bakinturkey
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started one these with the fastest skater now just curious on who has the softest hands from others opinions
bakinturkey said:started one these with the fastest skater now just curious on who has the softest hands from others opinions
KOVALEV10 said:Lafleur, Beliveau, Lemieux, Savard, Jagr, Bure, Kovalev.
He does indeed. That was the first thing I noticed about him, too.Weztex said:Pretty strong list. From what i've seen in the QJMHL, Crosby has the better hands i've seen for a junior player. Let's hope he'll take them to the NHL.
Malefic74 said:Have to add Gretzky, Perreault and Oates here. Oates had some of the softest passing hands the game has ever seen. Perreault's hands were often underestimated, but he had a very quick release on both passes and shots. Remember that Gretz had very soft hands around the net when he wasn't looking to pass. When he was, those fluttery passes over sticks, through feet, and past the reach of defenders found their mark far, far too often to just be luck.
For current players Kovalev should be mentioned as should Jagr. My choices are Joe Sakic and Mats Sundin. I haven't seen anyone who can switch from forehand to backhand quicker than Sundin. A lost art that. As for Sakic, well, he's in here for that wrist shot of his that exists in a class all its own.
In a seperate category for garbage hands you'd have to look and Andreychuk and Holmstrom. If you make your living in front of the net, you need good hands because you do not have a lot of room to work with. Though it should be noted that neither of those fellows could touch a guy like Tim Kerr or the all-time world champion of goals from the top of the crease; Phil Esposito.
What about Kharlamov, I only saw tapes, but my god .Peter25 said:Sergei Makarov and Vladimir Krutov. These two had the best hands I have ever seen in a hockey player.
KOVALEV10 said:What about Steve Shutt then?
raketheleaves said:Beliveau, of course, in his day was clearly the man. Lots of good stickhandlers back then though with the straight blades.