It is not the same as the anatomical cross-sectional area (ACSA), which is the area of the crossection of a muscle perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. In a non-pennate muscle the fibers are parallel to the longitudinal axis, and therefore PCSA and ACSA coincide.
I am going to be counting down the top ten best NHL players today. NOTE: Honour Roll to the players that missed the cut: Patrick Kane, Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley, Nicklas Backstrom, Jonothan Toews, Jarome Iginla, Marc Savard, Marian Gaborik, Alexander Semin.areer Games: 621. Ilya Kovalchuk has gone six straight seasons with over forty goals. He is the second best goal scorer in the NHL and is a natural sniper. He has great speed. He is the THIRD best NHL player today.
The list that follows ranks the top 20 shootout players in the NHL, and also includes the best option from every team, along with their overall NHL rank. Read on to see both every team's most effective weapon and the 20 finest shootout players in the NHL. All statistics courtesy of NHL.com and current through January 23. For more by Jonathan Willis, follow him on Twitter.