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Scouting report - Uhtred Ragnarsson (double media)
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Uhtred Ragnarsson, also known as Uhtred The Bold, is a left handed center. He's known for his shot, as he lies in wait as his teammates dish him the puck. He's slippery, elusive, and able to find open spots on the ice while his teammates grab the attention. For a goal scorer, it's incredible how he avoids the attention of opposing players.
 
At 6'3, he's able to screen most goalies, and is effective up close with his shot both at even strength and at 5 on 5. His coaches have been working him into the penalty kill, both to win faceoffs and to play D, and he's been showing improvement in this area.
 
His skating is improving by the day. He has great straight line acceleration, and is developing an excellent ability to win out icings when necessary.
 
He's tough on faceoffs, and has a lot of strength to maintain the puck. He's a wizard in the offensive zone, able to transport the puck like a machine, generating a ton of safe zone exists and entries. He can enter the zone, dish off a pass, do a give and go, and then drive to the net to score with his wicked shot. He is one of the points per game leaders in his league, while being trusted by coaches thanks to his defensive responsibility. He doesn't fight, but uses his size effectively to hold onto the puck, strip the puck away from opposing players, to block shots, or to deliver a punishing check.

He plays a fairly mature game for his age, and the real test will be how he can develop moves to hide his sniping shot. Possibly to add in new techniques as well to give him a wrister or a nose for getting those "garbage" goals. 

 
His future role is likely as a #1 C, able to play a strong 2 way game, trusted in each zone, and possibly used on both the power play and the penalty kill. It's a lofty goal, but the sky is the limit for the native of Bebbanburg. 
 
Expected draft ranking – The S60 class is quite strong, and it’s not known yet where Uhtred will fall. Will he be a top 10 pick? A second rounder? It’s hard to say at this point. Uhtred is throwing a party in his castle at Bebbanburg as he awaits news of where he will be drafted.


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