Nikolaj Ehlers switches handednesss in mid-deke

[The Lunatic Fridge]

Didn't see a thread on this.

It's not even fair.

https://vine.co/v/OPX5t2hPaXV

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[nothingbutrum]

Oh my. Fancy But with all those yellow jerseys, I just couldn't help but picture him drifting into Weber's lane in the future. Keep your head on a swivel, future Jet savior

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Sweet hands. So smooth.

 

[Helistin]

I foresee a concussion from a hit in the neutral zone/at the blueline when having his head down in his future.
Nice move though.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

I don't even know what he did there but for sure Ehlers has a nice flow.

 

[Stamper]

Holy ****.

 

[GJF]

I don't even get what happened

 

[AWSAA]

Blew the toe drag... tsk tsk.

 

[allan5oh]

Ehlers has a name for this sort of event

Friday

 

[KingMatthews]

I'm going to attempt this in my beer league game Sunday night and when I fail I'll come back here to report this move is for highly skilled players only.

 

[JacobimMugatu]

I'm going to attempt this in my beer league game Sunday night and when I fail I'll come back here to report this move is for highly skilled players only.

This made me laugh way harder than it should have

 

[NikoEhlers]

I foresee a concussion from a hit in the neutral zone/at the blueline when having his head down in his future.
Nice move though.

He doesnt really skate up the middle with his head down, this was obviously a rare play

 

[tarheelhockey]

Amazing coordination. Especially to do it on the fly like that.

I've heard of Gordie Howe doing this back in the days before curved sticks, but this is the first time I've actually seen it in high-level gameplay.

 

[MAHJ71]

So smooth it looks fake. Kudos.

 

[General Borschevsky]

I don't thinK I've ever seen this before - unreal.

 

[ToewsForDays]

So nice and smooth.

 

[Rec T]

Holy crap. Such effortless undressing of an entire team. That's simply unreal.

 

[GJF]

I foresee a concussion from a hit in the neutral zone/at the blueline when having his head down in his future.
Nice move though.

That's obviously not his normal way to pass through the neutral zone but still, you're right: Him getting caught one day with a move like that against big NHL hitters is a scary thought for his health.

We talk about it quite a lot on the Jets board when we discuss his games and highlights. Good thing every scout and coach talking about Ehlers say that he has outstanding vision and hockey IQ so I'm confident he knows what he can do in the NHL and what not.

'edit'

and here is the whole sequence, btw

 

[SubyDubyTML]

HOLY SHNICKERDOODLE!
That was pretty darn awesome, never seen that done before. Color me impressed.
However, I was cringing at the way he was skating into the neutral zone. I was almost waiting for someone to level him.

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

That was awesome. You gotta have some ridiculous hands to pull that off

 

[Puckclektr]

honestly don't see the big deal. Neat move, but it isn't like he was plaaying opposite hand for a whole rush. It was maybe a second. He failed a tow drag, then put it between his legs which is done every night in beer leagues.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

honestly don't see the big deal. Neat move, but it isn't like he was plaaying opposite hand for a whole rush. It was maybe a second. He failed a tow drag, then put it between his legs which is done every night in beer leagues.

Right. Beer Leagues, where the pace of the game is maybe 1/3rd of the pace of the Q.


Ehlers did that while going full speed through the neutral zone with defenders around him.


It was very impressive. And what was most impressive, was how effortless and natural he looked when doing it.

 

[Devils Trap]

That is UNREAL

 

[Puckclektr]

Right. Beer Leagues, where the pace of the game is maybe 1/3rd of the pace of the Q.


Ehlers did that while going full speed through the neutral zone with defenders around him.


It was very impressive. And what was most impressive, was how effortless and natural he looked when doing it.

I play in a beer league that is loaded with ex junior including OHL guys and the play is def. not 1/3 the speed. It isn't the same speed as the Q, but I realy don't see the big deal with this. It was a nice play, but people are making it seem like it was a miracle.

 

[Falcons93]

Right. Beer Leagues, where the pace of the game is maybe 1/3rd of the pace of the Q.


Ehlers did that while going full speed through the neutral zone with defenders around him.


It was very impressive. And what was most impressive, was how effortless and natural he looked when doing it.

1/3 of the speed? Lol probably not.

Anyways, it looked a lot better in the Vine video than it did in the Youtube. Vine angle impressed me, Youtube angle didn't impress me.