As one of the hardest-hitting defensemen in the NHL, when Montreal Canadiens blueliner Alexei Emelin comes flying at you looking for a hit you should probably brace yourself.
Canadiens defenseman misses a hit, body slams a wall instead
Might want to work on your timing, Emelin.
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Or you can take a page out of Justin Abdelkader's book and just move out of the way. That's what the Detroit Red Wings winger did on Saturday when he saw Emelin bearing down on him. One juke later and Emelin was body slamming a wall.
Emelin missed by just a hair pic.twitter.com/t4PsvsGZci
— Stephanie (@myregularface) October 17, 2015 The best-case result for the Wings is that Emelin’s timing is all out of whack now and he’ll never throw a hit again out of fear. Justin Abdelkader is a genius.
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