CJ Boiss

Yes, it's the 'Victoria Park/Stampede" LRT station. Used to be a pedestrian bridge that wound through the BMO Centre straight to the Saddledome, but that got demo'd in preparation for the new arena/event centre, and some other upgrades to the BMO/Stampede grounds. Now, there are two ground-level crossings: one at 14th Ave and one at 17th Ave. It's a quick walk, but if the weather is shit (as it often is in January) you'll want a decent coat. Also, beer at the Saddledome ("dome foam") has a reputation for getting people fucked up; that's not been my experience, but lots of guys swear it's stronger than advertised. Happy Hour ($5 drinks and food) starts 1.5hrs before game time, and ends 30min before game time.

Shoe Goo works great on shoes precisely because it has a high friction coefficient. A high friction coefficient is the exact thing you want to avoid on the sliding surface of your pads.

I'm actually legitimately interested to see if the ski boot-style strapping systems works well. It's fast to do, and you'll get the exact same tightness every single time; speed and consistency is something I think a lot of goalies would appreciate.

It's like the bastard offspring between a skate and a ski boot.

X2 Pro is the highest they made that year, yes.

IRS is busy dunking on crypto-bros.

Happy N7 Day. If you haven't played Mass Effect before, this would be an excellent time to get into it.

Use whatever you're most comfortable with tomorrow night. Get your blades redone by someone you trust, even if that means waiting.

Frankly, they should do that with anyone on that cup who knew and covered it up.

I play best when I'm doing, not thinking. So I play songs in my head to keep me from thinking too much. One shinny, I wasn't doing so well. Couldn't find a song that fit. About halfway through, the theme song from Mr Bean popped into my head (https://youtu.be/WmtIrkR6O7I); looped that motherfucker like there was no tomorrow. I was lights out for the rest of the ice time. Makes it a little irritating if the score keeper insists on playing music during stoppages, but I'm pretty good at blocking that out when it happens. Don't talk to myself or my posts, never have. Buncha weirdos.

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Do post-action photos count?

I know I've posted about Markstrom's mask a few times already, but there's a little extra detail now. Can you spot it?

That's some shoddy ass bait there, friendo. Better luck next time.

There might be, but then the iterative changes will begin again with NHL23 and the cycle of game developers selling sports games at full AAA price, despite putting in a comparatively paltry amount of effort compared to *actual* AAA games, will continue.

It's not about "justifying" the price. They're priced that way because EA knows that the general market doesn't care. A new AAA property like Resident Evil Village has a ton of new and novel work that goes into it. Even new COD games get new single-player campaigns, new models, textures, locations. There are writers and engineers actually creating new content for every COD game. Sports video games being sold at a AAA price is one of the most outrageous abuses of the gaming market, and there's virtually no fuss put up about it because the primary market for sports games tend to be less aware of the broader video game market, so they don't know any better. Just look at the kinds of abuses EA's gotten away with in their FIFA games. EA has been using the exact same Ignite engine for their NHL games since 2015, which means every single "new" game is basically just a matter of updating player stats, or doing a few model reskins for jerseys. UI tweaks here and there to make the game look different at a glance. The only notable mechanical change in the NHL games that I can think of, in recent years, is the "Be A Pro" mode.

That, plus his injuries, seems to have taken a toll on his mental health. Glad he's taking some time to get help.

Full look at Markstrom's new mask:

The teeth missing from the skull on the top? I'm pretty sure those match Tanev's missing teeth.

I fucking love this shit. Paint It Black EVERYTHING.

Damn. My size and everything, but I hate the Quick curve. That's a solid deal though, someone'll want it.

$200 for a decent condition 950 is a good deal; not what you were told, but still a good deal. Should leave a review on his profile, so other buyers know to be careful.

The hockey I usually play is fast/skilled enough that I don't usually end up with that "unpredictable" hockey. Regular, mid-level Canadian rec, guys who played house league growing up but never went anywhere. I can keep a GAA of ~2.0 and a Sv% over .920 on my regular team without much trouble. The Whalers were in the Open Division, so guys who played high-level junior/major junior and the like. Players that are skilled enough, and shoot hard enough, that sometimes... you just get beat. Even if you play out of your mind. But for me, who only started playing net five-ish years ago, it's great to know that I can be a good - not necessarily fantastic - goalie against guys that have been playing that higher level hockey longer than I've even been goaltending.

During the regular season I was the backup goalie for this team, and ended up starting all of the playoff games because the starter couldn't make any. A lot faster than I was used to, it took me a couple games to get acclimated. Such an amazing confidence boost though, knowing I can find success at higher levels.