I don't know. skating always trumps stick handling to me
The whole thing is amazing.
I can't imagine being able to be so focused on the puck movement to get it cleanly through, not touch another puck with your stick, and oh by the way, have enough peripheral vision to avoid all the pucks with my feet.
- nails

True, but I break it down this way...

Take away the stick handling part. Could I skate among the pucks without touching one? Yes.

Take away the skating. Could I stick handle like that? NFW! I can barely manage to stick handle a simple square of four pucks 18" apart.

True, but I break it down this way...

Take away the stick handling part. Could I skate among the pucks without touching one? Yes.

Take away the skating. Could I stick handle like that? NFW! I can barely manage to stick handle a simple square of four pucks 18" apart.
- Scoob

Outside of Kane. I doubt theres even 3 more players in the NHL that can stickhandle like Patty. Not even Crosby. I would bet money on it.

Hell of a right cross! Nice Belly!!
- GOA88

I'm not surprised that bellemare won that fight. If you listen to what the pens fans said yesterday, lord farquad is a skill player called up to help the pp rather than a goon called up for one game to fight. I couldn't believe that horse poop.

Outside of Kane. I doubt theres even 3 more players in the NHL that can stickhandle like Patty. Not even Crosby. I would bet money on it.
- GOA88

Datsyuk.......

aaand I got nuthin after that.

Datsyuk.......

aaand I got nuthin after that.
- MBFlyerfan

MATT HENDRICKS

True, but I break it down this way...

Take away the stick handling part. Could I skate among the pucks without touching one? Yes.

Take away the skating. Could I stick handle like that? NFW! I can barely manage to stick handle a simple square of four pucks 18" apart.
- Scoob

the face off dot takes me down brother

http://www.cbssports.com/...rease-clearing-defenseman

On the decline of crease clearing shot blocking Dmen

Datsyuk.......

aaand I got nuthin after that.
- MBFlyerfan

That could be close.... but I dont think he could keep up with the speed of Kane. Thats says alot about Kane in that regard.

the face off dot takes me down brother
- nails

I can skate, I can actually skate backwards and do a crossover and everything. Put a puck still on the ice and I can launch a pretty good slapshot.

I cant stickhandle for poop. I guess that is why they always stick me on defense.

the most impressive part....he never kicks a puck
- nails

Fake, fake, so franking fake.

Outside of Kane. I doubt theres even 3 more players in the NHL that can stickhandle like Patty. Not even Crosby. I would bet money on it.
- GOA88

Yeah, Crosby doesn't have those Kovalev circus mitts.

Jurco's got 'em tho... that dude's nuts.

Fake, fake, so franking fake.
- twotoekenn

I thought so as well.
But if you wait until the VERY end, when he throws the puck, he kicks one with his left foot.
I'm still not 100% positive all those pucks are real. You can almost see a pattern to their placement.
but again, he does actual kick on at the end of the clip.

Hey let's rehash the Rinaldo hit again. I don't think it has been given enough attention.
- funmaster18

go over to the pens blob....that guy managed to work it into why malkin and crosby aren't participating the in asg.....great stuff

Datsyuk.......

aaand I got nuthin after that.
- MBFlyerfan

Oshie?

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24981849/the-decline-of-the-shot-blocking-crease-clearing-defenseman

On the decline of crease clearing shot blocking Dmen
- Just5

Decent article, don't agree with all of it, but mostly well written.

Oshie?
- wolfhounds

Nahh

Yeah, Crosby doesn't have those Kovalev circus mitts.

Jurco's got 'em tho... that dude's nuts.
- Tomahawk

Claude Giroux has some pretty dirty hands but he would look pedestrian next to Kane.

Not fake in the beginning of the vid.



In fact, I'm not sure any of it is fake.

I can skate, I can actually skate backwards and do a crossover and everything. Put a puck still on the ice and I can launch a pretty good slapshot.

I cant stickhandle for poop. I guess that is why they always stick me on defense.

- MBFlyerfan

I'm a pest, so I don't really need to stickhandle.

Nahh
- GOA88

Damn it. You respect my suggestion!

Not fake in the beginning of the vid.



In fact, I'm not sure any of it is fake.
- wolfhounds

I think some of those pucks were edited in after the fact.

For me he's among many I'd like via the draft.

Check out Timo Meier of the Halifax Mooseheads would be a nice add if they can snag more picks
- ob18

I guess right now is it safe to say that McDavid and Eichel have a chance to be generational talents, while about another 10 or so players have a chance to be terrific players at the NHL level?

I'm not surprised that bellemare won that fight. If you listen to what the pens fans said yesterday, lord farquad is a skill player called up to help the pp rather than a goon called up for one game to fight. I couldn't believe that horse poop.
- Hextall271

i still laugh every time i read those two words together

Decent article, don't agree with all of it, but mostly well written.
- MJL

I like what Rask has to say. Stay in your lane. I like when they block the shots that are off their shins, but don't put your stick out and try to deflect a shot unless you are right at the point of the shot. Ill never understand defenseman who try to deflect shots with their sticks close to the net. It drives me insane. Especially when those shot end up in our own net like they seem to do so often last season.