most athletic hockey player?

[OregonDucks]

who is the most athletic guy in the NHL right now?

 

[SLY]

Gary Bettman.

 

[SuperFlyer13]

Jody Shelly by far

 

[SLY]

Jody Shelly by far

He can run laps around anybody.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

All time....francois Leroux or Enrico Ciccone.


Right now....maybe Eric Staal or Rick Nash? I don't know. They were stars in other sports. How do you judge this?

 

[OregonDucks]

Well for example, all NBA players are athletic of course like any professional sport player, but guys like LeBron James and Gerald Wallace stand out amongst the rest when it comes to Athletic.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

I don't watch the NBA. what exactly makes those guys stand out, like what characteristics. What do they do that others can't.

 

[OregonDucks]

well Wallace probably has about 2% body fat.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

That's pretty unhealthy.....

I mean who is jacked? Staal and Iginla are jacked, but I don't think that makes them athletic per se. There are a lot of athletes who are built like Tarzan and play like Jane.

Staal and Nash stick out to me as guys who could and have excelled at other sports.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

If you mean all around athlete, Ovechkin


Powerful shot
Sick moves
Sniper
Fast
the list goes on...

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Probably one of the hardest bitters in the league as well, but he is fat. Didn't you seethe other thread.

 

[SLY]

no denying it.

 

[Smoke]

All time....francois Leroux or Enrico Ciccone.


Right now....maybe Eric Staal or Rick Nash? I don't know. They were stars in other sports. How do you judge this?

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Todd Bertuzzi.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Teemu Selanne.

How else do you explain a 41 year old getting 31/49 in only 73 games?

 

[sbb122]

Todd Bertuzzi.

I was waiting for this one...

 

[PhillyFate48]

tIM tHOMAS!

 

[dash]

I think I remember hearing Stamkos winning provincial titles in lacrosse and soccer in addition to his obvious hockey skills. Pretty good hand-eye coordination on this goal.

 

[CatScrap]

If you mean all around athlete, Ovechkin


Powerful shot
Sick moves
Sniper
Fast
the list goes on...

Not really athleticism there. That is talent and skill. Athleticism is speed, stamina, endurance, etc. Right now I would probably say that Rick Nash is the most athletic.

 

[recon]

Scott Fucking Hartnell