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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think that's pretty accurate ...
Plus I don't fall into the camp that suggests all tall players have to be physical. Doesn't work that way. You couldn't make Mark Jankowski mean if you murdered his whole family.
But he needs to be more positionally aggressive. He can't enter support positions on the wall late or on the wrong side. He can't yield shoulder position to a forward in his own zone in the corner.
Those things drive coaches nuts, and he's guilty often.
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Ruzicka isnt just tall though, he is a big boy sitting somewhere around 220 lbs.
When you are that big, you use your size to your advantage unless you are so well skilled in other areas of the game it doesnt matter....he is not that.
And its not about being mean or even overly physical, its about positiong as you say, and he so often could help himself out by being on the right side of things where his body makes it harder for the defender to even engage in a battle never mind win one. Yet he repeatedly just....doesnt play that way.
Its frustrating to watch because at times it sure looks like thereis a lot of good with him that goes bt the wayside because he plays "small" (for lack of a better way to put it).
Hope he figures it out though because there is a world of opportunity on this team if he does.