Ranking the 10 Hardest Slap Shots in NHL History | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Mia Horton At 39 and on another mediocre Colorado Avalanche team, Jarome Iginla's career is fading fast. But even now, he still makes defenders and goalies flinch when he rears back to fire one of his one-timers from the left side on the power play or coming down the wall off the rush.
Although he entered Wednesday with only three goals in his first 21 games with Colorado, he could still have value to a potential contender by the trade deadline. His deadly one-timers on the power play are why. People forget that he averaged 25.5 goals per year the last two seasons, the most of anyone on the Avs. Plenty of those goals came off big slap shots.
Iginla is a big, powerful guy, so having a big slap shot shouldn't be a surprise. But his mechanics set him apart from other big, powerful guys. He gets his shooting hand low to the ice and gets a huge amount of torque with his follow-through. With 614 career goals, many from his overwhelming right-handed slap shot, Iginla deserves inclusion in the top 10.