There's a long way to go in the current Bruins season, including the playoffs. But as of now, the All Star MVP leads the league in goals and is fourth in points.
http://www.espn.com/nhl/statistics
We'll see how things shake out this year but regardless, it occurs to me that David Pastrnak is among the greatest, if not the greatest, snipers I've seen on the Bruins. I don't mean point scorers. With the likes of Esposito and Orr (among others) in the picture, Pastrnak has a heavy burden to be considered among the best point scorers in team history, especially on such an incomplete record.
But how many Bs have had his sniping ability? The ability to fire one off from the left wing spot he so frequently occupies and also to blister one in so quickly and "crisply" from other places. Again, I'm referring to his lasers from outside the face off dots, not his other assorted goals closer in, many of which are also things of beauty, just not what I would call sniper like goals.
There's a good chance I'm suffering from recency bias and I certainly have not seen everyone who played for the Bruins. But I just can't remember anyone who I thought of as this much of a sniper. It's incredibly fun to watch and he seems to be getting better and better.
Do others agree? Or are there obvious or arguable better ones? Who else is in the conversation? Rick Middleton comes to mind but I don't think he was as much of a sniper as DP.
http://www.espn.com/nhl/statistics
We'll see how things shake out this year but regardless, it occurs to me that David Pastrnak is among the greatest, if not the greatest, snipers I've seen on the Bruins. I don't mean point scorers. With the likes of Esposito and Orr (among others) in the picture, Pastrnak has a heavy burden to be considered among the best point scorers in team history, especially on such an incomplete record.
But how many Bs have had his sniping ability? The ability to fire one off from the left wing spot he so frequently occupies and also to blister one in so quickly and "crisply" from other places. Again, I'm referring to his lasers from outside the face off dots, not his other assorted goals closer in, many of which are also things of beauty, just not what I would call sniper like goals.
There's a good chance I'm suffering from recency bias and I certainly have not seen everyone who played for the Bruins. But I just can't remember anyone who I thought of as this much of a sniper. It's incredibly fun to watch and he seems to be getting better and better.
Do others agree? Or are there obvious or arguable better ones? Who else is in the conversation? Rick Middleton comes to mind but I don't think he was as much of a sniper as DP.