TheGoalNet Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Does anyone remember the pads with no boot break /shape? They basically had a wedge where there is a boot break and the pad was flat from top binding to bottom? I think that Pro Mask or one of the EU mask companies made them? If yes, who made them and do you have a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said: I figured I was getting brown leather coopers for sure... Leave it to you to think outside the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, TheGoalNet said: I figured I was getting brown leather coopers for sure... Leave it to you to think outside the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman30 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Promask made them, they were called Flatpads. I remember the ads in goalie world magazine all the time about them Johan Hedberg tried a pair out with the Atlanta Thrashers for bit but went to more traditional pad after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Google Images is pretty bare on pictures. But are these them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Surprised nobody has tried to bring those back, frankly. There have been so many quantum leaps in strapping, boot attachment, the removal of knee rolls and materials that the next obvious thing to do is change the shape. After all, removing the outer roll has begun in varying degrees, from a suggestion of an outer roll to outright elimination of it by Factory Mad. May as well make the pad completely flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Our leg/foot isn't completely flat. So why would you make a pad completely flat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 The previous flat pads were wedge shaped. I was really stating it as a joke as in change for change sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korppi32 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, SaveByRichter35 said: Our leg/foot isn't completely flat. So why would you make a pad completely flat? Rebound control and 38" was max pad size at least in Europe, this way they could make a longer pad. If I remember right NHL (and IIHF)? made a rule that there must be a boot break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAngle41 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 hours ago, SaveByRichter35 said: Our leg/foot isn't completely flat. So why would you make a pad completely flat? Backside isn't necessarily flat... just the face. Really just an extreme of a steep boot angle I'd guess. Something like this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, BadAngle41 said: Backside isn't necessarily flat... just the face. Really just an extreme of a steep boot angle I'd guess. Something like this... When you draw it out like that I see how it can make sense. Seems dumb(and looks horrific) to me though. The trend is losing weight, that is going to add weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 hours ago, bunnyman666 said: Surprised nobody has tried to bring those back, frankly. There have been so many quantum leaps in strapping, boot attachment, the removal of knee rolls and materials that the next obvious thing to do is change the shape. After all, removing the outer roll has begun in varying degrees, from a suggestion of an outer roll to outright elimination of it by Factory Mad. May as well make the pad completely flat. We are not ready yet I wouldn't mind a take 2 on the full front removeable skin pads from 2005 or 2008. They were a neat idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 21 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said: When you draw it out like that I see how it can make sense. Seems dumb(and looks horrific) to me though. The trend is losing weight, that is going to add weight. Yea but then you get to avoid the ugly toe save that puts rebounds back out front. Or is that just me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colander Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 3 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: I'm confused - are we talking about the ones on the left and centre, or the one on the right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckstopper Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 34 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said: Yea but then you get to avoid the ugly toe save that puts rebounds back out front. Or is that just me? Most assuredly NOT just you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 24 minutes ago, Colander said: I'm confused - are we talking about the ones on the left and centre, or the one on the right? Well played 23 minutes ago, Puckstopper said: Most assuredly NOT just you! Should we create a support group? "Bad Toe Save Anonymous" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said: Well played Should we create a support group? "Bad Toe Save Anonymous" That's my Beer League bread and butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Boiss Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Saw the thread title, thought of Niemi's TPS pads when he was with Chicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 These are the type of thing you find for $25 at a PIAS. The thing is, most people wouldn’t even know what they are and would pass them by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echelon906 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Found these on Instagram 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdeFIN Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 These (or the alike pair) were just a few days ago in a Finnish goalie group in Facebook and I understood that those were sold&sent to US/Canada? There is an idea in these and at the same time they just look annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 The fact have a boot break and knee rolls is sort of comical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I keep thinking of the cartoons where the steam roller flattens Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner is making fun of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scythe Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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