Who is/was the greatest "diver" in NHL history?

Question

I am alittle sick of all the Ozzie and Crosby diving talk so just wondering who people think is the best ever?I'm not talking aboot the guys who go down like there shot but as an art form that even you can't get mad.Can anybody truly top Billy Barber in diving?

Answer 1

Derek Roy

Answer 2

Hasek's been known to roll over and play dead in his day. Even when he was playing for my team, it was a little much to put up with. He sticks in my mind because he's a whiner, too.

Answer 3

Shock is so right!  Marty St. Louis has it to an artform.  Even standing he is almost on the ground, so he just goes a bit limp,and then whines about it.  I am a huge fan of his, and I can't even hate him for it, becuase he is almost better than Greg Louganis.

Answer 4

I vote Billy Barber, and Barber deserves the award because he could sell them.

Answer 5

any ranger

Answer 6

Darcy Tucker by far. He would have won many medals for diving if each game he played in was an Olympic event

Answer 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UpLXqI0q...

Answer 8

I'll agree with Peter Forsberg.  OH!  And Paul Kariya!  Yes, and Eddie Belfour.  Well, gosh and Dominik Hasek.

Answer 9

Eric Cole.

Answer 10

In my lifetime, I would have to go with Forsberg.

Sean Avery has been known to dive from time to time as well. He got fined that one year for diving when Jagr hit him.

Answer 11

You could blow on Tie Domi and he would fall.

Answer 12

Well, the best player who was at one time known as a diver would have been Gretsky. Eventually they changed the rules (or just called penalties more often with him) so he could be freed up a little and Hockey could become the international interest and the money maker it became during that era.

Answer 13

Gretz was a pretty good diver too. Great as he was, I think he sometimes forgot he was playing hockey and not lacrosse !!

Answer 14

Peter Forsberg is probably the worst I've seen.

Never really watched Esa Tikkanen, but I'm guessing he was pretty bad.

Answer 15

Avery...Jagr...I think the Ranger must teach it in camp. Although in the series against Pitt. Any Penn that got touched by a Rang. hit the ice like a bag of dirt. And that gave them the Power plays to win it.(maybe they should start falling against the wings before it's to late)