Notable slow players (Post-2004)

[JT Kreider]

Derek Stepan. Dude always seems like he was trying to stomp his way out of quicksand

 

[Merchant]

Handzus

 

[Dabeast]

Ekblad

 

[stevo61]

Hartnell was a bad skater basically in every aspect. Dude just knows where to be on the ice and has had a fine career to date

 

[Lays]

Stepan is an awful skater/has awful speed, thinking about it now Stepan was average or below average in every category except his hockey IQ (which was unreal) it’s a shame his peak seasons were shortened as he was capable of 65 ish points in those years
Lias Andersson is slow and also a terrible skater

 

[Royal Thunder]

Hatcher and Rathje, boy did we have some fun against those guys in the first couple of post lockout years

 

[Rafafouille]

Stepan is an awful skater/has awful speed, thinking about it now Stepan was average or below average in every category except his hockey IQ (which was unreal) it’s a shame his peak seasons were shortened as he was capable of 65 ish points in those years
Lias Andersson is slow and also a terrible skater

Stepan just had a 56 pts season on the second worst offense of the NHL last season. He could easily have a career year of 70 point next year if the Coyotes don't have a terrible start again.

 

[Lays]

Stepan just had a 56 pts season on the second worst offense of the NHL last season. He could easily have a career year of 70 point next year if the Coyotes don't have a terrible start again.

Hopefully. Until then he’ll be the best 60 point C who hasn’t scored 60 points yet. In his best season he paced for 75 (lockout season, 44 in 48, pace most likely wouldn’t have continued but he was insane that year, could’ve finished in the high 60s) and his second best was 65.

 

[DitchMarner]

McDavid.

 

[Alwalys]

thornton shows up way too often in these threads. he's not really that slow. he gets a ton of steals because guys don't think he can backcheck fast enough and he catches them. he's just so big it doesn't look fast.

now pavelski ... is SLOW.
they dont call him pokey for nothing

 

[quacktastic93]

Perry perry perry perry perry and perry

 

[McFlyingV]

Patrick Maroon.

 

[King'sPawn]

The slowest player to play on the Kings after 2004 is Robitaille. Handzus is another good one.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Brock Boeser is extremely slow.

Sedins were pretty slow too. Chris Higgins and Alex Edler up there.

 

[Summer Rose]

Luke Schenn skates about as fast as molasses in January.

 

[syz]

Kozlov had a couple of good years after the lockout.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

van Riemsdyk, Parenteau

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Never looked at any speed tests, but Patrik Laine LOOKS like he's slow. Not sure if it's a body movement or a style thing.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Andrew Brunette was the first name to come to mind for some reason. Good thing Blonde and Redhead where there to set him up in front of the net.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

No one mention Chara yet. Doesn't matter he's still good.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Brock Boeser is extremely slow.

Sedins were pretty slow too. Chris Higgins and Alex Edler up there.

WTF?

Extremely slow?

 

[Painful Quandary]

All Star MVP John Scott also deserves mention his this thread. Great enforcer with underrated hockey sense, but holy cow was he a slow skater.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Jason Allison with the Leafs 2005-06. Youtube him.

/thread

I was at the Air Canada Centre live and in person on this night and unfortunately I happen to see how bad he was.

 

[izzy]

its vanek

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Chris Pronger
Laine
Danny Girardi

Chris Pronger was slow?

He may have LOOKED slow because he's a big body but he got where he needed to be due to his long stride