Year-End Grades: Moline and Owsley

Max Moline: B

Max reminds me of former American captain Matt Schneider. Very tall, very skinny, works hard. Moline saw limited playing time at the start of the season but got more and more as injuries piled up. All those injuries sucked, but they did allow Max to develop a lot more than he normally would have. He stopped looking so awkward with the puck and gained confidence in his play.

He played 53 regular season games and in that time Max accumulated only 4 points--all assists. But it wasn't for a lack of trying or lack of work ethic. For someone so lanky he wasn't afraid to throw some checks either, but like Schneider, he's not the smoothest skater--those long legs take some work to get going. It will be interesting to see what kind of role he's put into next season. If he bulks up any I can see him being molded into a Jordan Messier/Neal Prokop type player.

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Drew Owsley: A

I'm so totally biased, but c'mon. Fifth in the league for goals against (2.77), 8th in save percentage (.912), 3rd in wins (all regular season stats). Statistically not the most spectacular of all the WHL goalies, but still damn good, especially for his size and especially considering how the team in front of him struggled with consistency all season.

Owsley has done well under the tutelage of Olie Kolzig. Drew may be small, but he's quick and agile. He's able, somehow, to make himself bigger in net and that glove hand...holy moley. He doesn't get easily rattled and gets better the more he plays.