CJ Boiss

Since 2-on-1s happen all the time, I make sure that *everyone* on my team knows that I want them to take away the pass, unless I'm actively yelling at them to take the shooter. I'm also more aggressive about playing the puck, because it's much harder to turn the puck over on a pass when there's only 3 opponents on the ice. Keep a close eye on the backdoor, and work on that explosive lateral movement, you're going to be doing a lot of it. [Edit] Just saw this was cross-ice, and... fuck if I know. Losing your faceoff dots and crease and lines is a big enough challenge as is; make sure you're tapping off your posts, that's your only lifeline to knowing where your net is.

Pure speculation but, if the pad weight is the same, a "thick" shin would have to be using lower density foams than a "thin" shin. So a "thick" shin should flex more, and give out softer rebounds. Probably best to ask someone in the know, however.

Can confirm. Ron was an absolute pleasure to talk to when I ordered my 3:13.

There's a difference between distributing doses the US government purchased to other countries, and not letting other countries purchase doses. This situation is the latter, not the former.

The US can do whatever the fuck it wants with the vaccine it produces domestically. Trump's decision to prioritize vaccine distribution for Americans was an executive order, and Biden could rescind that with a flick of his wrist. Besides which, it's not a donation when Canada's signed contracts to purchase vaccine. (and even if it was, Biden could "renegotiate" those contracts in a heartbeat, if he wanted to) As of February 2nd, of the currently approved vaccines, Canada purchased: 20 million Moderna vaccines on July 24th, 2020, and optioned another 20 million in early December 20 million Pfizer vaccines on August 1st, 2020, and optioned another 20 million in early 2021 10 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines on August 24th, with options for another 28 million 20 million AstraZeneca vaccines on September 24th Of the vaccines awaiting approval, Canada purchased: 52 million Novavax vaccines on August 27th, with options for another 20 million 52 million Sanofi vaccines, with options for another 20 million 20 million Medicago vaccines, with options for another 56 million Our problem is not that we were slow to secure vaccine contracts (we were consistently one of the first countries in the world to secure vaccine contracts, sometimes *the* first), or that we didn't secure enough (we've got contracts for 400% more vaccine than our population needs), or that our supply chain has failed to get needles into arms (we are, and in any case healthcare is provincially administered, not federally) The problem is countries capable of producing vaccine, like the US, are hoarding it for themselves before anyone else. (and Canada's loss of domestic vaccine production happened under Mulroney's administration back in 1980, so blame for that falls on every administration since then. The Trudeau administration is investing ~$170 million in upgrading the NRC facility to give us domestic production capacity)

Alberta is going back into Stage 1 lockdown, because we don't have enough vaccine supplies to vaccinate the general population (thanks America), and now the variants are ripping through our communities like a hot knife through butter. Despite that, I managed to get some ice today for some 4-on-4, on an "outdoor" rink that has its own refrigeration unit. Tried out my new G4s for the first time, and they felt great from the moment I did my first butterfly. And now I'm probably going to have to wait until the fall for any more hockey. Fuck me.

Are they not making the 4-strap Supreme models anymore?

That's crazy. I've got my G3 set listed for $700 CAD, had a guy try to lowball me for $400 CAD.

I will absolutely get it at the first opportunity. If I'm very lucky, that'll be June.

You haven't ever taken a puck off your trailing thigh when a guy tries to go five-hole after pulling you cross crease?

No knee guards? Brave man.

I am as well. I also wear padded sleeves, and I've never had an issue with them sliding down my leg, which I attribute to everything I wear overtop them.

I've got Bauer Supreme knee guards, the ones with four segments, and I wear socks over those to keep the Velcro from catching on my pants or pads. Never had an issue with them sliding around.

I had a similar issue when I switched to my G3s, so I started wearing a pair of McDavid hex knee pads underneath my goalie knee pads. Problem solved.

Funny how that works. I'm 6'1, 200lbs, and my Large Passau fits really well.

I've been using a Passau chest protector for about a year now? Very mobile, but much more protective than my old Vaughn was. Only took a couple skates to break in.

Look, all I know is that I feel way more flexible after switching over to a thong.

Full replacement of the aortic root, aortic valve, and ascending aorta; so, yeah, full-on open heart surgery. Most of the recovery apparently takes place in 4-6 weeks, 28-42 days, but to be back on the ice in 47 days? Extremely impressive.

I only ever undo the velcro on one side of my ribs, which helps a lot in keeping everything consistent.

Markstrom sporting different pads than he used during camp. Still a white base, but he's using colourways on the face now.

There's a point where the shaft can be too long, though. If your top hand is above your shoulder when you're handling the puck then you won't be able to keep that hand below your shoulder when you pass or shoot, and you'll lose power.

The Hockey Gods didn't want Henrik in Capitals gear, clearly.

Sure, but their daily case load peaked at 721 back on July 30th, which I'm given to understand is smack dab in the middle of their winter season, and is better than any day Canada has had since early September.