Crosby on Edge

[AustonsNostrils]

beautiful.

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[Wrath]

This is why Crosby is one of the best skaters in the league despite not being the fastest, most explosive, etc..

The edge work + strength on skates (ala Forsberg or Jagr) goes a long way even if it's not as flashy as McDavid, MacKinnon, Ovechkin, etc..

 

[capebretoncanadien]

One of the best for sure. Subban is up there with him.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I was watching a video which explained how the elite players never turn their back to the play. They showed an example of Kane using lateral movement and Crosby using his tomahawk turn to illustrate this notion. Indeed, Crosby is able to make plays at any instant by rotating his hip to face the play while protecting the puck. In the video, the goal against TB shows just that.

Impressive stuff

 

[TT1]

When it comes to edgework, both Subban and Crosby are best at their respective positions.

 

[Frosty415]

why not add this to the other crosby skating thread from a day ago?

 

[useless]

why not add this to the other crosby skating thread from a day ago?

I think it's a rip of it with different music.

 

[Alwalys]

I was watching a video which explained how the elite players never turn their back to the play.

Well, unless they do it on purpose.

 

[Mathew Barzal]

Crosby is absolutely incredible.

On a sidenote, Shinkaruk's edgework is one of the reasons I was so excited to have him as a Canuck. I hope he pans out just to see him perform at the NHL level.

 

[izzy]

I was watching a video which explained how the elite players never turn their back to the play. They showed an example of Kane using lateral movement and Crosby using his tomahawk turn to illustrate this notion. Indeed, Crosby is able to make plays at any instant by rotating his hip to face the play while protecting the puck. In the video, the goal against TB shows just that.

Impressive stuff

Joe Thornton spends a lot of time with his back to the play and is the best playmaker of the last 15 years