Don'tcry4mejanhrdina
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Jordan Staal way back when He had nights where He looked like He was skating in mud..Jordan Staal is pretty good today.
Heh, that reminds me of Ryan "Taters" Malone.
Jordan Staal way back when He had nights where He looked like He was skating in mud..Jordan Staal is pretty good today.
Yes. Dome could skate, the rest never materialized for him.
Steve McKenna was pretty bad. The only reason he didn't lose more fights outright was because he'd fall over after the first punch was thrown. The guy made Sheary look like Jagr in terms of being able to stay on your feet. I'd say he was a much much worse skater than Douglas Murray. Murray at least had balance going for him.
Too often speed=god skater in many people's minds. I've heard Sheary described as a great skater but to me his poor balance washes out his speed, I'd consider him average at best. Then I heard guys call Kovalev (in his prime) not a very good skater because he lacked the top end speed yet to me he was a very very good skater. His edge work, balance and ability to make sharp, quick cuts was fun to watch.
I saw him play with Slovan Bratislava when I was studying there and I have to say, he looked really good for a while.
Kraft was not a great skater though.
Bjugstad or Jordan Staal.
Which is one of the things I respected about Laraque-- he wasn't a great skater, but he wasn't a terrible bender, just a BIG dude who was really really stable on his feet. Back when he was here on the Pens I remember emailing him because someone mentioned that he did judo as a kid, and I asked him about it and he actually wrote me back.