As part of the build-up to the first-round playoff series between the Capitals and the Rangers, Japers’ Rink will be looking at some of New York’s important but perhaps lesser-known players…
Adam Fox
#23 | Defense
Height: 5’11” | Weight: 185 | Born: February 7, 1998
Birthplace: Jericho, New York | Acquired: Traded by Carolina for NY Rangers’ 2nd-round pick in 2019 NHL Draft and a conditional pick in 2020 NHL Draft, April 30, 2019.
Scouting Report (via CapFriendly):
- Elite thinker
- Spatial awareness – read/react – seeing plays developing before opponents get set to defend – outsmarting forwards around his net
- Calculating
- Doesn’t play the game with high end pace but makes plays in all three zones
- Exceptional on the power-play.