[Red John]

Had a chance to scout Keegan Kanzig a bit tonight in Kelowna. Some notes:

-he's come a LONG way. wouldn't have noticed him much which is a good thing
-definitely not the liability on the ice he once was. he's not fast but his foot speed has improved
-makes up for lack of speed with great angles and positioning
-super long reach, broke up a few rushes with it
-definitely doesn't have much of an offensive mind but did get PP time, they tried using him in front of the net which is probably best as manning the point isn't a strength
-didn't see a huge amount of physicality from him although whats nice is other guys don't try to hit him on the forecheck...he is maturing as last 2 years he was just running around gooning it up
-very quietly effective...it probably helps that the Royals team as a whole is much stronger this year...but Kanzig is wearing an A this year and was a stabilizing presence back there

Small sample size obviously but if he keeps this up he may eventually make the NHL...its astonishing how much better he's gotten so quickly...he may be a bit of a late bloomer as guys his size often are but his development curve has spiked this offseason for sure.