Paul Coffey of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Febru(Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images) I don’t think anyone’s ever skated that fast.” I don’t know if you’ll ever see it again how fast he skated. Teammate Cliff Ronning remembers watching, “I’ve never seen a guy skate that fast, that confident and go end-to-end. Bure was at his best racing with the Vancouver Canucks all the way to Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Final.Įven in his first shift in the league, he left fans, opponents, and his own team in awe.

Three times Bure led the NHL in goals and twice topped the 60-goal milestone. He added a bit of grace to what was a stagnant style across the league. Like a muscle car stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Bure did his best to skate through the defensive muck. Related: Pavel Bure – A Tribute to the Russian Rocket A virtual prisoner during an era known for natural-zone traps, Bure still earned the nickname, “Russian Rocket.” If only Pavel Bure had experienced the offensive overindulgence of the 1980s or the paroled freedom of the game’s modern form. Bondra finished his career with 503 goals, 389 assists, and 892 points in 1,081 games. Of course, you’d also have to catch him to do that. The Buffalo Sabres used the draft's second pick to choose American center Jack Eichel, also considered a can't-miss prospect that experts say would've been the top choice in almost any other draft.The “Slovakian Bullet” is one of the most explosive skaters of all time, using his wide stance to make him nearly impossible to knock off the puck. McDavid joins a struggling Edmonton team that has missed the play-offs in each of the last nine seasons despite owning the first pick in the 2010, 20 NHL Drafts. The hype surrounding him was so intense that there was as much focus on the bottom of the NHL standings last season as the top given the increased odds of winning a weighted lottery, and rights to the top pick, the more a team lost. 'The hardest person on me is me and my expectations exceed any of those put on me so I am just going to do the best that I can and go out there and work as hard as I can.'Ĭonsidered the NHL's most marketable prospect since Sidney Crosby was drafted by Pittsburgh in 2005, McDavid racked up a staggering 120 points in 47 games while playing junior hockey for the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters last season. 'It's something that I've been dealing with for a long time now and there's nothing I can do about them,' McDavid said shortly after slipping on his No 97 blue and orange Oilers jersey.

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