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Originally Posted by GioforPM
What was cool about that goal was that it initially looked a lot like his first SO attempt, where he finished by trying to go backhand upstairs. If Anderson had seen that, he would have thought Johnny would go for the same shot, since it was so close to working. So Johnny fakes the same move, gets Anderson moving, then goes low.
I'd like to think Johnny planned it that way.
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Two things I noticed in his move:
a) His shot fake looked like it was going to be a real shot top blocker, he's even looking there. You can really see it on the cam behind the net. Most fake shots are half-hearted pumps, his looked like an actual shot.
b) His pull back to slide it thorugh the pads seems like it's almost in slow motion. So smooth and slick like he was waiting to see if the legs opened, otherwise he was going upstairs. Someone mentioned the Sherlock Holmes-esque slo-mo I don't think is too far off. To be able to think the game the way he does at full speed is what separates him. He's like hockey Rainman.