Islanders prospect goes backhand through the legs to score goal while falling over

Every year, more and more undrafted players started emerging as potential NHL talents and today Josh Winquist is showing you why.

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Josh Winquist , Twitter/TheSoundTigers

Every year, more and more undrafted players started emerging as potential NHL talents and today we’re seeing why.

With players like Sergei Bobrovsky, Mats Zuccarello, Tyler Johnson and Torey Krug making their presence felt in NHL lineups, they are starting to get more looks. Could Josh Winquist be the next name in that group? If he can continue to score goals like this one, he definitely could be.

#SoundTigers fans, make sure to watch @SportsCenter tonight! Josh Winquist's goal will be on #SCtop10 during the 9P (ESPNNews) & 11P (ESPN)! pic.twitter.com/URB0lUQlH1
— The Sound Tigers (@TheSoundTigers) February 27, 2017

Winquist had a strong season last year, putting up nearly a point per game in the AHL (30 points in 35 games). While slowing down a little this season, he is with his third AHL team in three seasons and is still only 23 years old.

The move wasn’t nearly as smooth as some other ones we’ve seen recently, but he put the puck in the net and has been for the past couple of seasons.

#RareDanglesPB Alert!!! Jermaine from Quinnipiac (qu_mih) PULLS OFF BACKHAND TOE DRAG to perfection. You all know how excited I get when people use this. Still one of the most underutilized moves at the higher levels, but that is changing. Remember key components. 1) Shot sell. Specifically in this clip what how getting into the load position forces the defender to get out of position and over commit. 2) Puck protection - he pulls this I'm tight to the feet 3) Coming in off the angle - always a great option with this move.

A post shared by Pavel Barber (@heybarber) on Feb 26, 2017 at 11:59am PST