auxlepli 17 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 Some surprises per David Amber at ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/stor...&id=3135504 Six European-born players, three Canadian and one American. Is this indicative of the way players are trained at a young age or just a coincidence? 10. Ales Hemsky, Edmonton (10 goals, 27 attempts) .370 9. Brian Gionta, New Jersey Devils (11 goals, 24 attempts) .458 8. Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning (11 goals, 21 attempts) .524 7. Sergei Zubov, Dallas Stars (12 goals, 25 attempts) .480 6. Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings (11 goals, 21 attempts) .524 5. Slava Kozlov, Atlanta Thrashers (13 goals, 20 attempts) .650 4. Jussi Jokinen, Dallas Stars (15 goals, 26 attempts) .577 3. Erik Christensen, Pittsburgh Penguins (10 goals, 17 attempts) .588 2. Paul Kariya, St. Louis Blues (12 goals, 19 attempts) .632 1. Petteri Nummelin, Minnesota Wild (8 goals, 9 attempts) .889 I added the scoring average, and I wonder why they're not listed by that. Obviously there must be some subjectivity to his list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicada 4 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 i think it's god a lot to do with natural ability. most of the guys there are great stick handlers, only one different is Kariya who has a rocket of a shot. the reason i guess they're not listen in % is that they've taken into consideration the goalie fact, and the situation (ie game winner, game saver, etc).. they missed the fact that one only (i think) has ever saved a Datsyuk PS though. He's either missed, or hit the most on the not sucessful attempts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interminded 1 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 Man, I didn't realize Nummelin has scored that much in shootouts ! He's a defenseman, right ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicada 4 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 Man, I didn't realize Nummelin has scored that much in shootouts ! He's a defenseman, right ?? yep.. not only that, he's a rather crap defenseman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 Most of those guys are multi-dimensional because they never try the same move twice. Kariya is the exception, because he always goes for that delayed wristshot high-glove side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pskov Wings Fan 71 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 Man, I didn't realize Nummelin has scored that much in shootouts ! He's a defenseman, right ?? He can stickhandle like crazy on shootout. I think all his goals are on dekes. But he is not so good on defense. Wild played him few times on a wing because of injures and he looked much better there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 I'd say that looks pretty good. There are guys on teams that don't go into alot of shootouts. If Zherdev had more attempts, he'd definitely be up there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
