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Braden Holtby doesn’t flinch at slashing motion

Braden Holtby

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 19: Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals makes a save during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins on April 19, 2012 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/NHLI via Getty Images)

Barring the possibility of home schooling, most people have had this experience. A bully (or you?) fakes a punching motion to see if you (or your pseudo-victim) flinch. Game 7 of the Washington Capitals-Boston Bruins had a grown up hockey version of that moment and like most of the moments in this series, Braden Holtby passed with flying colors.

Watch as he shrugged off Rich Peverley’s fake slashing motion, via this GIF from Sports Nation.

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Here is the full video for your giggling pleasure:

Win or lose, I think I speak for most hockey fans when I say that Holtby gained our collective respect. Awesome stuff.

I totally would have flinched.