Johnny Hockey At WC

[FakenHaken]

Originally Posted by theoforever

As Sherlock Holmes would say it, once you eliminate the obvious there is only one logical explanation. You are right on both accounts, elementary my dear Watson. It hits both skates, only logical explanation.

or he made one hell of pass through the skates and it doesn't hit anything but the back of net after Albedek%$!@ how every you spell it put it in.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Barbecue

wait... we drafted this kid in the 4th round...?

how did everyone else miss this?

He was invisible. It's really hard to see someone who is 5'6".

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Teams tend to shy away from smurfs. Often with good reason, but once...

I fixed that for you. This is something that hasn't really ever happened before. Not like this.

[theoforever]

Originally Posted by FakenHaken

or he made one hell of pass through the skates and it doesn't hit anything but the back of net after Albedek%$!@ how every you spell it put it in.

You can see, on the gif it hits back of back skate.
The angle suggest it could not come directly off Johnny's stick.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Teams tend to shy away from smurfs. Often with good reason, but every once in a while...

Wasn't he like 137lbs when drafted as well?

[theoforever]

Hmm, now I'm not so sure perhaps it goes directly of the stick to the back of the back skate.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I fixed that for you. This is something that hasn't really ever happened before. Not like this.

I might argue Fleury as another good example. Though he played the game like he was a foot taller and 40lbs heavier.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by theoforever

You can see, on the gif it hits back of back skate.
The angle suggest it could not come directly off Johnny's stick.

I have stared at the gif for a while longer, and I'm still not convinced it hits the skate. It still looks to me like he banked it off the boards. Further, I have to wonder—if he was curling the puck behind him like that with a German defender right on his tail—where did he think that puck was going? He looks over his shoulder right to Abdelkader, so as to see that his "pass" connects precisely the way he intended.

[puckluck2]

Hilarious that we have the benefit of replays and repeated gifs of that Abdelkader pass and STILL it's hard to figure out how he did it.

[theoforever]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

Hilarious that we have the benefit of replays and repeated gifs of that Abdelkader pass and STILL it's hard to figure out how he did it.

I missed this game I'm just going by the gif on previous page and you can see it hits the back skate, looks like direct off the stick and back skate.

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I have stared at the gif for a while longer, and I'm still not convinced it hits the skate. It still looks to me like he banked it off the boards. Further, I have to wonder—if he was curling the puck behind him like that with a German defender right on his tail—where did he think that puck was going? He looks over his shoulder right to Abdelkader, so as to see that his "pass" connects precisely the way he intended.

It actually looks like he used a behind the back "swooping" motion and put it between the Dmans legs.....I think.

I'm trying not to think this guy is the second coming of jesus, but WTF, he's putting up highlight reel goals every game.

Yeah. I'm pretty sure he's jesus.

[Coach]

I'm 100% sure the puck doesn't hit anything on the way through. There is a frame that shows the puck right between the defenders skates before it ends up in the net. Someone can probably pause it there.

[FeyWest]

Originally Posted by theoforever

I missed this game I'm just going by the gif on previous page and you can see it hits the back skate, looks like direct off the stick and back skate.

If you're referring the defenders trailing skate (Right) then we are talking black magic... the state of mind to bank it off the skate to Abdelkader??? But I'm pretty sure he it was a straight pass through the skates.

Spectacular either way!

[StrykerSteve]

Originally Posted by Detroit Free Press

"It was a fun game," Gaudreau said. "Thanks to my linemates, Abdelkader and Stapleton, two older guys who just help me get better every single day." The 20-year old Calgary Flames prospect has two goals and 10 points in seven games during the tournament. Gaudreau scored in Calgary's regular-season finale in his NHL debut and he'll be among the favorites to win the Calder Trophy next year.

Let the hype consume you.

[FakenHaken]

Originally Posted by MattyC

I'm 100% sure the puck doesn't hit anything on the way through. There is a frame that shows the puck right between the defenders skates before it ends up in the net. Someone can probably pause it there.

While I don't share the same confidence of say 100% I'm very close to believing you are 100% correct.

[Samiz]

Laviolette had some nice praise for him too:

"This is my first opportunity to work with Johnny. He has been an important player on this team and is very talented," Laviolette said. "He's an even better person. He displays such incredible talent and is such a smart player. That's why he's on the ice with two minutes left in the game."

from http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=719964

[fatso]

It is crucial the puck hit someone's skate or somehow unintentionally bounced onto Abedelkader's stick.

If that was an intentional play, we are talking about some Faustian, supernatural, otherwordly, black magic, Cross-roads or voodoo type skill for Johnny Hockey and I shudder to think of the dues that will inevitably be collected on it! Hide your first borns!

[Barbecue]

5'6" ?

doesnt it worry anyone that Burke/Treliving might trade this kid with their mandate for truculence?

[GreenLantern]

L

ol

[theoforever]

Originally Posted by barbecue

5'6" ?

Doesnt it worry anyone that burke/treliving might trade this kid with their mandate for truculence?

no