Players that would be stars/superstars if they were elite or good at one more skill

[zenator]

Logan Brown if his feet weren't so slow it's like he's wearing rubber boots on the ice.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

1/3 of the league.

 

[Hockey Dad]

Jason Robertson if he could skate. His skating was already an issue but has gotten worse this year.

 

[Run the Gauntlet]

Adam fox would be a superstar if he could score goals.

 

[Quinning]

Alex Kovalev if he gave a shit

 

[prototypical4thliner]

Forsberg with normal human ankles.

Lindros with any sort of situational awareness.

 

[Sol]

Vilardi if he was fast would be super dangerous

 

[Mike C]

Matt Barzal---hard to pinpoint one thing but you kinda keep waiting for his game to elevate to another level but it never quite does

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

If Garland was 3 inches taller and 30 pounds heavier he would be a top 15 winger imo.

if whoever taught kesler, horvat, and hughes to shoot several years into their careers could get through to garland…

 

[Grifter3511]

So which players do you think would take their game to stardom or superstardom if they were elite or good at just one more skill?

Would be interesting to hear something specific rather than just generalized "goalscoring" or "skating", though that works too.

Nevermind...I see Garland and his genetics has already been mentioned

 

[Martin Skoula]

Evgeni Artyukhin, if he just had consistency to do this all the time.

Artyukhin and Kilger with elite offensive IQ are what immediately came to mind. Artyukhin’s skating for a 250 pound fighter was unreasonable. Kilger having his size skating and shot combo and never breaking 20 goals is an absolute mystery.

It’s funny, if you combine 2 middling bottom-6ers by putting Wellwood’s brain into Kilgers body you probably have a top 5 forward of the 2000s.

 

[banks]

If Dustin Byfuglien had been a little faster, and I don't even mean much, he would have been in the top 10 all time defensemen conversation. He was already a physical mutant, and he had offensive instincts enough to play entire seasons as a forward. If he had a bit more speed to keep up with plays better or cover his own mistakes easier, then he'd have been unstoppable.

I don't know how a guy his size could ever really be fast. But that's my pick.

 

[Grifter3511]

Kyle wellwood- work ethic

 

[dgibb10]

Jesper Boqvist with hands

 

[Nicko999]

Mike Matheson with hockey IQ would be Bobby Orr.

Dude has everything else. It's true his shot isn't Weber like but it's more than good enough to score. Top 5 fastest skater in the league, good hands, good size.

 

[Gjman2019]

Desharnais would be a very feared defenseman if he would rack up more highlight reel hits with his size.......I haven't exactly seen every game he's ever played so maybe i am missing some......

He does give the puck away too much as well....At least when i watched him play for Edmonton......

 

[HTFN]

Ours is happening. I said last year that if Protas developed one more tool between his shot and his skating he'd be a menace with his frame and IQ, and now he's at 29 points in 34 games and using that gigantic frame with some new wheels and really causing unique problems for defenses.

 

[Mulletman]

Granlund if he had better off ice game...

 

[Jericho111091]

I'm not sure if he's still in the league, but when Austin Wagner was on the Kings I thought that if he had even league average finishing he could've been special. The dude was one of the fastest skaters I've seen and would get breakaways almost every game but never finish

 

[bland]

If Kevin Fiala understood the game he would be a superstar. Elite edgework and hands, terrific work ethic, absolutely zero situational awareness.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

For the Sharks, I think William Eklund would be a stud, top-line winger if he had any shooting ability.

 

[forever1922]

Evgeni Artyukhin, if he just had consistency to do this all the time.

I remember Selänne really believing in him, calling him unbelievable IIRC, I think it was in relation to his skating speed. And yeah, looked unstoppable at times but also the worst player on the ice for the majority of time.

 

[ValeriKamensky]

Samuel Ersson if he knew goalkeeper should stop the puck.
But if seriously, Owen Tippett if he had at least slightly below average hockey IQ. Speed, skating, size, compete, but literally zero IQ.

 

[Regal]

If Garland was 3 inches taller and 30 pounds heavier he would be a top 15 winger imo.

I think if he was a better shooter he could reach that level even without the size

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Mike Ribeiro if he wasn't a degenerate.

He still had a good career despite being an absolute bum.