Best wrist shots?

[Alexander the Gr8]

Yep... Tarasenko no debate

Laine has a great one too but he scores more while the goalie is not set. Tarasenko beats squared up goalies clean with ease. It's pretty scary.

No debate is a debatable statement in itself.

 

[Beyonder91]

No debate is a debatable statement in itself.

Thanks for your contribution...

It's just a saying to emphasize how far I feel he is ahead of 2nd best.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Thanks for your contribution...

It's just a saying to emphasize how far I feel he is ahead of 2nd best.

That's just your opinion. Not everybody named Tarasenko first. It is close in most people's mind, so yes, there is a debate.

 

[Frk It]

Carter, Matthews, Marchand, Tarasenko, Laine, Patches, Ovi

Homer vote to this guy :

 

[Beyonder91]

That's just your opinion. Not everybody named Tarasenko first. It is close in most people's mind, so yes, there is a debate.

Of course it's just my opinion and there is room for debate. It's just a saying. Is there a way to really prove with facts? Too many variables.

Instead of getting hung up on a saying why don't you actually add to the thread?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Of course it's just my opinion and room for debate. It's just a saying. Is there a way to really prove with facts? Too many variables.

It comes down to preference when you compare the best among the best. Some guys are better when they're standing still, while others might have a better shot when skating full speed.

I think we've named almost all the best shooters in the NHL.

I'll name my guys if you want: Tarasenko, Ovechkin, Scheifele, Kucherov, Carter, Hoffman, Karlsson, Burns, Panarin, Matthews, Seguin, Stamkos, Laine, Eichel...

 

[Brando]

Carter always seemed to have the hardest, but not necessarily the best.

 

[THall4]

Surprisingly, Milan Lucic has a pretty hard wrist shot.

 

[Daximus]

Yep... Tarasenko no debate

Laine has a great one too but he scores more while the goalie is not set. Tarasenko beats squared up goalies clean with ease. It's pretty scary.

Laine's is good but his release definitely isn't at Tarasenko's level yet. He could get there in a few years if he continues to improve. Laine's bread and butter is his slapper. Already over 100mph at 18 at the ASG. He should be able to add more strength over the years too which should in theory make his slapper even more potent.



That release, the speed, the accuracy. I don't think anyone in the league has that package in their wrister right now.

 

[moose3322]

Laine's is good but his release definitely isn't at Tarasenko's level yet. He could get there in a few years if he continues to improve. Laine's bread and butter is his slapper. Already over 100mph at 18 at the ASG. He should be able to add more strength over the years too which should in theory make his slapper even more potent.



That release, the speed, the accuracy. I don't think anyone in the league has that package in their wrister right now.

Yeah, certainly debatable though.
One thing I noticed though is that Laine seemed to shoot/score a lot more with his wrister than his slapper this year. At the draft I seemed to recall seeing a lot more that his slapper was his best shot attribute, but I feel like his wrist shot was his most potent weapon this year scoring most of his goals.

2 wrist shot goals:

 

[Daximus]

Yeah, certainly debatable though.
One thing I noticed though is that Laine seemed to shoot/score a lot more with his wrister than his slapper this year. At the draft I seemed to recall seeing a lot more that his slapper was his best shot attribute, but I feel like his wrist shot was his most potent weapon this year scoring most of his goals.

2 wrist shot goals:

It is definitely a weapon but man when he blasts it, there's no seeing that puck if he gets all of it clean. His shot arsenal is pretty damn good either way. 100mph+ slapper and a fairly beastly wrist shot. I think Tarasenko's release+power combo is better right now. Laine needs to **** it back in order to get the power Tarasenko does. Tarasneko's quick release with the power he gets off is bar none right now IMO. Laine can get there though if he continues to work on it. Which is crazy to think about.

 

[jls24]

Tarasenko

 

[Jacksonbobson]

silfverberg has a pretty nifty wrist shot.

great release

 

[Gunnin54]

Thornton has a good wrist shot when he shoots

 

[NarcoPolo]

Sids is pretty good, no?

Also getzlaf has a heavy wrist shot. Doesn't use it very much though

 

[lomiller1]

Laine has a great one too but he scores more while the goalie is not set.

He didn't acutely have that many one-timers last year. You can have wristers with the goaltender not set if you have a really good release, but that just another aspect of having a good wrist shot.

 

[brokenhole]

Joe Sakic big game winning wrister.

 

[teravaineSAROS]

Yep... Tarasenko no debate

Laine has a great one too but he scores more while the goalie is not set. Tarasenko beats squared up goalies clean with ease. It's pretty scary.

Gotta love wishy washy impulse arguments

 

[teravaineSAROS]

That release, the speed, the accuracy. I don't think anyone in the league has that package in their wrister right now.

We'll ask the greatest sniper in ice hockey history about that:

 

[topshelf15]

So hard to say,most noted here are awesome to watch when they work

 

[PuqTalk]

I can't compare it to everyone else's fairly, but Getzlaf's is pretty absurd.



He's got wicked power and placement.

 

[Daximus]

We'll ask the greatest sniper in ice hockey history about that:

I think Ovi has lost some of his pepper. Still among the best but not what it was in his prime.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I think Ovi has lost some of his pepper. Still among the best but not what it was in his prime.

Interesting take, I think his shot is actually harder than it was when he was at his best around age 25.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Why is Forsberg being completely ignored here? He's one of the best 5on5 goal scorers in the league.

 

[Lebowski]

Post lock-out I think Semin had the best.

Currently in the NHL, the usual suspects would be Ovechkin, Tarasenko, Pacioretty, Hoffman, Laine, Neal, Seguin, Carter, Burns...