Ristolainen's outstanding shootout goal was apparently months in the making

In case you missed it, Rasmus Ristolainen netted an extra point for the Buffalo Sabres on Friday with a version of the breakaway move many associate with the great Peter Forsberg.

The move seemed to come out of nowhere given the simple fact that rangy defenders like Ristolainen commonly lack that sort of expert coordination. And besides, it was the first shootout attempt of his career.

But what's interesting is that it was precisely the move those privy to his training would have expected. Ristolainen apparently promised at a skate last summer that he would try the move when he finally got his shot in the shootout.

Check out this video posted Saturday.

Rasmus Ristolainen is a man of his word' @rasmrist55 @BuffaloSabres #shootout #nhl #nhlfi #nhlwam #buffalosabres pic.twitter.com/o6nvaJ18ww

- Juho Manninen (@Manninen7) March 18, 2017

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