Sidney Crosby Footwork

[bombers15]

One thing that video taught me is how inaccurate Kunitz's passes are.

 

[10coach*]

great edges.

 

[Russian Factor]

It really can't be said enough just how awesome these videos are. Highlight packages like this are a hockey nerd's dream. Excellent editing, music isn't overbearing and is actually complementary, just... everything about them is good lol

 

[Mount Suribachi]

Which other past or current players have had good 'footwork'?

I know I'm a complete Datsyuk fanboy, but Datsyuk.

 

[Barrie22]

One thing that video taught me is how inaccurate Kunitz's passes are.

Yeah some of those plays were just normal straight ahead passes with nobody pressuring them and they were passing like 3 feet behind crosby.

 

[TNT87]

He makes it look so easy.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

One thing that video taught me is how inaccurate Kunitz's passes are.

And most of them were from a few years ago, when he was a lot better.

Crosby's footwork is less a result of his drive to improve different aspects of his game and more an evolutionary necessity due to his linemates.

 

[Raym11]

And most of them were from a few years ago, when he was a lot better.

Crosby's footwork is less a result of his drive to improve different aspects of his game and more an evolutionary necessity due to his linemates.

It kind of is improving an aspect of his game. He takes these passes in stride. He's improving his ability to turn a bad pass into a good one.

The execution from skate to stick he has is near perfection in both taking passes in stride and setting up to shoot. A lot of "broken play" bad pass scenario are just standard passes to Crosby

 

[Chaels Arms]

Crosby is just ridiculous. Nice video. How about Subban next? I remember seeing him doing some crazy skating in practice drills.

 

[mrJT]

Awesome vid OP!

Crosby is unreal. Taking pucks off his skates in full stride right onto his stick is almost impossible for most players, not Crosby. Infact I think he prefers taking passes like this. Incredible talent.

 

[kylbaz]

Little to do with Crosby's ability to control pucks with his skate, but his goal at ~ 6:08 of the video is just a brilliant play.

Unreal pass and tip. Like man amoung boys.

 

[El Travo]

He'd fit perfectly on the Avs. We only make passes to skates!

 

[Ainec]

Generational right foot

 

[7even]

I wouldn't be so sure about that. He'll go down with Jagr if not better on the all time list despite the fact that he will never approach him in career games played. If he hadn't missed so much time in his prime seasons there is a chance many would rank him 5th all time already and not many would debate. Heck, some still do and I don't think that's an outlandish opinion.

Careers notwithstanding, Sidney Crosby is head-to-head the 4th best to play the game. IMO.

 

[that is unfortunate]

Fantastic video, love the previous ones too.

 

[McFlyingV]

Pretty incredible how easy he makes it look.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

Careers notwithstanding, Sidney Crosby is head-to-head the 4th best to play the game. IMO.

Which of the big four would he usurp?

 

[Noldo]

It kind of is improving an aspect of his game. He takes these passes in stride. He's improving his ability to turn a bad pass into a good one.

The execution from skate to stick he has is near perfection in both taking passes in stride and setting up to shoot. A lot of "broken play" bad pass scenario are just standard passes to Crosby

It definitely makes Crosby much more difficult to defense against as the defenseman has to take away wider passing lane.

In a sense Crosby is using the ability to move puck smoothly from skate to stick in the same way as many taller players, most prominently Lemieux, use their wingspan to move puck quickly past defender who is committing to the spot where the initial pass is coming, opening Crosby to make a play wide away where his stick is.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Great video. If you do make another which would be great as I have found your other ones independently from hfboards. May I suggest ...the art of deflections

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Great video. If you do make another which would be great as I have found your other ones independently from hfboards. May I suggest ...the art of deflections

That video would take hours. Crosby's hand-eye coordination is mind-blowing.

 

[Tweed]

The fourth entry in my Sidney Crosby Skill series:

Which other past or current players have had good 'footwork'?

Dude, I'm dyin' for you to do a Deflections and Tip-ins one. Gonna check this new one out, love your work.