Best backwards skater

[rent free]

phaneuf

 

[dmj616]

Skating backwards is Bouwmeester's strongest attribute.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Your life must be pretty ****ing balls to the wall intense then.

What makes you say that?

 

[sr edler]

Karlsson isn't very fast backwards by any means, even at his best he wasn't.

Because of his tap dance stride. Works best in a forward motion.

 

[JT Kreider]

Leddy, McDonagh, Brodie

 

[ESH]

Duncan Keith always impresses me with his skating in all directions

 

[HighNote]

I feel like I remember a specific play where Bouwmeester caught up to the puck-carrier while skating backwards. Like, they were neck and neck, and Bo took a couple strides backwards and gained a few steps on the attacker, allowing him to properly defend. That was a long time ago, though. He is still a very good skater, though.

 

[Terry Yake]

fowler

skinner is a great skater though. his background in figure skating no doubt is a big reason for that

 

[Pure Slaughter Value]

Eric Cairns

 

[firstemperor]

Skinner is one of the best pure skaters I've seen, so I'd probably go with him. But if it we're in-game skating backwards to actually play defense, I'd probably go with McDonagh. Though a young Bouwmester looked to me like the real deal too.

 

[rynryn]

from the Wild it's Brodin.

 

[57special]

Yeah, I was going to say Brodin. Any answer that is not a Defenseman is wrong.

 

[Givememoneyback]

Another vote for Bouwmeester.

 

[bsu]

Cam Fowler.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Kieth

Bouwmeester

 

[zar]

Nurse is a strong skater all around... very fast backwards.

 

[Revelation]

It's McDavid lol