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.
Ranking the Top 25 Players in the NBA Right Now. 0 of 26. USA TODAY Sports. With the exception of a few players who have either suffered significant injuries or only just returned from them, most standouts in the NBA have played enough games that we can actually start drawing some meaningful conclusions about how they stack up.