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.
He may have been the shortest to play the game but had a big impact on the game including a Hart Memorial Trophy, Vezina Trophy, 2x All-star and an induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Shortest Player Currently in the NHL Currently, the honor of shortest player in the NHL goes to Nathan Gerbe - drafted 142nd overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Modeling his game after the likes Martin St. Louis and Danny Briere, Gerbe hasn't let his height get in the way of him playing in the NHL, playing in over 150 games.