Hoffman top 5 wrister in the league?

Nac Mac Feegle · Dec 4, 2015

Well, after last night, we can say Hoff is a faster skater than Kane. Damn, that kid has wheels.

Proust* · Dec 4, 2015

No way it's top 5, but definitely top 6. In the top 6, I would probably rank it as number 4.

branch · Dec 4, 2015

jbeck5 said:
Hoffman's not a bad looking dude. Bure looked like he wore lip stick so I dunno. I did have a sweet poster of bure with a rocket in the background growing up though. That was cool.

Bure was faster than Hoffman with better hands but I think Hoffman has a better release. Bure had a good shot, but most of the goals I remember were breakaway dangles because he was so fast.

Can confirm this

Source: GF has crush on him and calls him Hottman

HarrisonFord · Dec 4, 2015

shmab said:
Can confirm this

Source: GF has crush on him and calls him Hottman

Benttheknee · Dec 4, 2015

Rysto said:
I become more and more boggled that a player this good dropped to the 5th round. He has great speed, an awesome shot and good puck skills. Sure, he's not the biggest player, but the 5th round?

Actually, he got passed over 11 time. He was drafted the year after he was first eligible.

He has a unique path to the NHL and his breakout is mirrored in all the other leagues he played in.

Proust* · Dec 4, 2015

Junior
- First 2 seasons: 64 GP, 48 PTS
- Last 2 seasons: 119 GP, 179 PTS

AHL
- First 3 seasons: 191 GP, 102 PTS
- Last season: 51 GP, 67 PTS

NHL
- First 3 seasons: 29 GP, 6 PTS
- Last 2 seaons: 100 GP, 73 PTS

Upgrayedd · Dec 4, 2015

Pound for pound the guy is up there in almost all offensive categories.....his wrister and slap shot are unreal, the release alone should get any hockey fan excited...he tends to score alot of his goals in jaw dropping fashion and has to be one of the fastest skaters in the league. Right now i feel his shot is top 5 for sure in that it is so versatile, powerful and coming from any and all angles. Stamkos has cooled a touch and the only two other guys i can picture in the all around convo are Ovie Seguin and Tarasenko.

Guy is gonna get paid!

TeamRenzo · Dec 4, 2015

HarrisonFord said:
It's a really good wrister but no, not top 5

Who would you put in your top 5?

HarrisonFord · Dec 4, 2015

TeamRenzo said:
Who would you put in your top 5?

I posted it earlier.

Perry
Ovie
Kessel
Silfverberg (I know you might not think it belongs here, but it's an incredible wrister
Tarasenko

Tragedy · Dec 4, 2015

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Dude is a great player. This goal last season is when I realized that he could really play in this league

amnesiac · Dec 4, 2015

HarrisonFord said:
I posted it earlier.

Perry
Ovie
Kessel
Silfverberg (I know you might not think it belongs here, but it's an incredible wrister
Tarasenko

as discussed earlier, if you dont score much with it then how can it be one of the best? Like Semin, I would assume they dont get it off fast enough. imo, thats the biggest difference between being a top sniper and not.

no ones mentioned Mike Fisher's wrister, I remember it being quite good.

jbeck5 · Dec 4, 2015

amnesiac said:
as discussed earlier, if you dont score much with it then how can it be one of the best? Like Semin, I would assume they dont get it off fast enough. imo, thats the biggest difference between being a top sniper and not.

no ones mentioned Mike Fisher's wrister, I remember it being quite good.

Very good point.

Speaking of the bolded, his wrist shot got clocked at 97mph.

Being able to use your wrist shot should be considered when discussing people with the best shot. Getting your shot off quickly from anywhere is what helps make a shot so good.

Disappearing Semin · Dec 4, 2015

Its good for now, until he meets Subban in the playoffs :sarcasm:

Dbrownss · Dec 4, 2015

jbeck5 said:
Very good point.

Speaking of the bolded, his wrist shot got clocked at 97mph.

Being able to use your wrist shot should be considered when discussing people with the best shot. Getting your shot off quickly from anywhere is what helps make a shot so good.

Holy ****...97mph?

Agrees with the rest, while the clapper is always fun...most don't shoot over 100mph. If you have a wrister that clocks over 90mph, I'd say that could be deadlier, especially if you have a wicked release. I'd love to know Tarasenko's wrister MPH....

jbeck5 · Dec 4, 2015

Dbrownss said:
Holy ****...97mph?

Agrees with the rest, while the clapper is always fun...most don't shoot over 100mph. If you have a wrister that clocks over 90mph, I'd say that could be deadlier, especially if you have a wicked release. I'd love to know Tarasenko's wrister MPH....

Yeah. This was back in his ottawa days. Dean Brown, the sens play by play guy, used to love to mention how he could shoot the puck harder with his wrist shot then most guys could with their slap shot. Of course most of these shots went right into the goalies chest.

Igor Shestyorkin · Dec 4, 2015

HasselHoffman has an unreal wrister. Sens are lucky to have him. 5th round steal.

Alexander the Gr8 · Dec 4, 2015

jbeck5 said:
Very good point.

Speaking of the bolded, his wrist shot got clocked at 97mph.

Being able to use your wrist shot should be considered when discussing people with the best shot. Getting your shot off quickly from anywhere is what helps make a shot so good.

This wrist shot was clocked at 80 MPH. A 97 MPH wrist shot seems impossible, most guys can't shoot a slap shot that hard.

Aceonfire* · Dec 4, 2015

Nac Mac Feegle said:
Well, after last night, we can say Hoff is a faster skater than Kane. Damn, that kid has wheels.

Top 5 wrister, best toe-drag, faster than Kane.

I think I know who the most overrated player is right now.

Yeesh.

amnesiac · Dec 4, 2015

Jeff Carter hasnt been mentioned either.

Stjonnypopo · Dec 4, 2015

Just watched a compilation of his goals from last year, he has barely any garbage goals, he scores a lot of them from the hash marks or even further, and most of them are wrist shots too.

That's really impressive.

EK65IsAGod · Dec 4, 2015

Aceonfire said:
Top 5 wrister, best toe-drag, faster than Kane.

I think I know who the most overrated player is right now.

Yeesh.

4th best PPG in the league and he literally outskated a full backcheck mode Patrick Kane, but you're right he's overrated.

Rysto · Dec 4, 2015

19Backstrom said:
This wrist shot was clocked at 80 MPH. A 97 MPH wrist shot seems impossible, most guys can't shoot a slap shot that hard.

Fisher's shot was probably clocked during a drill. You can get extra velocity when you can come straight at the net at full speed without worrying about shooting around a defender.

Aceonfire* · Dec 4, 2015

EK65IsAGod said:
4th best PPG in the league and he literally outskated a full backcheck mode Patrick Kane, but you're right he's overrated.

Nice sample size there..

If John Scott was shooting at 20% even he would have a few goals..

PatriceBergeronFan · Dec 4, 2015

EK65IsAGod said:
4th best PPG in the league and he literally outskated a full backcheck mode Patrick Kane, but you're right he's overrated.

Overrated by his fans, underrated by the rest sounds about right.

sharks9 · Dec 4, 2015

EK65IsAGod said:
4th best PPG in the league and he literally outskated a full backcheck mode Patrick Kane, but you're right he's overrated.

Players can be good and overrated

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