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          Thomas Vanek: NHL's best shooter

          The Sabres' Thomas Vanek is who you want taking the big shot on net. Graig Abel/NHLI/Getty Images
          • Neil Greenberg, NHLOct 27, 2011, 09:49 AM ET
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              Neil Greenberg is ESPN Insider's NHL analytics expert. His columns have appeared on the Washington Post website, and he is a regular guest on Sirius XM NHL Radio.
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          If you had to pick one of the NHL's best snipers to take one shot on net and score, whom would you pick? Steven Stamkos? Ilya Kovalchuk? Alex Ovechkin? A healthy Sidney Crosby?

          All good choices, but the guy you want is Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek, the NHL's best shooter.