Who do you think is the best LW in hockey?
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Ovechkin, Heatley and Kovalchuk are all candidates. But I'd go with Ovechkin. He's the youngest and he's got the most potential.
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In my years of covering the sport, the nicest rink I have been to is the Dallas Stars. The ice surface itself in the summer is hard to keep good but the facility itself is great. Nashville has a nice arena too. But ice quality is a toss up between the Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. The best players are as follows\nCenter - Eric Stall/ Joe Thornton\nRight Wing - Jaromir Jagr/ Daniel Alfredsson\nLeft Wing - Alexander Ovechkin/ Ilya Kovalchuk\nDefensemen - Rob Niedermayer/ Nick Lidstrom/ Sergei Zubov\nGoalie - this is tough Kiprusoff or Brodeur. Its hard to choose. my personal opinion is Kirprusoff. \n\nThose are the players that I believe are the best at their positions.
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THE BEST ONE OF ALL TIME\n\n PATRICK ROY (WAH)
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My pick goes to Buffon. He was only beaten by his teammate in a very unfortunate own goal.\nDuring each game he showed to be very calm and assertive with the defensive line without ever being caught out of position on crosses or shots. The fact that he didn't have to make any spectacular/sensational saves, indicates great sense of position.\n\nHe has been very confident on crosses, corners, and one on one situations. This tournament I haven't been impressed by any player in particular, but Buffon struck me for his continuity.
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Terry Sawchuk\n\n He set the bar for todays goalies in terms of wins and won a few Stanley Cups as well, all without a mask!\n\n Not to discount todays goalies but he did it during the original 6 era which is no small feat considering every single player was very talented (not so in the 30 team league today). \n\n We have had the good fortune of watching great goalers like Roy and Brodeur among many others and they all deserve the accolades they get. But my answer has to be Sawchuk!
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I'll give you my 10 Current C's\n\n 1. Steve Yzerman\n 2. Joe Sakic\n 3. Mats Sundin\n 4. Daniel Alfredson\n 5. Jerome Iginla\n 6. Mike Modano\n 7. Matias Norstrom\n 8. Saku Koivu\n 9. Jason Smith\n10. Shane Doan\n\nI know Scott Neidermayer should be up there.  But I'm mad at him for leaving my Devils for the STOOPID Mighty Klucks!!!
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I think the most talented position is wherever the most talented player happens to be standing.\n\nI play.\n\nI've played forward, usually LW most of the four or five years I've been playing, but recently got put back on D because I've been playing with a bunch of very fast, very capable youngsters and it's a struggle (in my dotage) to keep up with them.\n\nI find D to be a lot more of a thinking position than I thought.  I keep a much larger ice-view, and tend to see plays unfold in both directions.  I find I can better anticipate where the puck will be at any given moment, where it's going, and how to be there and do the right thing.\n\nI've actually had more SOG playing D than I have LW in a while.  I'm more aggressive, and a better player there, which is probably why they moved me (and not just the speed issue).\n\nSo... yeah.  I think centering takes huge skill, endurance and talent.  So does goaltending.  But some of the best hockey players ever have been defensemen (Orr leaps immediately to mind).\n\nYour talent's where the heart and skill are, in the end.
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Yeah   I think Gus Hiddink was the best in previous two cups but this time it would certainly Jurgen Klinnsman , Sven Goran Errikson or Marco van Basten.\n\nPreferably Klinnsman
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Defensively I have to give the nod  to a current player: Ivan Rodriguez.  But offensively Johnny Bench was the best.  For combined talents Yogi was outstanding and IRod is up there.
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I think it is Alessandro Nesta. Not only is he good looking, he plays beautifully as well. O those lucky Italians.
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Wow, what a question.\n\nPatty Roy is a good answer at goal (Ken Dryden was probably better though); At forward, God, Maurice Richard is probably the guy to go with - the scoring trophy is named after him after all.  Defense, Big Bird Larry Robinson or Doug Harvey.  But the list of outstanding players just goes on and on.\n\nOverall, soup to nuts, it's probably Maurice Richard.
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I may go with a goalie..............Ovechkin is a decent choice but Malkin may be the real deal.  Sid the Kid?  \n\nI guess this is why I'm not a GM. :-) \n\nAt first I thought your question was who would you pick to be a GM and I would have to say Garth Snow---then fall down laughing!
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Mike Portnoy and Phill Collins...at least in my opinion...\n\n=]
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Smytty, hands down. The guy takes a Pronger shot off the mouth, loses 3 teeth, gets multiple stiches and still has the guts to assist on the game winning goal!!!\n\nTHE MULLET ROCKS!!!
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olie kahn for me. tough under pressure and boosted by years of experience. he wasn't the world's No. 1 goalie for nothing!
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You can't really call Wayne, Mario, or Gordie Howe the best player in the world.  Remember they all played in different time periods under different rules, so you can't compare them to each other.  I have to say that they were each the best player of their time period, except when Mario Lemieux had heart problems.  Wayne has the records, Howe has the 2nd place records, Mario has a couple of Lord Stanley Cups.  Mario has also played with Jaromir Jagr and Tom Barrasso, possibly the best goalie ever.  Howe played in Detroit, the single greatest team based on reputation, while Wayne played with the great Mark Messier in New York, the great Mark Messier in Edmonton, and the great Luc Robitaille in Los Angeles.  I think they all were good and can't pick any one over the others.
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I think that it has to be Jaromir Jagr. In my opinion he is the sole reason that the Rangers turned the loosing around. There have been a lot of high dollar players that have come and gone on that team without making much of a difference...I would never have thought that Jagr had it in him, but there is no doubt in my mind that his mentality has changed for the better...