A.YOUNGoalie13

2 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I'm still confused why we have seen nothing on the Bauer Shadow line. 

It's very strange 

I feel like by now there's usually pros using the graphic since it will be coming out end of spring/early summer. Maybe Oettinger will use the graphics when he gets off ir

54 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Those aren't Hiller gloves. 

I'm pretty sure I threatened him into never buying Hiller's gear again so I could get it all

I want to make shitting on graphics an annual tradition, so I'm back! Here are the rankings for this years pad models. I know I know, some of the models are the same as last year but hey, opinions change. And once again, please yell at me.

10. Axis 2 is still a glorified street pad. In fact I confidently think my dog could draw a better stock graphic with her own poop. These are just, whatever. The pictures say enough. Can't wait for the next model. The only way they can go is up, Right...right?

9. Vaughn SLR 3 is back for more lines and stripes! Vertical lines make the pads look taller blah blah blah boring! Come up with something new already. At least the jump from 1 to 2 was different but with these, you can barely tell its the new graphic from 2 to 3.

8. What the hell is this. It's just so bad. And for those who will say I just haven't seen the right design or color-way yet, shut up. These are just terrible. The one and only reason they are ahead of the SLRs is because they look entirely new and different from the prior design, but man these are just awful. Oh and screw Adin Hill. Thompson is better and that team would've won the cup with @coopaloop1234 in net.

7.  I'm sorry Brians. You guys are usually the kings of stock graphics and this is your first miss in years; possibly your first since I've been alive. I'm sure next year you guys will bounce back strong.

6. This is where the mid designs begin. Are these good? Are they bad? Meh. The Tarasov set looks better because they're really half custom. But Stauber's don't look terrible either? Definition of mid. Hopefully the 11s will convince me one way or the other.

5. I have a feeling this is the one where everyone will be mad at me. CCM did a great job on the eflex 6. To me it's far cleaner and less like a line and color explosion like the 5s were. My only issue here is I just haven't seen enough good sets yet to move it up the list. The only 2 sets I've seen that really made me go, damn those are nice, are both from the same team with the same alternate jersey. Not to mention the color way is so great it would be near impossible to mess up. Much like the next graphic, I'm still yet to see "the one" that really impresses me.

4. Again just so mid. The hyperlite 1s were really great I thought, and these are cool as well, just not as eye catching based of design alone. Sure, if you pick colors that really pop they look cool, but great colors could even make the Axis 2s look ok. Just like the V10s, not great, but not bad either. Still waiting to see the set that puts me over the edge.

3. Remember how I said opinions can change? Well here is the our highest climber from last year to this year. The Bauer Mach graphic sucked until I saw 4 sets of pads. First was Gustavsson's all red set with Ottawa (basically the same as Prosvetov's here just fire engine red with black and gold accents), Askarov's all navy set, and the 2 below. The biggest downside to these is when done incorrectly these look awful, however when done right, man are they sick. They're like a risky investment, so spend your money carefully.

2. Designs 1 and 2 are borderline interchangeable. IMO Iconic while maybe not at the same level as the gnetik 5 graphic was, is still excellent. Every year Brians seems to make gnetik/iconik graphics that are super similar, keeping the line familiar to it's lovers, while also giving it a completely refreshed look. Similar yet different. These continue that tradition. There's so many ways to style this graphic and they almost always look unreal.

1. I have one word for these: Versatility. Much like the gnetiks, these just look unbelievable almost no matter how you design them. Sure, I've maybe see a bad set here or there, but for the most part, these always look excellent. Clean and simple, or #solidcolorpadscrew, these are just awesome. You seriously cannot go wrong with this graphic. Congrats True, another job well done carrying on from the 12.2s, which also looked great.

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Chicago sports fans stick together! I would love Bedard to… nevermind. Just happened to stumble acrosd this and thought it was funny. 

Petition to start another forum called @theboobnet? Or we could make the boob forum sponsored by breckie hill

2 hours ago, Madmedic6 said:

It was out of the box for 2 min before I took the video

Fair. But brians gloves usually are some of the best out of the box

4 hours ago, Madmedic6 said:

Can confirm... 580 style closure and feel. 

 

Tee seal looks excellent but the palm seal looks shitter

Why have we not seen this on here yet? This might be my new top set of all time. This is absolutely perfect and soooo sick

6 hours ago, ilyazhito said:

That makes more sense. If I get a modern Bauer, I would probably be looking at either a 23 or 24. Strange to think that a 5'11 goalie would be using intermediate sticks, but it would make sense if I play a lot of butterfly. 

I'm 6'2 and shave my 25s down to probably a 24.25ish. This is my first season using senior sticks. Gotta use what works

On 12/29/2023 at 2:50 PM, RedX said:

That was discussed. These are from a behind the scenes look where they took a look at both the Cowboys and Texans for inspiration. 

I now know where a high school not far from me got their branding.

22 hours ago, johncho said:

Would you ever come up to play them? If so, let us know so we can see you play and also make some signs to hold up.

18 hours ago, RichMan said:

From what I understood in the article is that Gatineau was invited to 4 travel games or tournaments across the border. It's more feasible for the league that way.

https://www.usphlpremier.com/college-universel-gatineau-canada

Yeah we would’ve only played them in a showcase which we played all of ours for the season already. They were at one of the same showcases as us but we didn’t play them

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I've been asking to be banned for years. 

Mod team likes me too much. Just ask Netminder 

@netminder… oh wait

12 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Looked like Trav out there with all the flopping around. 

I call for coop to be banned from the forum for spreading misinformation

On 12/17/2023 at 11:45 AM, RichMan said:

Never heard. What league?

Usphl. Gatineau Universal

Had to show @ThatCarGuy what a butterfly looks since his coach apparently thinks he is a standup goalie lol. Also trying to prove to @seagoal that I don’t just look like a really goalie, but thats still up to the eye of the beholder

On 12/4/2023 at 3:14 PM, RichMan said:

Lost my job special!! 250$ CAD SHIPPED within Canada.
Limited time offer!

Size XL. Well used but still very protective. Needs some TLC (back straps and a few wear spots). Doesn't smell bad, just your regular Eau de Hockey sweat.

I'm in Gatineau, Québec, Canada.

Here's your chance to give this present day unicorn a try.

 

Off topic but have you ever seen the Universal play? They’re in my league, the only Canadien team

8 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Haven't heard of the tendy ties product, but it looks OK I guess. It's another option for bungee toe ties and I won't knock anybody wanting to provide alternative products even if they don't interest me. 

Though I had a laugh at:

Just detach your skates dude. That's some Pee Wee stuff. 

I've head decent things about the buckles though. One guy mentioned it was warping his eyelets, but that's a single negative case against a few positive ones. 

Incredibly dust. I bet coop does this

5 hours ago, ThatCarGuy said:

As per usual the comments are losing their minds and shitting on bauer quality even though this has only happened to Bauer twice ever at the pro level. I've seen it happen to both ccm and brians in 18u and juniors. The cost of having a flexible boot break is having that gap or soft foam to allow it to bend and not support the face enough

Looks like a skill issue to me. “He should’ve went down” - in squeaky mocking voice

On 12/13/2023 at 9:33 AM, johncho said:

Aren't Goalies allowed to play to the end of the play with a broken stick?

I know the half you had in your hand was pretty useless.

I talked to him about that and we both came to the conclusion that holding the paddle that was left wouldn't have worked out too well. Although he saw 11 shots the entire game, so maybe it would've been fine...

51 minutes ago, ThatCarGuy said:

For those missing context, @A.YOUNGoalie13's team shit on mine earlier today

Shitting on Blaze and True sticks

2 hours ago, ThatCarGuy said:

Make that 10 or 11 lmao

Our entire team started dying on the bench lol

3 hours ago, Novasteel31 said:

Are the True sticks really that fragile and bad? I'm in the market for new twigs and was looking between Warrior V2 and True 9x but am leaning Warrior based on what I've been reading and heard. 

3 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I won't comment on True sticks since I've never used them, but I will say that Warrior's are highly used at the top level for a reason. 

So look into that as you will. 

My partner is on stick 9 or 10 this season. All Catalysts. Things are made of paper.

On 12/8/2023 at 1:36 AM, coopaloop1234 said:

We don't discuss backwards goalies in this thread. 

Next thing you know you'll be saying we need to respect wheeled bag users. 

Coop will be the first goalie to use the remote control self driving bag when it comes out in the future. Lazy fuck…

On 12/1/2023 at 5:24 PM, coopaloop1234 said:

He just has every single gear ever worn by Hiller. 

23 hours ago, creasecollector said:

I'm convinced he is Jonas Hiller at this point.  

I will now be harassing @mik daily to try and get all of his Hiller gear

7 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

These pictures were a bit of a trip since this is who I picture I'm responding to:

 

Haha yeah its been a few years since those lol

11 hours ago, seagoal said:

Very nice, those Chicago pants are amazing.

Also this is frame-able, you look like a real goalie here

Wow a real goalie; my coaches would be so proud