Zenon Konopka.
Win the face off. Get the f*** off the ice because you're awful at literally everything else.
The better example of this is David Steckel. He also once gave Crosby a concussion.
Zenon Konopka.
Win the face off. Get the f*** off the ice because you're awful at literally everything else.
Tim Kerr. The man who couldn't skate but couldn't be moved or stopped. The human slot machine. Get the puck to the slot and jackpot
I mean, he led the NHL in both goals and assists multiple times each. He's one of a tiny handful of players in history to do so.Phil Espo
But what a trick it wasBrett Hull?
Eh, Bondra was actually decent defensively and good on PK. What you've described would fit Rick Nash even better - he didn't even have Bondra's speed. Just a walking shot.The first name that comes to my mind is Peter Bondra. Led the NHL in goals twice in his career, once being the lockout shortened year. The combined 86 goals vs. 35 assists is probably all you need to know about what he was best at in his career. He had speed and he was a goal scorer. Played 17 years but has a really low assist total for that long. Wasn't good in the playoffs, never fought, wasn't good defensively, never hit anyone, but he scored goals. I have no idea why he had a high assist total in 1993 compared to his goals, but that was his only year.
Except Nash was also a great defensive player later in his career. Nash’s shot wasn’t even all that impressive, he had good hands and got quick, accurate shots off around the net.Eh, Bondra was actually decent defensively and good on PK. What you've described would fit Rick Nash even better - he didn't even have Bondra's speed. Just a walking shot.
Similar to John Tavares.Dave Andreychuk. Not a speed demon, not a playmaker, but he was reliable in front of the net for 20 years- esp. on the Power Play
For many years, you could chalk him up for no worse than 20 goals.
Similar to John Tavares.
Al MacInnis lived off his hard slapshot. By comparison another defenseman of his era Brian Leetch did almost everything better than Al, yet MacInnis is thought of on the same level as Leetch when really he wasn't. The only edge he had over him was his hard slapshot. Goes to show how being great at one particular thing can elevate your career status when all is said and done. Not that Al wasn't great mind you. His hard shot was a blast to watch.
Perreault is truly a one trick pony personified.
What surprises me is that there has not yet been any dedicated shootout specialists in the League.