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.
NHL 500: Ranking the Top 50 Goaltenders. NHL 500: Ranking the Top 50 Goaltenders. We introduce a new project today, one which has been a fixture in Bleacher Reportâs coverage of other sports but had yet to be introduced to hockey. In the NHL 500, weâll be assessing the top 500 players in hockey, divided by position. We start today with the leagueâs top 50 goalies.