CJ Boiss

Given the rumours that the GT line is being discontinued, I'll be interested to see if they give more customization options for G6 Pro gear. GT catchers, with the sewn-in palm, feel so much better than the velcro liners in the G# series.

4 minutes ago, WillyGrips13 said:

Trying to get to the next achievement level. Currently, I’m an apprentice. Not sure what the next level is. Mid-level management?

Next, you become an "Explorer". Better get yourself some good hiking boots.

37 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

@ThatCarGuy has it right.

Does he? If you send all the horny people to horny jail, all you're doing is concentrating the horny in one place.

The less said about the first period the better, but I came up big in the second and third and we eked out a 7-6 win.

My brother came out and took pictures of my last game in net.

Full photo dump? Or a select few that I particularly like?

2 hours ago, Lucky Pucker said:

As someone who goes to great lengths to fake the “responsible adult” thing, I had planned it all out for my return this September: varied and regular exercise, was going to get some lessons, and maybe have a few skates with the group I started out with. Well today, that same player/manager emailed me today to say a summer group he plays with needs a goalie Tuesdays at 9:00 - starting on the 20th.

I deliberately briefly, but as my wife pointed out “the only concern is injury… but then if you skip this, and have a freak accident before you get a chance to play in September, that would really suck…”

I Love that girl.

So almost 500 days after my last ice time (March 13th, 2020) I’ll finally be heading to the crease!

I welcome any tips and/or comments, but from what I’ve gleaned form others’ comments on this return to the ice topic, it’s sorta like becoming a parent: you can never be fully prepared, other than to know it will, to a lesser or greater degree, hurt. Bad. But it’s somehow worth it. Right…?

Make sure you're drinking lots of water before you hit the ice. Start the day before. Very good chance you struggle with the heat and water loss.

27 minutes ago, Kayen said:

Hahaha. 

We'll see, I'm in net 2-3x a week, and a skater 2-3x a week. I live on the ice, and it's bound to happen. Goalie surplus here in AB it appears. 

I hear that. I'm getting all the ice I want these days, everyone looking for goalies.

13 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Not trying to take anything away from the kid but the first reports I remember reading was that he died due to head trauma after hitting his head on concrete diving out of the way of a firework accident.  Now the report is that he took a motor to the chest?

Yeah, he dove in front of a firework mortar that had tipped over. Saved a lot of lives.

Biggest save he ever made.

Small update coming out of Kivlenieks memorial service today: 

Have you tried running the elastic bootstrap behind your skate, through the Lundy loop?

49 minutes ago, RichMan said:

Wtf? Maybe @Kirk3190 can chime in here.

According to the Warrior suggested pad measurements, I'm a 35" or even 36".

I just got out of a shop and they only had 34" in the Senior GT. Tried them with my skates but no knee pads (at home drying) and not doing up the boot strap (it was too tight to achieve) and my knee fell just an inch or 2 from the top of the blocks.

How is that possible when my FKT is 20.5"?

Dunno. My FTK is the same as yours, and I've worn a 35" G3, currently wearing a 36" G4. I found myself landing off the top of the block fairly consistently in my 35s. Have you tried them on ice yet?

Sad to see him go. Excited to see lots of Saros highlight packs over the next few years.

14 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

He's Russian, so not only does he have a hard on for teams that have Russians, he's also using google translate lol.

Either that or "dead closet" is a new up and coming slang I've never heard of.

I have no goddamn clue what " who, if not people playing the same position, should know that if you are a dead closet, then you are just a dead closet, nothing more." means, but I'm going to start saying it and nodding sagely.

1 hour ago, MTH said:

Nice game last night. 1-0 final game with the Canadiens bringing all they could in the 3rd to tie it. Lightning are a good team. If they can win next year, that would be legendary. It's almost mid-July. I'm sure the NHL wants to have a normal season this fall. These playoff teams will be at a disadvantage for sure with recovery times and all.

Nice to see a packed house for a cup game.

Congrats to TB (again).

The Lightning aren't going to three-peat. Not when they'll have to ice a cap compliant team for the regular season.

2 minutes ago, MTH said:

I don't get this reference.

I'm talking less about gear that doesn't fit, or is uncomfortable, and more about gear that just... works differently. My S190s aren't "bad" skates, and while they aren't as comfortable as my AS1s I can wear them for two or three skates a day without issue, but my AS1s feel and play differently. In a way that, I feel, has immediately improved my game.

Kinda like how some goalies love or hate particular glove breaks. A glove can be perfectly sized and comfortable when you're wearing it, but how it plays is another matter entirely.

... but sometimes it definitely is.

I just replaced my Bauer S190s (4mm Step Steel) with a pair of CCM Super Tacks AS1s (stock steel), and I am in love with them. First off, they are way more comfortable, it's a night and day difference. I'm using the same Superfeet footbeds I had in my S190s, so that's constant, but the AS1s fit my foot so well; I feel like I could wear them all day without any problems.

Second is the performance. I've had three ice-times on my AS1s, and while I spent most of the first skate getting used to the different shape of the boot (the AS1s are noticeably more rounded on the heel and toe than the S190s; I'm used to dragging my heel and digging into the ice with the back of my blade to stop my momentum on cross-grain movements, which is a bad habit I should break anyways), I played great at my second and third ice-times. Shuffling around the top of my crease is easier, I'm able to hold my feet longer when a skater is coming down on me, the level of control I have over my movements is much, much better. I'm definitely closer to the ice, and my attack angle is consequently slightly worse, but I don't feel like I need that extra angle when I'm moving around, setting for a shot, or making a save. Standing up is also much easier, because my inside edges aren't catching and dragging on the ice nearly as much. I also tend to drive my toes and heels into the ice quite hard when I'm butterflied, so the more rounded boot means I'm sliding across the ice more quickly.

Yeah, my S190s are kinda old, but even when they were brand new they never felt like this. I've got another two skates tomorrow and I'm properly excited to put my AS1s back on. It's wild.

Anyone else have a "it was definitely the gear" moment that stands out for them?

I went to drop-ins when I started goaltending, because nobody gives a shit if you suck at one of those. It did get me up to speed, for certain, but they're not particularly enjoyable. Especially under-filled shinnies, because then the guys coming in on you are just fucking around and trying stupid shit you'll never see someone successfully pull off in an actual game, because they aren't going to have half a minute to meander down the ice kicking the puck around like a soccer ball. Either that, or they're taking slapshots from the slot off a centering pass from the corner, because the rest of your "team" is hanging out at the blueline waiting for a pass.

Good cardio, though.

A quarter package that gives you more flex forward and back means you can get into a deeper stance without unduly loosening your laces. I don't think any skate manufacturers are making the boot more flexible near the toes or along the body of the foot.

My perfect boot would be very flexible front-to-back at the ankle, and extremely stiff side-to-side for maximum stability when moving on my feet. Right now, you kind've have to take a really stiff boot and just make do when you lace it up.

1 hour ago, Lucky Pucker said:

Carey Price - best goalie in the league right now? Maybe… probably, even.

Carey Price - worst interview in the league right now? Definitely. (Although he might actually be the best interview, depending on how you look at it):

 

 

It's OK, the media got Danault walking into his interview with pizza for himself and Caufield.

1 minute ago, seagoal said:

No, I meant the Kraken coach.

 

Flyers fans will probably tell you he's trash.

27 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Not always. I've been privy to a good two hand slash across the chest in a pick up game. Same dude eventually got into a full on fight with another guy after most of the guys on the ice were on his case for his crap. 

Was a very weird night.

Guys like that need to go touch some grass. If you're taking out all your aggression on random guys at a rec shinny then your priorities are clearly fucked up.

21 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said:

This is the difference! It’s a league. You’re trying for something! You had better believe if a trophy, prize money, or BOTH were on the line, the “coaching” would go BOTH ways in my case.
 
This happens in every drop-in group. I just thought we had guys old enough that they don’t pull that crap. I am a smarty pants when it happens, and “Okay cooooh-ch. you’re da best. We’re soooooo lucky you’re here!” comes out. 
 
When the puck goes in, you already knew you had made the mistake, especially seeing it go into a soft hole where the stick would have prevented it! 

I now recall this guy “coaching” in the dressing room. I probably would have kicked his ass if he were anywhere near me in the dressing room. 

Guys like that normally shut up after a simple "Bud, it's shinny; there's no scouts here".

If I notice something that the other team is doing in one of my rec leagues, and my team isn't responding to it, or if the other goalie has some bad habits that my team isn't exploiting, then I'll talk to them about it during the "intermission" or whatever. But I'm sure as shit not going to "coach" them. Especially not during shinny.

I'll never tell a goalie how to do their job, though. I'll tell them about the tendencies of certain players - whether they like to pass, shoot, or deke, to what side, etcetera. (for example, there's one guy I see quite frequently, we call him "Dangle Berries", that likes to float around just behind the play, never passes, and always shoots top-corner glove-side) - but I'll never tell them how to do their job. Unless they ask me for advice.

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Despite the score last night, those goals we're Fleury's fault.

Vegas did not look good at all. Stone's been having a terrible series.

*weren't?