For the people who played youth hockey, do you remember the game Pom pom pull away? Where you gotta go from goal line to goal line without anyone touching you? Quinn had to be absolutely incredible at that game growing up. He’s got to be the most elusive skater in NHL history.
Imma be real, this guy can flat out skate. It’s like he has a forcefield around him when he has the puck. If the defender even tries to engage and not just play for position, they’re done. They’re flat out afraid to even try, it’s glorious to watch.
Fucking canucks fucked it
I will miss watching him live
I feel like Kaprizov was a lot like this his first season here and ever since the Logan Stanley injury he hasn’t tried skating like this anymore.
Yea but once he gets hit he’s out for a few games
The best players make everyone else around them better, and he has done that for the wild. Everyone has upped their game and benefited from his talent. Let’s go wild!!
I swear I’d never seen the phrase edge work in hockey until this year and now I’ve seen it about 50 times
This clip looks like Wild are on PP.
I am a hockey novice/noob. What is “edge work”?
I don’t think it’s his edgework as much as it is deception.
He’s not doing anything beyond NHL standard power turns and punch turns. And in these clips his turn radius isn’t anything to marvel at. (He does have an elite spin move, particularly to his backhand, that gets him open a lot as guys aren’t used to seeing that move from defenders).
I’m not saying he’s not good or anything. But there’s plenty of D men in the league who can make most of those same moves skating-wise.
But they don’t lose defenders like him. And his puck control is elite – most D men can’t handle a puck like him. So you don’t see many of them making these moves since they’ll generally lose the puck.
What he’s really elite at is deception. It’s really hard to pick up on TV, but he’s constantly shifting his weight, moving the puck slightly, giving little feints that the defense is trying to follow.
He doesn’t out skate guys as much as he out tricks them. (Minus his spin move, which does both and almost always leaves the other guy not even bothering to try)
That’s why you see guys go the wrong way or lose an edge trying to catch back up on a turn. It’s not like NHL forwards can’t power turn on a tight radius.
Watch the first part of the clip again for example. Notice how he shifts like he’s going left. The forechecker starts to follow him that way. And Hughes cuts back quick to the right. The forechecker tries to catch back up but loses his edge in the process.
It works because the forechecker is trying to cut a tighter radius than Hughes. The deception puts him a step behind and in order to keep pressure and not get behind in the play, he needs to regain that step. He can only do that by making his turn quicker than Hughes. You can see how narrow he’s trying to make that turn to catch up when he loses his edge.
Later, when Hughes circles the net, he uses the puck to fake his direction one way and then goes the other and almost loses his guy, who does manage to stay with him barely. Hughes tries a quick turn back up the boards immediately but his guy stays with him.
It’s really a joy to watch and we are lucky to be part of it. My buddy is a red wings fan and you just have cheer on great hockey players and not be mad when they beat you. Unlike rat fucks like Benn and Marchand…sorry lol
I knew he was good. But honestly never paid much attention to him in Vancouver. When we traded for him I was kind of disappointed we traded away Zeev. But I have completely changed my mind. Hughes is on another planet. He’s a better skater than Kirill which is saying something. There are very FEW people in the nhl that when you watch them play just one shift you can tell how much better they are than everyone else on the ice. Makar, McDavid, Mackinnon, and Hughes are the few that come to mind. Hughes is insane, and I would say the best player this franchise has ever had.
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Also Quinn in 2024 playoffs: [https://imgur.com/a/quinn-hughes-MDP1czD](https://imgur.com/a/quinn-hughes-MDP1czD)
For the people who played youth hockey, do you remember the game Pom pom pull away? Where you gotta go from goal line to goal line without anyone touching you? Quinn had to be absolutely incredible at that game growing up. He’s got to be the most elusive skater in NHL history.
Imma be real, this guy can flat out skate. It’s like he has a forcefield around him when he has the puck. If the defender even tries to engage and not just play for position, they’re done. They’re flat out afraid to even try, it’s glorious to watch.
Fucking canucks fucked it
I will miss watching him live
I feel like Kaprizov was a lot like this his first season here and ever since the Logan Stanley injury he hasn’t tried skating like this anymore.
Yea but once he gets hit he’s out for a few games
The best players make everyone else around them better, and he has done that for the wild. Everyone has upped their game and benefited from his talent. Let’s go wild!!
I swear I’d never seen the phrase edge work in hockey until this year and now I’ve seen it about 50 times
This clip looks like Wild are on PP.
I am a hockey novice/noob. What is “edge work”?
I don’t think it’s his edgework as much as it is deception.
He’s not doing anything beyond NHL standard power turns and punch turns. And in these clips his turn radius isn’t anything to marvel at. (He does have an elite spin move, particularly to his backhand, that gets him open a lot as guys aren’t used to seeing that move from defenders).
I’m not saying he’s not good or anything. But there’s plenty of D men in the league who can make most of those same moves skating-wise.
But they don’t lose defenders like him. And his puck control is elite – most D men can’t handle a puck like him. So you don’t see many of them making these moves since they’ll generally lose the puck.
What he’s really elite at is deception. It’s really hard to pick up on TV, but he’s constantly shifting his weight, moving the puck slightly, giving little feints that the defense is trying to follow.
He doesn’t out skate guys as much as he out tricks them. (Minus his spin move, which does both and almost always leaves the other guy not even bothering to try)
That’s why you see guys go the wrong way or lose an edge trying to catch back up on a turn. It’s not like NHL forwards can’t power turn on a tight radius.
Watch the first part of the clip again for example. Notice how he shifts like he’s going left. The forechecker starts to follow him that way. And Hughes cuts back quick to the right. The forechecker tries to catch back up but loses his edge in the process.
It works because the forechecker is trying to cut a tighter radius than Hughes. The deception puts him a step behind and in order to keep pressure and not get behind in the play, he needs to regain that step. He can only do that by making his turn quicker than Hughes. You can see how narrow he’s trying to make that turn to catch up when he loses his edge.
Later, when Hughes circles the net, he uses the puck to fake his direction one way and then goes the other and almost loses his guy, who does manage to stay with him barely. Hughes tries a quick turn back up the boards immediately but his guy stays with him.
It’s really a joy to watch and we are lucky to be part of it. My buddy is a red wings fan and you just have cheer on great hockey players and not be mad when they beat you. Unlike rat fucks like Benn and Marchand…sorry lol
I knew he was good. But honestly never paid much attention to him in Vancouver. When we traded for him I was kind of disappointed we traded away Zeev. But I have completely changed my mind. Hughes is on another planet. He’s a better skater than Kirill which is saying something. There are very FEW people in the nhl that when you watch them play just one shift you can tell how much better they are than everyone else on the ice. Makar, McDavid, Mackinnon, and Hughes are the few that come to mind. Hughes is insane, and I would say the best player this franchise has ever had.
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