The answer is clear - it's the same player whose fan boys refuses to acknowledge any of his flaws.
The player who poses the greatest liability in giving up odd man rushes.
He's the 1 dman who will give up the most 2 on 1's that originate from turnovers at the oppositions blue line because he doesn't have the ability to MATCH (I said match, not beat) the speed of opposing teams forwards.
It's time we take off our russian tinted glasses and say all together ''Andrei Markov''
Desharnais is not a slow skater. Heck... in fact, guys like Eller and Galchenyuk are not faster than him.
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I voted White but Markov sure isn't a speedster. He never was one to be honest. I think he does look slower this year but it's mainly observable when he needs to make a pivot. What's the English word for "pivot"?
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@ginu
You really think that, among the 6 choices, Desharnais is the slowest?!
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Desharnais is not a slow skater. Heck... in fact, guys like Eller and Galchenyuk are not faster than him.
EDIT:
@ginu
You really think that, among the 6 choices, Desharnais is the slowest?!
Ginu hasn't posted in this thread? Unless I'm missing something here. And Eller beat DD in the speed skating part of the skills comp last year.Not sure about Galchenyuk, his acceleration isn't anything fantastic (neither is DD's) but when he gets going, he can be pretty fast. Not sure who would win in a flat out race between both.
Ginu hasn't posted in this thread? Unless I'm missing something here. And Eller beat DD in the speed skating part of the skills comp last year.Not sure about Galchenyuk, his acceleration isn't anything fantastic (neither is DD's) but when he gets going, he can be pretty fast. Not sure who would win in a flat out race between both.
Ginu hasn't posted in this thread? Unless I'm missing something here. And Eller beat DD in the speed skating part of the skills comp last year.Not sure about Galchenyuk, his acceleration isn't anything fantastic (neither is DD's) but when he gets going, he can be pretty fast. Not sure who would win in a flat out race between both.
And the year before DD beat him no? Legit question here: I am not sure. Both players are similar in terms of speed imo.
I actually have no idea either. Was DD up on the team for the skills comp that year? Legit question is legit.
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I don't think eller participated in it that year.
Yep, you are right: no Eller in the 2011 competition.
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Originally Posted by serge039
there was a fastest skater competition it was the first part.
Results
David Desharnais 14.65 sec
Tom Pyatt 14.42 sec
Max Pacioretty 14.26 sec
P.K. Subban 14.72 sec
That said, “pure speed” is not the same thing than “speed in control of the puck”. In control of the puck, I do think that Galchenyuk, Desharnais and Eller have similar speed. Without the puck... I am not sure!
The answer is clear - it's the same player whose fan boys refuses to acknowledge any of his flaws.
The player who poses the greatest liability in giving up odd man rushes.
He's the 1 dman who will give up the most 2 on 1's that originate from turnovers at the oppositions blue line because he doesn't have the ability to MATCH (I said match, not beat) the speed of opposing teams forwards.
It's time we take off our russian tinted glasses and say all together ''Andrei Markov''
There seems to be a contradiction in this paragraph. Generally, if you've caused a 2-on-1 at your blueline because of a turnover, it's because you made a poor defensive play - not because you lost a footrace. The footrace typically occurs after you've turned the puck over and are trying to recover. And Markov, I would say, doesn't make a large amount of turnovers or bad plays at the blueline. However, they are certainly amplified when he does because he can't get back as quickly as someone like Subban or Diaz might be able to.
