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Originally Posted by MarkGio
He's got to be among the best ever. He's definitely a hard worker than Kovalev, but Kovalev was a physical player when he had a fire in his belly. Both are very comparable as stick handlers, and I always considered Kovalev the best ever
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Kovalev was pretty ridiculous in his prime, but I still think Datsyuk was better (at least at stickhandling).
Johnny isn't far off from that comparison though. He's just ridiculously silky smooth with the puck. And the speed at which he does those drills is incredible.