Team: Russia U18
League: MHL
Position: C
Born: 27th June 1998
Height: 6.1
Weight: 174
Draft eligible for NHL Draft 2016
Draft eligible for NHL Draft 2016
| Size/Strength | Good |
Skating
|
Average
|
Shot/Scoring
|
Average
|
Puckhandling
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Good
|
Physical Play
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Average
|
Offensive Play
|
Good
|
| Defensive Play | Good |
Hockey Sense
|
Excellent
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Competitiveness
|
Good
|
Strengths
1. Hockey IQ
2. Calmed play
3. Two-way game
Area’s For Improvement
1. Could produce more offence
2. Skating acceleration
3. Eliminate Penalties from his game
Scouting Report:
A very intelligent forward who plays an effective game in all three zones. Uses his great understanding of the game to make plays. Plays a very calm game and never panics, not even when he is under pressure. Each of his plays are well thought. Although he is not very big, he is really hard to knock off the puck as he protects the puck very well. Shows a good neutral zone game as he cuts passing lanes effectively and prevents the opponent team from fast counter attacks. Rubtsov is not a pure offensive weapon and therefore could create more scoring chances and also needs to work on his skating acceleration. All in all, Rubtsov is a highly intelligent two-way forward who works effectively in all three zones and is a plus for each team which has him in the lineup.
NHL Potential: Two-way forward, who shows a matured understanding of the game.
Style compares to: Ryan O'Reilly
