The official I shoot harder than Spacek thread

[danyhabsfan]

Id like to know if anybody went to do the hardest slapshot contest.

(Méchante garnotte)


I just came back from there and got an 85 mph slapshot.

[Erik Cole 72]

My shot was 82mph when i was 17, im sure its a lot harder than Spacek's now.

[Clumsyhab]

Why are you guys referring to Spacek? If there's a Hab that you guys can shoot harder, it's definitely Hal Gill. I don't get how a 6'7" guy cannot even shoot 85+mph when MAB can shoot 100+mph at 5'9".

[Coldplay]

That's what...he...said?

[Habs10Habs]

Originally Posted by Clumsyhab

Why are you guys referring to Spacek? If there's a Hab that you guys can shoot harder, it's definitely Hal Gill. I don't get how a 6'7" guy cannot even shoot 85+mph when MAB can shoot 100+mph at 5'9".

Agreed, Spacek probably has the hardest shot on the team. Too bad he rarely hits the net though.

[Patrice Brisebois]

Spacek's shot has really gone down hill. In his prime he definitely had one of the hardest shots in the league

[Coldplay]

Originally Posted by Habs10Habs

Agreed, Spacek probably has the hardest shot on the team. Too bad he rarely hits the net though.

Spacek's shot also gets blocked way too often. I swear, it seems like every time he tees it up out there it's blocked by the winger or just misses completely.

What's the point of a hard shot if you're not going to use it?

[Hawkguy]

Spacek's shot is pretty hard. Very few people here could probably shoot harder, on skates, than Spacek.

How hard the shot is, of course, has nothing to do with how often it hits the net.

[Gally94]

Originally Posted by Coldplay

Spacek's shot also gets blocked way too often. I swear, it seems like every time he tees it up out there it's blocked by the winger or just misses completely.

What's the point of a hard shot if you're not going to use it?

The best example is Gorges, not the hardest shot but rarely gets blocked and always gets an effective shot through the D...i love the man!

I just came out with those "nicknames" or wtv they are called : OMG (Oh my Gorges) or Oh my josh..don't hate me i'm studying for my accounting exam and i'm bored haha.

[Jigger77]

Sure you can shoot harder than an NHL player.

Now do it in an NHL game situation and get it through to the net.

[KristoLeblanc*]

Originally Posted by Habs10Habs

Agreed, Spacek probably has the hardest shot on the team. Too bad he rarely hits the net though.

I'm 100% confident that AK46's slapshot is harder than Spacek. Everytime AK rip a slapshot, I can't see the puck on TV.

[Habs10Habs]

Originally Posted by KristoLeblanc

I'm 100% confident that AK46's slapshot is harder than Spacek. Everytime AK rip a slapshot, I can't see the puck on TV.

You may be right, but I've seen Spacek unleash some rockets from the point. Not quite in MAB's league, but still pretty powerful.

[Belso]

Originally Posted by Habs10Habs

You may be right, but I've seen Spacek unleash some rockets from the point. Not quite in MAB's league, but still pretty powerful.

I agree.. I've seen him hit people in the face pretty hard.. He had a rocket of a shot. I have not watched too many full games attentively this season so it's hard for me to judge him at thins point...

[WhiskeySeven]

How about Hamrlik's shot? Off-target by miles, softer than butter, kills the play AND leads to an opposing odd-man rush.

You can't buy that sort of quality for anything lower than 5.5m a year.

[Erik Cole 72]

Thats why i like Schneider, he always got the shot through. Even if he shot a little wide to play the rebound off the end boards. Its not all about power.

[KristoLeblanc*]

Originally Posted by Supertramp

How about Hamrlik's shot? Off-target by miles, softer than butter, kills the play AND leads to an opposing odd-man rush.

You can't buy that sort of quality for anything lower than 5.5m a year.

True.

And he used to be a very good point shot player....in the mid 90's, a while ago.

[ThaDevilGirl]

If someone has a weak slapshot on the Habs it's Gomez, not Spacek.

[Mister Potato]

I think you should compare the accuracy of your shot with Spacek's and we all here can win.

[Joey]

Originally Posted by Clumsyhab

Hal Gill. I don't get how a 6'7" guy cannot even shoot 85+mph when MAB can shoot 100+mph at 5'9".

You do know that HEIGHT has nothing to do with SHOT MECHANICS or PROPER PRACTICE?

[Stjonnypopo]

Originally Posted by Joey

You do know that HEIGHT has nothing to do with SHOT MECHANICS or PROPER PRACTICE?

A player holding a stick is essentially a second class lever. The fulcrum is the player's shoulder and the force applied is their low hand. A taller player would have an advantage, it's just physics. You think it's just a coincidence that Chara has the hardest shot in the league?

[Hackett]

Originally Posted by ThaDevilGirl

If someone has a weak slapshot on the Habs it's Gomez, not Spacek.

Gomez has a weak wrist shot too. Its comical.

[Le Tricolore]

I definitely do not shoot harder than Spacek. My slapshot with a puck is dreadful. With a ball, it's alright, just takes forever to get off.

[Ozymandias]

My sister shoots harder than Spacek.

Hell, even H10H probably shoots harder than him.

[Ozymandias]

Originally Posted by Stjonnypopo

A player holding a stick is essentially a second class lever. The fulcrum is the player's shoulder and the force applied is their low hand. A taller player would have an advantage, it's just physics. You think it's just a coincidence that Chara has the hardest shot in the league?

Brett Hull is 5'10 and had a wicked snapper.

MAB is a prime example that technique is more important than size.

For sure though, two guys, same technique, the tallest/biggest/strongest one will have a harder shot.

[Chris Cutter]

Originally Posted by ThaDevilGirl

If someone has a weak slapshot on the Habs it's Gomez, not Spacek.

He always does that slapshot when he's on a 1 on 1 and it never works. The defenseman just deflects the shot behind the net, like sometimes I question Gomez's offensive awareness when it comes to shooting. He always takes random ass shots.