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One-game Scouting Report for Zenon Konopka

By Kicks @Chrisboucher73
This one-game scouting report is from a January 24th game between the Ottawa Senators and the Phoenix Coyotes. At the time of the report, Zenon Konopka was an upcoming unrestricted free agent (2012-13). Konopka is a 6'0", 209 lbs center. He has developed into a face-off specialist with a willingness to fight. He had a career-high 4 goals during his rookie season, and averages just 0.61 shots per-game. His cap-hit during the 2011-12 season is $700,000.
REFERENCE POINTS
These averages have been calculated over hundreds of games and approximately 2000 individual scouting reports.
Average grade: 67
Average ratio: 2.03
Average risk/reward: 1.31
Average offensive-zone risk/reward: 0.30
Average defensive-zone risk/reward: 0.62
Average neutral-zone risk/reward: 0.30
OVERALL GRADE
Konopka had an overall grade of 71. He had an even traditional plus/minus and 2 shots on goal. His best work was done in the defensive-zone.

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WINS 12 WINS

EVENTS 17 EVENTS

GRADE 71 GRADE

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OVERALL RISK/REWARD RATING
Konopka had an overall ratio of 2 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He had an overall risk/reward rating of 0.74, and was involved in 2.21 events per-minute of ice-time. 

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POS 10 POS

NEG 5 NEG

RATIO 2.00 RATIO

MIN/G 6.79 MIN/G

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MINUTES 7 MINUTES

POS/MIN 1.47 POS/MIN

NEG/MIN 0.74 NEG/MIN

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EVENTS/ MIN 2.21 EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD 0.74 RISK/REWARD

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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING
Konopka had a disappointing o-zone ratio of 1 successful play for every 1 unsuccessful play. He produced 0.88 offensive-zone events per-minute of ice-time. He lost his only o-zone puck-battle and completed 1 of 2 pass-attempts. He was able to get both of his attempted shots on-net.

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OZ POS 3 OZ POS

OZ NEG 3 OZ NEG

RATIO 1.00 RATIO

MIN/G 6.79 MIN/G

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MINUTES 7 MINUTES

POS/MIN 0.44 POS/MIN

NEG/MIN 0.44 NEG/MIN

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EVENTS/ MIN 0.88 EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD 0.00 RISK/REWARD

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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING
Konopka had a defensive-zone ratio of 1.5 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He produced 0.74 events per-minute of ice-time, and had a d-zone risk/reward rating of 0.15. He recovered 2 d-zone loose-pucks, lost his only defensive-zone puck-battle and failed with his only attempt to dump the puck out of the defensive-zone.

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DZ POS 3 DZ POS

DZ NEG 2 DZ NEGak

RATIO 1.5 RATIO

MIN/G 6.79 MIN/G

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MINUTES 7 MINUTES

POS/MIN 0.44 POS/MIN

NEG/MIN 0.29 NEG/MIN

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EVENTS/ MIN 0.74 EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD 0.15 RISK/REWARD

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NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING
 Konopka had a neutral-zone ratio of 2 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful plays, and a risk/reward rating of 0.15. He completed 1 successful dump-in, and his only attempted pass. But failed to control the only pass directed at him.

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NZ POS 2 NZ POS

NZ NEG 1 NZ NEG

RATIO 2 RATIO

MIN/G 6.79 MIN/G

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MINUTES 7 MINUTES

POS/MIN 0.29 POS/MIN

NEG/MIN 0.15 NEG/MIN

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EV/ MIN 0.44 EV/ MIN

RISK/REWARD 0.15 RISK/REWARD

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POWERPLAY RISK/REWARD RATING
Konopka was used on the powerplay for his face-off prowess.  Outside of that he failed with his only powerplay event; an attempted deke in the offensive-zone.

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POS 0 POS

NEG 1

GAMES 0 GAMES

MIN/G 0.39 MIN/G

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MINUTES 0 MINUTES

POS/MIN 0.00 POS/MIN

NEG/MIN 2.56 NEG/MIN

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EVENTS/ MIN 2.56 EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD -2.56 RISK/REWARD

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Keep in mind this is only a 1-game report. As such, it should not be seen as an overall view of the player. Substantial events are necessary before we get a clear view of any players strengths or weaknesses.

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