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Originally Posted by Northendzone
The myth of the 100 mph slap shot lives on in this thread - guys can't shoot it 100 mph in the all star game under perfect conditions.....
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Disagree. I bet some of those one timers they shoot are going quite a bit faster than an All-Star game slap shot. The added momentum of the pass and the impact that has on the sticks flex would have them moving quicker IMO. No idea if the physics is right on that, but it makes sense to me. All that energy from the puck isn't absorbed into the stick. Also I don't think the All STar game is prime conditions for a slap shot. It's not common to skate straight up to a still puck and shoot it that way. An ideal slap shot is a one timer from a hard horizontal pass.
Either way, I don't think taking a puck in the eye at 80 mph vs 100 vs 120 is really gonna make much of a difference. You'd be lucky not to be blinded in all three scenarios.