Who is the NHL version of Ohtani?
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Laine was a goalie until he was like 14. Most likely not even european league level goalie, but that's the closest one I can think of.
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Dumb questions but how does that work? Does he bat every game but pitch every 5? Does he play a position or DH the other 4? Does he rest/sit more frequently? If relieved as pitcher does he continue to bat?
Sergei Fed was both an Elite Center, and an Elite Dman.
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Ohtani plays DH on non-pitching days. I think he pitches once every 1.5 weeks or so for injury reasons. He can continue to bat during his pitching starts if he plays like RF/LF or something but they don't get DH.
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A version of that??
I think the closest thing is something like Byfuglien
Played 1st line right wing
Played 2nd line right wing
Played Top pairing defense
can hit
was able to shoot the puck 100+
He'd also probably be a good candidate for the 3rd string goaltender if it came to that at 260ibs. He wouldn't give much to shoot at.
I think the closest thing is something like Byfuglien
Played 1st line right wing
Played 2nd line right wing
Played Top pairing defense
can hit
was able to shoot the puck 100+
He'd also probably be a good candidate for the 3rd string goaltender if it came to that at 260ibs. He wouldn't give much to shoot at.
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Why didn't he ever dress as a skater? Maybe they had no good bench goalies for him so he had to net for the rest of his career? Idk I don't watch much hockey.
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Some guys have switched between D and F, but a skater hasn't played in goal or vice versa since the 1920s when Lester Patrick did it while serving as coach, and even him and the other instances were on an emergency fill basis. The closest thing to a 'do everything' player that exists in NHL history might be the since eliminated rover position.
Why would you take one of the greatest goalies of all time and move him to a different position where he likely won't even be NHL level?
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Don’t get a DH because their pitcher hits, but he doesn’t play OF when he’s pitching. He pitches.
Scott Glennie had a 87 win season as a goalie and scored 125 pts in 13 games.
Yet still came second in both categories behind Anton Babchuk.
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Tyrone Garner Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com
Tyrone Garner played 3 games in the NHL as a goalie. Years later he played two seasons in the SPHL as a skater.
Tyrone Garner played 3 games in the NHL as a goalie. Years later he played two seasons in the SPHL as a skater.
Brett Burns would have a similar type of claim.
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prime buff was kind of a freak hockey player, he went from entering league as a defenseman then to wing and was elite then back to defense and once again elite and did it all while being in questionable shape at times but he was insanely talented for his size
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David Ayres, goalie and Zamboni driver is pretty niche.
Bixby Snyder
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There is no equivalent in hockey, switching between forward and defense is not at all the same thing.
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