Extremely fast players who didn't lose their speed over time

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Most of speedsters lose their speed with age and injuries like Gaborik and Bure.

Are there any who didn't? Jason Chimera is the only one who comes to mind.

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[Filthy Dangles]

Patty Marleau can still fly

Matty Cullen still has the wheels as a middle aged man

Cogliano isn't old yet but he'll probably still be flying in his mid to late 30s

 

[DitchMarner]

Mike Gartner?

 

[A1LeafNation]

Marleau

 

[snipes]

Gartner is the archetype for this

 

[DFC]

Paul Coffey in his mid-thirties.

 

[TheBradyBunch]

Niedermayer's skating almost seemed to get better as he got older. He was a true treat to watch.

Selanne's skating eventually left him, but not until he was well past regular NHL retirement age.

Joe Sakic was still a great skater at the end of his career.

Cullen, as others have said, remains a great skater (as does Marleau).

Giordano is getting up there and is still a great skater... Keith, who is the same age, has fallen off more than Gio has in that respect.

 

[Dicdonya]

Marleau

 

[EdJovanovski]

How on earth had no one said Grabner yet

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

How on earth had no one said Grabner yet

i mean hes only 30, meh.

 

[RadimBicanek]

Todd Marchant?

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Bret Hedican was such a fast and incredibly smooth skater throughout his entire career.

 

[Captain And Coke]

Mike Gartner?

I can vouch for this. I played a hockey game with Mike Gartner a few years ago and he was still bloody fast.

 

[SharksCyclops]

How on earth had no one said Grabner yet

You act as if a hundred people have already replied.
Already mentioned, but Patty is still fast as ever.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Draper was still speedy till the end of his career.

 

[Shakey Rustie]

Paul Ranheim

 

[Montecristo]

Brian rolston I think

 

[Mav3rick07]

Andy McDonald ?

 

[TheBradyBunch]

How on earth had no one said Grabner yet

And what about old man McDavid!?!

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Most of them have been mentioned, but Bourque, Housley and Leetch remained smooth and fast until they retired, if I remember correctly.

Geoff Sanderson is the only unmentioned forward I could think of.

More recently, Dan Boyle and Brian Campbell could still fly in their last years. Duncan Keith is holding up well so far.

 

[M88K]

Modano

 

[Seanaconda]

Cole could skate until he was useless

 

[tgo0]

He's not ancient (32 at start of the season) but Wheeler can still fly.

 

[Paul4587]

Marchant could skate very well until he was in his mid 30s. Teemu until about 40 was also incredibly fast although nowhere near as quick as in his 20s

 

[The Macho King]

Marty St. Louis was blowing past fools at 39.