
Blocker 74 / 75
Stickhandling 74 / 72
Pads 75 / 75
Angles 74 / 75
Agility 74 / 73
Skating 74 / 74
Endurance 74 / 72
Penalty 77 / 78
Rebounds 75 / 73
Leadership 62 / 75
Strength 70 / 73

Scouted by: Craig Benning

Hudson Fasching is a natural power forward ...he is not fond of physical play ...he is good on his skates ...he has a good hard shot ...he can handle the puck when necessary ...he can slow down the opponents with his good checking ...he is good at faceoffs ...come playoff time, he can be a valuable presence in the locker room and on the ice ...he could be a core player in the future

He could play well together with:
Marcus Foligno

Potential:good
Consistency:poor
Loyalty:mediocre

Overview of current skills / projected:
Fighting 39 / 97
Shooting 60 / 59
Playmaking 58 / 57
Stickhandling 57 / 57
Checking 53 / 68
Positioning 51 / 57
Hitting 51 / 52
Skating 60 / 64
Endurance 62 / 71
Penalty 78 / 76
Faceoffs 51 / 74
Leadership 53 / 61
Strength 59 / 58

Scouted by: Craig Benning

Mirco Müller is a natural offensive defenseman ...he loves to throw punishing bodychecks ...he has a good stride in his game ...he has a good hard shot ...he has soft hands and can control the puck if needed ...he can make good plays at times ...he positions himself well on the ice and marks his men without much trouble ...he excels in both forechecking and backchecking to create frequent turnovers ...he could be a franchise player some day

He could play well together with:

Potential:very good
Consistency:very good
Loyalty:very good

Overview of current skills / projected:
Fighting 33 / 99
Shooting 49 / 61
Playmaking 50 / 60
Stickhandling 50 / 58
Checking 64 / 79
Positioning 63 / 74
Hitting 61 / 95
Skating 62 / 72
Endurance 55 / 77
Penalty 70 / 72
Faceoffs 59 / 59
Leadership 47 / 67
Strength 56 / 95

Scouted by: Craig Benning