Who is the most athletic player in the NHL?

[BruinsBtn]

Still think it's Ovechkin. To be 230 lbs and that explosive is amazing.

Speed+strength+skill+size he's tough to beat.

 

[Kunta Kinte]

He Leads iCorsi/60 (5v5, close).

[source]

I see what you did there.

Oh god, I'm sad for you.

 

[JayKing]

Byfuglien. serious.

 

[cleveland408]

Fleury.

 

[Fergus]

I don't think most of the people in this thread know what athletic means. Flexible goalies don't really count.

Honestly it's probably PK. Explosive as hell.

It's combination of speed, strength, endurance and agility. Is the answer still Subban?

 

[KirkOut]

Roman Polak gets my vote

 

[Joedaman55]

First name that came to mind was Chara. I've never seen a guy of his stature play with the skills he has.

 

[Durkin67]

Morgan Rielly needs to be somewhere in the discussion.

 

[AD1066]

First name that came to mind was Chara. I've never seen a guy of his stature play with the skills he has.

Chara never struck me as the naturally athletic type, he was a really awkward skater his first few years in the league. He's more of a gym rat who had to really work to get to where he was.

I tend to think of the more naturally athletic types, for example I've heard stories of Gordie Howe taking batting practice with the Tigers back in the day. Guys who are just inherently athletic and could've been successful at a number of things. Ovechkin is another one, if he really trains as little as some make it out to be on here, he must be one of the most naturally gifted players in history. Because I don't know how anyone could score 50 goals in this league without being one hell of an athlete.

Maybe just a difference in how we define athleticism though.

 

[Connor McJesus]

I would go with Kreider. Just looks like he's built like a tank

I rarely meet anyone who's taller and larger than me yet I'm anything but athletic.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Probably Ovechkin, guy is built like a ****ing rock and has the athletic genes.

 

[roy munson]

It's combination of speed, strength, endurance and agility. Is the answer still Subban?

That's pretty much all the adjectives I'd use to describe him
Not saying he's on top for everyone of these, but he certainly deserves consideration.

 

[Jtown]

letang is a great athlete.

 

[Old Gregg]

I'm going with Marc Andre Fleury.

He is extremely athletic

 

[UnknownNasty]

Alex Ovechkin set records at the NHL combine, and he didn't even need to do the combine, as he was a consensus number 1 overall pick.

 

[canadianguy77]

Alex Ovechkin set records at the NHL combine, and he didn't even need to do the combine, as he was a consensus number 1 overall pick.

This thread isn't using past tense and I'm pretty sure there were at least a few GMs who would've taken Malkin with that pick.

 

[Mantis]

Dennis Seidenberg supposedly could be playing soccer or tennis professionally if he didn't choose hockey. I'll try to find where I read that.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Anders Lee.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

It has to be Letang.

The guy is a freak.

 

[UnknownNasty]

This thread isn't using past tense and I'm pretty sure there were at least a few GMs who would've taken Malkin with that pick.

If Ovechkin had arguably the best draft combine showing ever, I highly doubt his fitness had declined to the point where he can't be considered one of the fittest, if not the fittest player in the NHL. Also, nobody was taking Malkin, it was 100% Ovechkin at that draft...

 

[Synergy27]

A couple of people have mentioned Kreider already. but they failed to post the evidence that should basically just end the thread:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZNzzwn3B7U

 

[kingsholygrail]

 

[Nicko999]

This should end the thread





Compare with Moen and Desharnais... LOL
You hear them say 3.0 and 5.65.

 

[Stad]

Letang.

 

[MOGlLNY]

This thread isn't using past tense and I'm pretty sure there were at least a few GMs who would've taken Malkin with that pick.

I'm guessing you didn't pay attention to the 2004 Draft at all.