Here are my thoughts on Ryan Tesink of the St. Louis Blues from May 25th, 2011.

RYAN TESINK

TEAM:           SAINT JOHN SEA DOGS (1)

LEAGUE:        QMJHL

POSITION:   LEFT WING

BORN:            MAY 21, 1993                     

HEIGHT:        6’0’’   

WEIGHT:       160 LBS.

SHOOTS:       LEFT  

NUMBER:       #19

2010-11 STATS:

	REGULAR SEASON	PLAYOFFS
GAMES PLAYED	59	19
GOALS	8	3
ASSISTS	27	2
POINTS	35	5
PLUS/MINUS	26	6
PIM	38
PPG	0
PTS/GAME	0.59	0.26
SHG	0
FO%

STRENGTHS:

1.  COMPETITIVENESS

2.  SKATING/SPEED

3.  HOCKEYSENSE

WEAKNESSES & AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT:

1.  LIMITED SIZE AND STRENGTH

2.  SOFT SHOTS AND PASSES

3.  PUCK PATIENCE

SKILL CATEGORY:

TWO WAY FORWARD

SCOUTING REPORT:

TESINK IS A HOMEGROWN TALENT AND ONE OF THE LESSER KNOWN SEA DOGS THAT SHOULD BE DRAFTED THIS YEAR. HE IS A GREAT SKATER WITH GOOD SPEED AND PROVIDES ENERGY ON EVERY SHIFT.

HE IS A SMART PLAYER WHO BACKCHECKS HARD AND IS NOT AFRAID TO MUCK IT IF PROVOKED. HE HAS A GREAT CYCLE GAME, GOOD VISION AND PLAYS HARD AT BOTH ENDS OF THE RINK.

HE HAS AN ACCURATE BUT WEAK SHOT AND HIS PASSES CAN BE SOFT AT TIMES. HE HAD A GOOD START TO THE YEAR BUT SLOWED TOWARDS THE END AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS HE PHYSICALLY MATURES. HE GETS THROWN AROUND BY BIGGER PLAYERS BUT RARELY MISSES A BEAT.

HE HAD A DECENT ROOKIE YEAR WITH LIMITED ICE TIME ON A STACKED SAINT JOHN TEAM SO I EXPECT BIGGER THINGS NEXT SEASON. MY GUESS WOULD TESINK BEING PICKED IN THE MIDDLE ROUNDS OF THE NHL DRAFT.

NHL POTENTIAL:

BOTTOM SIX DEPTH FORWARD

PLAYER COMPARISON:

POOR MANS JONATHAN TOEWS WITHOUT THE OFFENCE