Much like pitching in baseball, breakaway goals in hockey are all about deception. It's not always about shooting it as hard as possible, or pulling off some ridiculous in-between your legs stunt. No, sometimes all it takes is a little bit of patience and sleight of hand.
Friday, the Ottawa 67's took down the Peterborough Petes in a shootout thanks to the silky smooth moves of Tye Felhaber. We've discussed in great detail that the "triple-deke" move from the Mighty Ducks film franchise would never work. However, that doesn't mean that a duodecuple-deke wouldn't work (it did).
Many of you may be asking why the goalie didn't just simply poke check the puck. And that's a very valid question, as that surely would've put an end to the attempt. But on the other hand, it's likely that Felhaber's side-to-side motion hypnotized the tender, allowing him to score the winner. Facts.
