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Guest4139
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 Posted - 02/11/2007 : 09:03:07
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After the lockout and a year in Switzerland, Canucks prospect Brandon Reid was called up for the Saturday night game Vs. Atlanta. With just a few strides he seems to be the fastest skater on the ice.
I know there is a huge "awesome" competition to determine the fastest skater, but not everyone is involved. So who is fastest skater in the NHL?
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welfareposse
Top Prospect
Canada
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 09:46:06
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Gaborik's gotta be up there....
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leafsfan_101
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 09:48:04
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It has to be St. Louis. That guy is like a bullet.
Long Live Leafs Nation!! |
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bablaboushka
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 09:56:21
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| I hate Calgary but Matthew Lombardi is by far the fastest skater I have ever seen. Then, Patrick Marleau. |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 09:59:20
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Afinogenov has to be the fastest. I've seen him run up the rink on the way to the goal and no one can catch him. And he can turn around on a dime.
Lombardi's definitely up there too, so is McDonald (after the All-Star game...) |
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willus3
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Canada
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 16:15:35
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| Yeah it's got to be Lombardi. It's really hard to judge though. |
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semin-rules
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 18:14:34
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My choices would be:
McDonald, St. Louis, and Reid (My favourite Moose and Canuck)
~~~~~GO STARS~~~~~ |
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Guest1403
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Posted - 02/12/2007 : 17:46:40
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LOMBO no doubt
Flames for cup
oilers fans i feel sorry for ya
sens ur gay
JT u got nothin |
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Guest8489
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Posted - 02/12/2007 : 18:11:43
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definatly lambardi
.. he is th fastest no doubts about it |
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Beans15
Moderator
Canada
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Posted - 02/13/2007 : 07:36:00
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I would also say Lombardi is the fastest today.
However, if anyone here watched Coffey play, he was easily the fastest in ever.
At his retirement ceremony in Edmonton, it still looked like he could keep up with the players today. |
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Canucks Man
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
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Posted - 02/13/2007 : 08:32:11
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Lombardi is pretty fast, its hard to judge though, brandon reid was FLYING on saturday night and is up there to
CANUCKS RULE!! |
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the hockey guy
Rookie
Canada
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Posted - 02/17/2007 : 08:22:58
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| I would say its close between lombardi, karyia and mcdonald |
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KariyaSelanne
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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Posted - 02/17/2007 : 09:39:34
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Ya Kariya is a fast skater, but he's one of the best in the NHL controlling the puck while skating.
Go Preds Go!!! |
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blade
Rookie
Canada
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Posted - 02/17/2007 : 11:55:32
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| If we're talking flat out speed Lombardi hands down. That guy is sick fast. But he didn't win the fastest skater comp in calgary's skills I think because once you throw in the corners it is a different skill. but he'll burn anyone in a sprint. |
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tctitans
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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Posted - 02/17/2007 : 16:10:04
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Lombardi? He's up there, but I wouldnt put him with the elite.
Afinogenov or Gaborik would be my best bets.. |
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bablaboushka
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
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Posted - 02/17/2007 : 16:40:22
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Lombardi is definitely with the elite. I hate the Flames with every single cell in me but he is definitely the fastest skater I have seen in the league.
Add this to the list of reasons why Marleau is underrated. No one has even mentioned his name. It's no fluke that McDonald only beat him by 0.07 seconds in the skills competition. I'm sure Ripley could back me up on this one cause he can watch a lot more Sharks games than us all, but Marleau has to be top 5. He may not seem like it cause he's taller than other speedsters like Kariya, Lombardi, McDonald etc. He's so fast because he has long, extended strides like Scott Niedermayer or Jay Bouwmeester, who won the fastest skater a couple of All-Star competitions ago. |
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Guest4040
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Posted - 02/17/2007 : 18:04:18
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| dereck roy form buffalo is pretty fast too |
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Azeman
Top Prospect
Canada
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Posted - 02/18/2007 : 00:48:44
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ONE OF THEM HAS GOT TO BE OVECHKIN
GO WINGS GO!!!! |
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semin-rules
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
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Posted - 02/18/2007 : 06:26:35
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And why would one of them have to be Ovechkin?....
~~~~~GO STARS~~~~~ |
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Guest5029
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Posted - 02/18/2007 : 21:58:39
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Lombardi without the puck
Gaborik with the puck |
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Ripley
PickupHockey Pro
USA
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Posted - 02/18/2007 : 22:08:58
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| marleau is very fast. he's a very technical skater and extremely smooth so I think his speed is deceptive. I've seen a couple Flames games and lots of highlights and that Lombardi is VERY fast. every highlight I've seen of him is because he's scored a goal by using his speed. gaborik is fast when maneuvering but he's a goofy looking skater. |
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Guest5029
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Posted - 02/18/2007 : 22:41:09
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quote:
Originally posted by Ripley
marleau is very fast. he's a very technical skater and extremely smooth so I think his speed is deceptive. I've seen a couple Flames games and lots of highlights and that Lombardi is VERY fast. every highlight I've seen of him is because he's scored a goal by using his speed. gaborik is fast when maneuvering but he's a goofy looking skater.
Wow I wish I looked 'goofy' like Gaborik when I skate...LOL!! |
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willus3
Moderator
Canada
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Posted - 02/19/2007 : 00:41:16
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quote:
Originally posted by Guest5029
quote:
Originally posted by Ripley
marleau is very fast. he's a very technical skater and extremely smooth so I think his speed is deceptive. I've seen a couple Flames games and lots of highlights and that Lombardi is VERY fast. every highlight I've seen of him is because he's scored a goal by using his speed. gaborik is fast when maneuvering but he's a goofy looking skater.
Wow I wish I looked 'goofy' like Gaborik when I skate...LOL!!
Oh I'm sure you look just like Coffey. |
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Patchy
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
529 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2007 : 21:48:56
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Yea lombardi is fast, but I still think St.Louis is the fastest in the league. I never knew how fast McDonald was until the all-star skills though, wow he's a bullet.
~~Go Leafs Go~~ |
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semin-rules
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1915 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 05:22:22
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quote:
Originally posted by Patchy
Yea lombardi is fast, but I still think St.Louis is the fastest in the league. I never knew how fast McDonald was until the all-star skills though, wow he's a bullet.
~~Go Leafs Go~~
Why is St. Louis the fastest in the league??
~~~~~GO STARS~~~~~ |
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Novie
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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Posted - 02/20/2007 : 05:41:11
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Guess I'll put my 2 cents in...
Afingenov, Lombardi and Marleau are all pretty close. I'll give it to Patty M on the tiebreaker because he's a year or two older than Lombo, and Canadian 
Go Sens
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Patchy
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
529 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 14:46:37
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quote:
Originally posted by semin-rules
quote:
Originally posted by Patchy
Yea lombardi is fast, but I still think St.Louis is the fastest in the league. I never knew how fast McDonald was until the all-star skills though, wow he's a bullet.
~~Go Leafs Go~~
Why is St. Louis the fastest in the league??
~~~~~GO STARS~~~~~
Just from what I know,and have seen before St.Louis is extremely fast, maybe we'll never know who is the fastest but that's my opinion. If not the fastest, he's among the top 5.
~~Go Leafs Go~~ |
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Guest4855
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Posted - 06/16/2007 : 17:47:45
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| marian gaborik is the fastest no doubt, if anyone watched any wild games this year u saw every time demitra got the puck he would lob it up past the defensemen and have gabby catch it in stride. They were scoring so many goals teams started planning agaist that specific play |
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manninm
PickupHockey Pro
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2007 : 06:07:41
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I think my top 3 would be Lombardi, McDonald, Marleau. Afinogenov is quick, but I think he looks a lot quicker than he actually is by virtue of his "crazy legs." I actually think Connolly may be faster in a race. The cool thing about Max is his shiftyness. He moves from side-to-side quicker than virtually anyone on the ice.
Because the demands on a goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie, the biggest enemy is himself." ~Ken Dryden |
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SuperSakic
Rookie
Canada
192 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2007 : 07:26:28
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Pavel Bure is still the fastest, even though he's not playing!.....and then Gaborik, then Kovolchuk, then Kariya  |
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PainTrain
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
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Posted - 06/18/2007 : 15:22:59
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Afinogenov or Gaborik are the fastest with the puck, Lombardi I think is the fastest with no puck.
You know Mike Grier is fast too. I saw him in last years playoffs for Buffalo and on the penalty kill he went in to the hash marks trying to get a shorty and then they came back quckly to Buffalos end and all of the sudden Grier is rite there too. |
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manninm
PickupHockey Pro
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2007 : 06:10:09
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quote:
Originally posted by PainTrain
Afinogenov or Gaborik are the fastest with the puck, Lombardi I think is the fastest with no puck.
You know Mike Grier is fast too. I saw him in last years playoffs for Buffalo and on the penalty kill he went in to the hash marks trying to get a shorty and then they came back quckly to Buffalos end and all of the sudden Grier is rite there too.
Ya, I'd agree with that. Mikey Grier does have some legs, but on that play he beat a very slow and also tired d-man...I remember the play pretty well.
Because the demands on a goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie, the biggest enemy is himself." ~Ken Dryden |
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Guest8062
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Posted - 06/20/2007 : 19:49:19
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| MCdonald, Gaborik and ST.Louis |
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stastnysforever
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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Posted - 06/20/2007 : 19:53:36
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quote:
Originally posted by Guest8062
MCdonald, Gaborik and ST.Louis
That was me up there
what do Calgary and a tea bag have in common- they're both only good for one cup |
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