If you could build your own hockey player...

[umredwing11 2]

I saw this rare hockey-related article on ESPN and was wondering all your answers to the question "if you could build your own hockey player, which pieces would you use?"

Here is some of what espn had to say...

Head

• Nicklas Lidstrom, D, Detroit Red Wings

No other player today thinks the game better than the five-time Norris Trophy recipient. Maybe no one at the position ever has. He's as close to that mythical beast, the mistake-free article, as can be found anywhere, and has no peer at reading the game, sensing danger and conserving energy. If teammate Chris Chelios can play to 46, Lidstrom could make it to the half-century mark if he wanted to.

Backside

• Ryan Smyth, LW, Colorado and Tomas Holmstrom, LW, Detroit (tie)

As with any goaltender, when either of these two get set up in front, it's like the Groucho Marx line to Margaret Dumont in "Duck Soup": "I can just see you standing over a hot stove. Funny, I can't see the stove." Goalies can't see anything.

Edited March 27, 2008 by umredwing11

[seeinred 1,488]

Can I have a player's entire shooting mechanism? Or do I have to just take his arms or something?

[GMRwings1983 8,803]

Gretzky's brain

Chara's size

Bure's speed

Datsyuk's puckhandling skills

Gretzky's passing skills

Macinnis's slapshot

Brett Hull's one timer

Probert's fighting ability

Sakic's wristshot

Yzerman's leadership

Kariya's backhander

Yanic Perreault's face-off skills

Lidstrom's endurance

Parker's beard.

Cam Neely's grit

Cicarrelli's deflection skills

I know this sounds unrealistic, but that's what I came up with.

[FunkedUp 29]

Gretzky's brain

Chara's size

Bure's speed

Datsyuk's puckhandling skills

Gretzky's passing skills

Macinnis's slapshot

Brett Hull's one timer

Probert's fighting ability

Sakic's wristshot

Yzerman's leadership

Kariya's backhander

Yanic Perreault's face-off skills

Lidstrom's endurance

Parker's beard.

Cam Neely's grit

Cicarrelli's deflection skills

I know this sounds unrealistic, but that's what I came up with.

what about parros's stache?

[GMRwings1983 8,803]

what about parros's stache?

It would be meaningless with Parker's beard.

[FunkedUp 29]

It would be meaningless with Parker's beard.

Maybe his tattoos as well? I like them. Do any other players have full sleeves like that?

[GMRwings1983 8,803]

Maybe his tattoos as well? I like them. Do any other players have full sleeves like that?

Lilja has some pretty good tattoos, although I don't think they're full sleeves.

[zombiewing 3]

the flowing locks of mike ricci

the speed of larry murphy

the bulldog tenacity of alexi yashin

the professionalism of dale hunter

the slap shot of samuelson

the groin of brent gilchrist

the fighting ability of paul kariya

oh yeah baby, my ultimate player rocks!

Edited March 28, 2008 by zombiewing

[MacK_Attack 108]

Any custom player would have to have Tim Hunter's nose.

[BeeRYCE 2]

Made of active players only...

Hossa's release

Crosby's vision

Gaborik's speed

Lidstrom's brain

Phanuef's hitting

Cleary's work ethic

Kovalev's stick handling

Chara's slap shot power

Ovechkin's wrist shot power

Roenick's charisma

Iginla's stature

Thornton's passing

[BeeRYCE 2]

Or...

Cam Neely + Steve Yzerman = The perfect player.

[zombiewing 3]

Or...

Cam Neely + Steve Yzerman = The perfect player.

the perfect player with the worst knees in the history of hominids.

but yeah, that would be a beast

[MacK_Attack 108]

Eyes - Rocket Richard

Elbows - Gordie Howe

Brain - Wayne Gretzky

Hands (Moves) - Mario Lemieux

Hands (Shot) - Al Iafrate

Legs (Speed) - Pavel Bure

Legs (Girth) - Sidney Crosby

Wrists - Mike Gartner

Shoulders - Martin Brodeur (For carrying a team)

Feet - Martin Havlat (Wide right?)

Edited March 28, 2008 by MacK_Attack

[Wings_Rule_1010 4]

I'd participate in this but my ideal player already exists: DAN CLEARY

Oh course, I am kidding, I just really like the guy

Edited March 28, 2008 by Wings_Rule_1010

[umredwing11 2]

I'd participate in this but my ideal player already exists: DAN CLEARY

Oh course, I am kidding, I just really like the guy

Haha . I love Cleary.

[HomeNugget 2]

my perfect player would be Gordie Howe, but with Bobby Orr's skating and Steve Yzerman's heart.

[norrisnick 1]

'94 Sergei Fedorov

[HomeNugget 2]

'94 Sergei Fedorov

my player would murder your player in a fight.

[zombiewing 3]

I want to blend Pavel Datsyuk and Joey Kocur, but Bettman won't let me.

[norrisnick 1]

my player would murder your player in a fight.

Meh. Hockey is the competition here.

If we're talking fights El Indestructo pwns all...

/not my creation. some chap at sherdog created him

[HomeNugget 2]

Meh. Hockey is the competition here.

If we're talking fights El Indestructo pwns all...

/not my creation. some chap at sherdog created him

well if you wanna stick to hockey, a team '94 fedorovs couldn't handle the gordie orrzermans

[norrisnick 1]

They'd hold their own.

[joshy207 156]

Some of these have already been said, but here goes:

Kelly Buchberger's low-profile, old-school Cooper 2000 lid containing Michal Handzus' flow.

A face with Gretzky's vision through Rocket Richard's coal-black eyes, Tim Hunter's beak, and Lanny McDonald's 'stache.

Theo Fleury's heart/bravado in Chara's body with Mike Gartner's wheels.

Sam Gagner's dangles using Scott Stevens' enormous paws.

Gretzky's passing, Sakic's wrister, Brett Hull's one-timer and his dad's cannon.

Hits like Konstantinov, fights like Probert, leads like Yzerman.

And he sports #9, greatest hockey number of all time.

[12Newf 0]

JESUS CHRIST. i win.

[RWK23 0]

Size: Vince Lecavalier (6'5", 225)

Speed: Pavel Bure

Strength: Zdeno Chara

Vision: Wayne Gretzky

Skating Ability: Bobby Orr

Passing Ability: Wayne Gretzky

Fighting Ability: Bob Probert/Joe Kocur

Hitting Ability: Vladimir Konstantinov

Leadership Ability: Steve Yzerman (who else?)

Slapshot: Al MacInnis

Wrister: Joe Sakic

Snapshot: Ilya Kovalchuk

I feel like I'm stealing everything from joshy207 from a few posts above, but I can't really argue with any of his picks and I agree with almost all of them.