Larkin beats Mike Gartner's fastest skater record!

[Obe2kenobe]

To me, Big Al will always be king of the slapper.

Al Macinnis or Al Iafrate? Both had wicked slapshots. I think Iafrate held the record for quite a while. 105 mph. Macinnis I believe won the hardest shot quite a few times though.

 

[TheOtherOne]

What a performance overall by this kid. Breaks fastest skating record at all star competition, goes 2/2 on shootout, then gets the most points of either team in his first game.

I'd like to go back in time to tell him "one day you're going to assist a Jaromir Jagr goal in an all star game."

Blow his little mother****ing mind.

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

Watching him skate with the puck at the all-star game was amazing. You could tell he was trying to show off his skating

 

[Obe2kenobe]

Watching him skate with the puck at the all-star game was amazing. You could tell he was trying to show off his skating

He did make me nervous yesterday, he was trying to loop around the net to gather speed and slammed pretty hard into the boards. He seemed to get back into the play pretty quick though.

 

[Hammettf2b]

He did make me nervous yesterday, he was trying to loop around the net to gather speed and slammed pretty hard into the boards. He seemed to get back into the play pretty quick though.

I wasn't paying close attention and wasn't sure who it was and thought, It's prob Larkin, lol.

 

[obey86]

Did Larkin participate in any other drills other than the shootout and speed skating contests?

I could have swore I saw a photo of him going around some cones or something against another player but I can't find video of it anywhere.

Can anyone help?

 

[Frk It]

Did Larkin participate in any other drills other than the shootout and speed skating contests?

I could have swore I saw a photo of him going around some cones or something against another player but I can't find video of it anywhere.

Can anyone help?

That was the skill relay contest. He stick handled around the cones in it, I believe.

 

[Bench]

That was the skill relay contest. He stick handled around the cones in it, I believe.

He did the stickhandling weave thingy. Showed some good mitts doing that. It was just back and forth, but he was basically as fast as Kane (they both made one slip).

I'll be honest with Larkin lined up for the speed contest, I had no idea what to expect. Some really fast players have put up poor laps during that test. And while Larkin shows speed, I had no idea his top speed could compete with the rest of the NHL speedsters.

 

[Dotter]

Larkin confirmed in an interview that Helm is the faster skater between the two.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Larkin has a much bigger frame than Helm, too. He's going to be a pretty scary size/strength/speed combo if he can fill out a bit. If you look at the candid pics from the all-star game, he's definitely not a 190 lb guy. Maybe 175.

 

[Bench]

Larkin confirmed in an interview that Helm is the faster skater between the two.

Only one way to find out. Time to vote Helm into the all-star game next year.

 

[Ezekial]

Larkin confirmed in an interview that Helm is the faster skater between the two.

Technically he said in a race from end to end Helmer would beat him, but if there were turns involved it would give him a shot.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Technically he said in a race from end to end Helmer would beat him, but if there were turns involved it would give him a shot.

Larkin is a better skater. Helm is faster

Aa better then both

 

[TheOtherOne]

Larkin confirmed in an interview that Helm is the faster skater between the two.

I would kind of expect the 19 year old to say that of the respected hardworking veteran, regardless of what the truth is...

 

[Avery Rule]

Only one way to find out. Time to vote Helm into the all-star game next year.

I will take that as a challenge!

 

[TopShelfYzerman]

Technically he said in a race from end to end Helmer would beat him, but if there were turns involved it would give him a shot.

Yup, thats how I see it. Larkins acceleration off crossovers is amazing