Aside from Crosby, which player has highest skill in league?

[illpucks]

#1 is obviously Crosby for skill. No other player can do this


But after that who else? And don't just say McDavid. Speed isn't everything. There are some slow guys that have super elite skill. Would like to hear some opinions.

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[MapleLeafistan]

Ovi

 

[GlitchMarner]

Matt Stajan.

 

[JTmillerForA1stLOL]

Obvious Crosby homer says "don't just say McDavid".

Ok.

 

[nowhereman]

In the past, Ovechkin. Right now, I'd probably say either McDavid or Karlsson. Kane's in the picture, as well.

Obvious Crosby homer says "don't just say McDavid".

Ok.

LOL You're not familiar with illpucks, are you? He's not a Crosby homer.

 

[bukwas]

Kane(Patrick) would be up there.

 

[Dominance]

Obvious Crosby homer says "don't just say McDavid".

Ok.

Are you new here?

 

[illpucks]

Kane(Patrick) would be up there.

Kane is good but does he have any impossible stuff besides the shootout stuff? Everything he can do Kuznetsov can too.

 

[Snippit]

wtf is this

 

[illpucks]

Are you new here?

No, but you are. Not even 3 months on this site. That user has been here 10 years.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

That

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

In the past, Ovechkin. Right now, I'd probably say either McDavid or Karlsson. Kane's in the picture, as well.


LOL You're not familiar with illpucks, are you? He's not a Crosby homer.

Skill doesn't magically disappear.

 

[PensandCaps]

Crosby isn't the most skilled in the NHL at all. Not even top 20. He's the hardest working and smartest player in the NHL.

Malkin is my Choice. No one makes dekeing 1 on 1 look as effortless as Malkin.

Kane aswell is up there and so is Kucherov.

 

[Dominance]

No, but you are. Not even 3 months on this site. That user has been here 10 years.

New account at the site switchover.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Obvious Crosby homer says "don't just say McDavid".

Ok.

Wait, you think Illpucks is just a Crosby homer? Holy cow, you need to read these boards more. Illpucks HATES Crosby. He made a thread like 2 days ago calling Crosby a PP specialist at this point.

Most purely skilled player is Kane IMO, I think he's also above Crosby. I think purely in terms of talent, he's #1.

 

[snipes]

McDavid not even a debate. He's the most skilled player in the NHL.

 

[Martinez]

Wait, why can't we say Mcdavid? Lol

 

[illpucks]

Crosby isn't the most skilled in the NHL at all. Not even top 20. He's the hardest working and smartest player in the NHL.

Malkin is my Choice. No one makes dekeing 1 on 1 look as effortless as Malkin.

Kane aswell is up there and so is Kucherov.

Smarts go hand in hand with skill. The skill to pull off video in OP is a 11/10. Neither Kane, nor Malkin, nor Ovi can pull that off.

He doesn't have consistent flash but his top end skill is unmatchable by anyone in the league.

 

[PensandCaps]

I

McDavid not even a debate. He's the most skilled player in the NHL.

Is speed a skill? I don't think he has as good puck skills as a Kane or Malkin. But he's so damn fast and smart, which i don't view as skill.

 

[bukwas]

New account at the site switchover.

Same here(2002).

 

[bukwas]

Kane is good but does he have any impossible stuff besides the shootout stuff? Everything he can do Kuznetsov can too.

Yup, Kuznetsov is another good choice.

 

[snipes]

Is speed a skill? I don't think he has as good puck skills as a Kane or Malkin. But he's so damn fast and smart, which i don't view as skill.

The plays he makes at the speed he does it at is skill, yes.

 

[illpucks]

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Is speed a skill? I don't think he has as good puck skills as a Kane or Malkin. But he's so damn fast and smart, which i don't view as skill.

Ya, put it this way. How good would McDavid be if he had average speed? When Sid scored that goal last season he likely wasn't a top 10 in speed player. He is quick but he's not using his speed disproportionately.

 

[Bladerunner]

#1 is obviously Crosby for skill. No other player can do this

There are other players that have scored goals from the goal line similar to that. Have you just started watching the NHL?

But after that who else? And don't just say McDavid. Speed isn't everything. There are some slow guys that have super elite skill. Would like to hear some opinions.

Many current players have overall skills at Crosby's level. Some have been mentioned above. That "other" C on Pitt has comparable skills.

 

[Daximus]

Skill doesn't magically disappear.

Ovi is definitely not the same player he was back in the day. Some of the goals he scored from 05 to 09 he couldn't pull off today if he wanted to. That has more to do with his skating not being on the same level it was then. He was clocked as the fastest player in the league over that time. Now he might not even be in the top 5.