This is damned impressive. It always bugged me that Orr got credit for scoring a goal while flying through the air when he in fact took the shot and THEN left his feet.
Radulov is in mid air when he shoots this.
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^^^I thought Lucic came out on top as he seemed to land the better punches but ya, he didn't dominate. Also, I don't mind a bit of homerism in fight calls on a local broadcast. I'm sure some won't like it, but I thought it was a fun fight call.
I've seen Nichushkin make that same move many, many times on his highlight reels. The speed is there, but once NHL defenders figure out that's his go-to move he's going to get destroyed against the boards a couple times. NHL rinks are smaller and he doesn't have the same room to get by like that and go to the net.
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I've seen Nichushkin make that same move many, many times on his highlight reels. The speed is there, but once NHL defenders figure out that's his go-to move he's going to get destroyed against the boards a couple times. NHL rinks are smaller and he doesn't have the same room to get by like that and go to the net.
That's pretty much it.
No question he has great speed. But he relies on that move a lot. It won't be long before it simply isn't available to him.
Talent was never the question though. We'll see if he is ever a consistent NHLer.
