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Thomas Vanek: NHL's best shooter

Other snipers may be flashy, but Buffalo wing is the league's top marksman

Updated: October 27, 2011, 1:52 PM ET

By Neil Greenberg | ESPN Insider

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.

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