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Originally Posted by wretched34
Look at Byfuglien, or even Kessel, both are much more "out of shape" when looking at them, but have had years of learning how to condition themselves to play at their "out of shape" weight.
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Byfuglien figured out to work to find the best skate blade and skate boot for his skating style. He's making the blades optimal for his style which makes him deceptively quick. It doesn't look like he's skating very hard but he has such excellent top speed and that he doesn't have a really obvious ramp up in stride makes him fool a lot of people into perceiving him moving slower.