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- Name: Bobby Sanguinetti
- Position: D
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 178 lbs
- Birthdate: 1988-02-29
- Eligible for Draft: 2006
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Lumberton, New Jersey
- Acquired: 1st round (21st overall) 2006 entry draft
- Playing In: CHL
Bobby Sanguinetti
Prospect Grade: 7.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: Leslie Treff
History
With outstanding skating and puck-handling abilities, Sanguinetti is a dynamic force on the blueline with equal skill in moving both north/south and east/west. Known as an offensive defenseman, Sanguinetti followed up a solid 2004-05 rookie season with a break-out sophomore year of 14 goals and 51 assists in 2005-06. However, Sanguinetti's 2006-07 season was less impressive in that he recorded fewer points and had one of the worst plus/minus rating on the OHL team. Traded to the highly talented OHL Brampton Battallion in the off-season, Sanguinetti has once again concentrated on his offensive play during the 2007-08 season. He is a leading scorer among defensemen in the league. However,Sanguinetti has also taken his positive AHL experience with him and become a much more solid player in his own zone this year.
Talent Analysis
Sanguinetti is blessed with offensive gifts and knows when to jump into the play for an offensive chance. He needs to focus more on the play in his own zone, playing smarter, stronger, and tougher in his own defensive end.
"Good skater with ... good agility and balance ... he makes hard accurate outlet passes, sees the ice well and is able to move the puck through traffic ... a big guy who is effective with his long reach[;] he uses the poke check to strip opponents ... will be more successful when he learns to use his size more." - NHL Central Scouting
Future
Sanguinetti has the potential to be a member of an NHL first defensive pairing. There is no question about his offensive abilities; it's his lack of strength and questionable toughness on defense that caused him to fall in the 2006 entry draft. His OHL play during 2006-07 did nothing to quell the doubts about Sanguinetti's ability to be solid in his own zone. He made giant leaps in this area when he spent time at the end of the 2006-07 season with the AHL. Sanguinetti became much more responsible in his own zone, lessons that he have been incorporated into his 2007-08 OHL play. The big defenseman still needs to work on becoming stronger physically and on the puck, but he has shown real growth in the area of his defensive play.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: April, 7th 2008
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