Top Five Set-Up Men in the NHL

March 16th, 2010 by Eric LaForge Leave a reply »
At the NHL level, it's nearly impossible to rely on one player to score goals. If you want to win games, you need to have set-up men that can continuously make smart plays that lead to more goals. A good set-up man has a few characteristics. Obviously, he has to be a great skater and have good puck control skills. However, he should also have a great hockey awareness to see which options are open and figure out the best play. When he has a good awareness of what's going on, it will be easier for him to create scoring opportunities With that said, here are my top five set-up men in the NHL. There were a few tough choices, and if you have anything to say, feel free to leave a comment. I'm interested to hear what your thoughts are, and who you think should be in the list.Begin Slideshow

...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NHL
Article written by

Posted in NHL

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Advertisement

Comments are closed.