Best skaters on each team?

[Holymakinaw]

Well I'm not too sure who the "best" skater on my team is, but every summer I like to paint a large blue rectangle area onto my lawn to fool airplane passengers overhead into thinking that I own a pool.

 

[Matt Ress]

BUF - Jeff Skinner

Skinner is a deceptive skater. He uses his hips and edge work to fool defenders.
Dahlin probably has the best edges on the team.
Straight away is Tuch or maybe Hinostroza.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Mikheyev in terms of being the fastest skater.

Hughes for everything else. It’s like watching figure skating when he’s got the puck.

Honorable mention to Rathbone, guy also has elite skating and is deceptively quick.

 

[SaltNPeca]

Best ≠ Fastest (esp. without puck)

So the likes of Crosby, McDavid, Kaprizov, Makar, etc. are, for me, at another level than guys who can get up and down the lines quickly. Cutbacks, edgework, mohawks, crossovers, beating defenders with fakes, maintaining a gap and rarely getting walked, and so on are mostly about being elite skaters.

 

[ESH]

Florida - it's one of Duclair, Lomberg or Verhaeghe but I'd tend to agree with your guess of Duclair.
All 3 have pretty above average speed but I'd throw Forsling in the mix for fluid skating mechanics.

I remember Lomberg on the Flames had awesome speed on the forecheck, but I don’t ever remember him carrying the puck

 

[Stewie Griffin]

Nieto is probably the fastest skater on the sharks. Gregor is also pacey for his size. Meier is a very powerful skater who is fast as well.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

It really depends how you define best.

For the Bruins, in terms of technique, it’s Gryz. In terms of straight line top speed, it’s DeBrusk. In terms of power and quick acceleration, I’d say Taylor Hall. In terms of edgework, it’s Brad Marchand.

Not trying to be a smart ass. I’ve always found it difficult to define best skating. Even Michael Ryder, maybe the ugliest skater by technique I’ve ever seen in the NHL, had decent speed down the wing in his prime.

 

[Flying Dego]

The Penguins...
Kapanen is the fastest skater
But Crosby while his speed his average due to age is still the best skater when it comes to his edges and strength keeping defenders off the puck.

 

[MXD]

MTL : It was Paul Byron, but those days are over.

 

[Czechboy]

 

[Sundinisagod]

With Mikheyev gone, I would guess Rielly is the fastest straight line skater on the Leafs while Marner is the most agile and has the best edgework.

I think you're spot in with your assessments, but for me, Nylander is the team's best skater. Very graceful but strong on his feet too. Nice acceleration while already at speed

 

[Serpico]

Best slowest skater award goes to Krejci.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

I remember Lomberg on the Flames had awesome speed on the forecheck, but I don’t ever remember him carrying the puck

He's definitely improved his puck handling skills and honestly think he's close to challenging for a 3rd line spot but seems like an Ida 4th line physical pest.

He was pacing a 27pt season on 4th line which IMO is more closer to 3rd line production.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

MTL is Caufield or even Pitlick over Drouin.

Byron, if he's done, Matheson probably

 

[Canadienna]

Byron, if he's done Matheson probably

Byron does look done, and was slow last year before his hip issues.

He ain't it.

I thought about Matheson, but imo Caufield is still way ahead of him.

Caufield's skating isn't his best quality, but it's still very good.

Matheson's skating is his best quality, but still not as good as Caufield's.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Byron does look done, and was slow last year before his hip issues.

He ain't it.

I thought about Matheson, but imo Caufield is still way ahead of him.

Caufield's skating isn't his best quality, but it's still very good.

Matheson's skating is his best quality, but still not as good as Caufield's.

Ay, shouts to Lord Byron. Dude loves the game more than the game loves him, no quit, their names don’t even share dem letters. Well, unless you count the u from Paul, but whatever, dude is a g. A g I don’t want, a spent g, but a g.

 

[BonMorrison]

Obvious picks for the Preds are Josi and Duchene.

 

[RabidOne]

Edgework with the occasional dive
Ehlers is pretty amazing to watch

Best skater AND best fighter!

 

[Mrb1p]

Habs is Caufield Barron Guhle and Harris

 

[Choralone]

LA Kings:

Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, and Rasmus Kupari are all good.

Andreas Athanasiou no longer plays for the Kings, but instead for the Chicago Blackhawks (and he is a hell of a skater).

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[Golden_Jet]

For Ottawa
Mike Johnson thinks Formenton would win fastest skater at an all star game, if they invited the fastest skaters.
Matthieu Joseph, and Stutzle are fast
Sanderson and Chabot are smooth effortless skaters.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Fastest is Kreider. Best is Chytil or Miller.

 

[Number 57]

Montreal IMO

1- Byron (although may have slowed down with recent injuries)
2- Caufield
3- Matheson
4- Drouin
5- Anderson
6- Pitlick
7- Hoffman
8- Suzuki (great technical skater)
9- Wideman
10- Dadonov
11- Monahan (looked pretty fast in pre-season)
12- Evans
13- Dach
14- Barron
15- Harris
16- Guhle
17- Pezzetta
18- Gallagher (has slowed down with age)
19- Dvorak
20- Armia
21- Edmundson
22- Slafkovsky
23- Savard
24- Xhekaj
25- Kovacevic

 

[My3Sons]

NJD would be to close to call.

Miles Wood ugly but fast skating and inability to stop
vs
Jack Hughes graceful and elegant fast skating.


Haula did look pretty fast this preseason also.

Will be interesting to see how Luke slots in after NCAA season ends.

 

[Dieseloil]

I mean, he's no Barzal or Larkin... but he's pretty fast though.

Straightaway speed, McDavid 45 kph, Barzal 41 kph