Who was the best faceoff man of all time?

[sr edler]

I always got the impression Sundin was pretty good at face-offs. Not extraordinary good, but better than the average perhaps.

How exactly does one become so good on face-offs anyway? What kind of skill do you need?

Mild autism probably helps, if that's a skill.

Or a mild manic feeling that your team wont be able to re-capture the puck.

 

[pbgoalie]

As a kid Jarvis and Sanderson were pretty amazing

 

[John Flyers Fan]

One face-off with my life on the line I'll take Clarke. Jarvis, Carbonneau & Bergeron would be up there as well.

Not sure their was ever a better face-off team than the 1995-96 Flyers.Lindros, Brind'amour, and Otto as the big 3, with Craig MacTavish, and Dale Hawerchuk rounding out the group.

 

[mattihp]

Another name I'd throw in: Andrei Nikolishin. IIRC he was pretty good on the dot.

Came in to post Nikolishin. He was amazing at the dot. Brind'amour was also unreal with the Canes.