If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played hockey: goalie, rated 89

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a hockey player: scouting report

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart would play goalie, and he would be the prodigy of the position. He was touring the courts of Europe as a small child and wrote his first symphony at eight, and the defining trait of his genius was how quickly he processed what he heard. At fourteen he famously wrote down Allegri's Miserere from memory after hearing it in the Sistine Chapel. A goalie with that kind of recall remembers every shooter's habits and reads the release before the puck leaves the stick.

Skating is the best thing on his card, and goaltending sits just behind it. Mozart loved to dance and attended the masked balls of Vienna, and his music is all balance, poise and perfect timing, so his crease movement would be fluid: quick shuffles, clean recoveries and no wasted motion. His passing grade is excellent too, which means he plays the puck like a composer arranging parts, setting up his defensemen with crisp outlets. He wrote more than six hundred works across nearly every form, from The Marriage of Figaro to The Magic Flute, and that range shows in how he handles every kind of shot.

Shooting is the weak spot, which matters little for a goalie. Center is a strong second spot thanks to his vision, and defenseman follows. He was a keen billiards player as well, so he understands angles better than most. Draft him as a starting goalie in the early rounds and build around him with puck moving defensemen who can turn his outlets into rushes.

Plays like A prodigy in the crease with flawless movement and perfect reads

Put Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in your lineup

8 rolls, a starting six and a bench, 82 games. Can you go 82-0? Free, no account.