The Laziest Player In The League...

[ijuka]

Laziest player in hockey history WITHOUT the puck.

Uhh, no.

Look, you don't get 300 hits in a season by being lazy without the puck.

 

[Old Gregg]

Top 4 in hits during his career.

The facts and stats destroy your falsehoods.

You can still be a lazy player while throwing 2 hits a game

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

Who's 38 on that play, he's the opposite of this thread what an effort against 3 guys.

Jack Hillen, if memory serves correctly.

 

[Omni Owl]

Came for the PLD replies, wasn't disappointed. Its easily him, not even close. Embarrassing player, but props to his agent and the Jets GM for fleecing Blake like that.

 

[Midnight Judges]

You can still be a lazy player while throwing 2 hits a game

No. You can't throw 3600+ hits in a career and be lazy.

Your opinion and reality are mutually exclusive.

Nevermind that you misleadingly rounded 2.55 hits per game down to 2.

 

[fmrdh]

Pavel Brendl

 

[Old Gregg]

No. You can't throw 3600+ hits in a career and be lazy.

Your opinion and reality are mutually exclusive.

Nevermind that you misleadingly rounded 2.55 hits per game down to 2.

My opinion is quite correct actually especially considering I was talking about the last few years and not during his prime.

2.2 hits per game does go down to about 2. And like I said...you can throw a couple hits in a game and still be lazy the rest of the game.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

My opinion is quite correct actually especially considering I was talking about the last few years and not during his prime.

2.2 hits per game does go down to about 2. And like I said...you can throw a couple hits in a game and still be lazy the rest of the game.

lol hf. Never change.

I’d say McDavid. He never plays defense, and it feels like he moves so quickly just so he has to do less later, y’know? Like “oh, if I beat the defender clean and score now that’s less effort than a physical battle and a transition the other way. I’ll score.” Just really lazy shit like that, constantly. I bet he’d prefer to win in 4 games vs. the battle of 7, which means his laziness actually affects us fans. Complete bum, him.

 

[Midnight Judges]

My opinion is quite correct actually especially considering I was talking about the last few years and not during his prime.

2.2 hits per game does go down to about 2. And like I said...you can throw a couple hits in a game and still be lazy the rest of the game.

NHL.com has Ovie at 3633 hits in 1426 games.

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[Nemec]

Mark Stone

 

[Old Gregg]

NHL.com has Ovie at 3633 hits in 1426 games.

NHL Stats

The official source for NHL Stats including skaters, goalies, teams stats and more.

www.nhl.com

Wow...you know how to use the googles huh?

I SAID THE LAST FEW YEARS

lol hf. Never change.

I’d say McDavid. He never plays defense, and it feels like he moves so quickly just so he has to do less later, y’know? Like “oh, if I beat the defender clean and score now that’s less effort than a physical battle and a transition the other way. I’ll score.” Just really lazy shit like that, constantly. I bet he’d prefer to win in 4 games vs. the battle of 7, which means his laziness actually affects us fans. Complete bum, him.

poor muffin doesn't like that his favourite player is lazy?

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Wow...you know how to use the googles huh?

I SAID THE LAST FEW YEARS


poor muffin doesn't like that his favourite player is lazy?

lol I’m not particularly a fan, I just despise nonsense. Arguing some nuanced way in which the 2nd greatest goal-scorer is lazy is.. have fun man, I am too lazy to argue ridiculousness. You win, in your head.

 

[Old Gregg]

lol I’m not particularly a fan, I just despise nonsense. Arguing some nuanced way in which the 2nd greatest goal-scorer is lazy is.. have fun man, I am too lazy to argue ridiculousness. You win, in your head.

So you are like Ovie?

 

[pi314]

Without the puck prime Ovi would smoke anyone who'd get in his way

I've seen 100's of things like this over the years.

Uhh, no.

Look, you don't get 300 hits in a season by being lazy without the puck.

He spends most of the game floating. 1-2 hits a game don't change that.

It was his own coach Bruce Boudreau who first made me notice.

Reporter: "What did you think of Alex's play last night?"

Bruce: "He was good with the puck?"

Reporter: "Are you saying he wasn't good without the puck?"

Bruce: "He was good with the puck."

Started following his floating ways and haven't been able to unsee it since.

His own coach didn't think he was a good player without the puck. Because he's not.

 

[King'sPawn]

I'd say PLD runs away with this one, but even that is too much effort for him.

 

[nowhereman]

I've seen 100's of things like this over the years.





He spends most of the game floating. 1-2 hits a game don't change that.

It was his own coach Bruce Boudreau who first made me notice.

Reporter: "What did you think of Alex's play last night?"

Bruce: "He was good with the puck?"

Reporter: "Are you saying he wasn't good without the puck?"

Bruce: "He was good with the puck."

Started following his floating ways and haven't been able to unsee it since.

His own coach didn't think he was a good player without the puck. Because he's not.

Ovechkin is one of the absolute greatest players of all time and an all-time legend but people are kidding themselves if they think that he's not lazy without the puck. He is the definition of a player whose entire game changes the moment the puck hits his stick. His physical play was always a bit of a mirage, as he would throw a few big hits a game but didn't consistently muck it up in the corners and drive play through the dirtier parts of the ice. As he's aged, it's become much more noticeable - going from Bobby Hull to Brett Hull on the back half of his career.

 

[Hasbro]

the tyler arnason award.

A lap dance?

 

[HabsAddict]

I'll let you figure who this is...his last name starts with Dubois

 

[MessierII]

Kovalev

Insane talent when he gave a crap

 

[Aashir]

Leaf fans won't admit it but it's Nylander. He doesn't battle for the puck, he just sets picks.

That's definitely a take...not a good one but it is a take

 

[Oak]

Toss up between Marner and Nylander.

 

[SImpelton]

But Ovechkin is so physical

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

So you are like Ovie?

This is not the burn you think it is. Sure man, I’m like Ovi.

 

[Coaches Coroner]

Kyle Wellwood

I heard a podcast interview with him, and I think he would say himself to. He's pretty open about not caring that much lol. Just a game he was good at and got a pay check for.

 

[MOGlLNY]

You haven't seen lazy until you've seen Jeff Skinner on a night when he's engaged (20% of games) versus when he isn't. It's astonishing.