Crosby has the highest shooting percentage in the league

[ottawa]

Sid is definitely one of the best goalscorers there is. Not even really a pure shooter either. He gets a lot of his goals in tight. Might have the best back hander of all time as well.

I think Datsyuk might have something to say about that.

 

[mrwirez]

Here's another reason why Crosby has such a high shooting percentage. I found this gem on HF Penguins board by user @OGBobbyFarnham

The Master of Deflection!

 

[Ms Maggie]

He's good. Good looking too....

 

[Daximus]

I think Datsyuk might have something to say about that.

Dats was good but nobody has the release and power that Crosby does on the backhand. He scored a backhander top shelf with one hand... one friggin hand man.

 

[authentic]

I think Datsyuk might have something to say about that.

Patrick Kane too. Those would be my definite top 3, but I would have to give Crosby the edge.

 

[authentic]

Dats was good but nobody has the release and power that Crosby does on the backhand. He scored a backhander top shelf with one hand... one friggin hand man.

Other players are capable of that though, but I haven't seen anyone else do it in a game. Datsyuk roofed a backhander far side from outside the hashmarks from a bad angle.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I think Datsyuk might have something to say about that.

Datsyuk was good, but Crosby is on a whole different level. I'm willing to bet Crosby would win a poll on this topic pretty easily.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Datsyuk was good, but Crosby is on a whole different level. I'm willing to bet Crosby would win a poll on this topic pretty easily.

I don't think there is a whole different level to be had here. Regardless of which dog you are backing in this fight it is very close. Datsyuk's ability to pass on his backhand with pace tape to tape and cross ice like Crosby and honestly Zetterberg is terrific at this too has always amazed me more than the shots.

His game has gone sideways but Eberle I thought always had a terrific back-hand. Curious to see how the new scenery helps him.

 

[ZeroHero]

 

[KingBilly]

I think it speaks to his intelligence and hockey IQ. This is why Sid is the best hockey player in the world. You can argue Malkin and others are more naturally gifted. But no one is smarter and more determined to be great than Sid. If there's a problem he'll work out a solution and solve it. He is still growing as a hockey player, because he's that smart and determined. Other great players don't evolve. They are what they are. Crosby goes out of his way to find solutions to the areas of his game he's the weakest. Of course he's money when he gets a scoring opportunity. No one's more obsessive about being good at hockey than Sid.

 

[Anglesmith]

He's shooting one-handed backhanders with 100% shooting percentage, too.