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1 hour ago, Wonder35 said:

He will use it for some wicked ball hockey games with his sister, Dad and hockey buddies, but at age nearly nine is still a tad small for my giant 31's.

I only laugh because my half-sister has a twelve year old who would get into 31’s I could even wear 31s now. His baby daddy is 6’6” but thats his only positive as he not a good man but my nephew is a good kid. Thats awesome you got youngins @Wonder35

2 hours ago, Wonder35 said:

I've had this set since new, mid to late 90's.  They are destined for my grandson who is way too smart to be a goalie, MVP Centreman.

Man I know where another gumby blocker like that is and yes @bunnyman666 posted in in this thread. its cool as hell you saved this for your grandson even if he never uses it. My grandad was never supportive and wanted me to play a sport I didn’t like and am way to short for. Loved that man anyway and we got it together before he passed. Cool stuff @Wonder35

On 8/11/2020 at 12:15 PM, coopaloop1234 said:

Is it this one?

Just guessing since I don't think there's too many guys with T 2070's anymore

Eh, Bunny?

I ain’t Bunny but these are one and the same. Aint gone outta my way to hide where my stuff comes from.

On 8/11/2020 at 12:01 PM, MTH said:

Your mind would be blown if you got your hands on a T2000 glove.

I've used cordrua on the ice. The snow will build up on it. Spraying will help but the texture alone grabs the snow. It's not terrible as it will play consistent.

I play a V-Lite Pro that’s a bit bigger than this glove. I did try a T1000 clone and its massive.

24 minutes ago, MTH said:

This set is very nice. The T2070 is a small glove, right? Small for those days - likely NHL spec now.

Thanks I bought this set from my buddy who promised it to me if I could find kinda matching pads. My hands are small and I can get my hand and a golf glove in that glove. Its actually kinda bigger than my modern spec glove. Aint tried it out on ice yet but I sprayed the hell outta the cordura so it might not stick to the ice. That was my first plunge into gear modding my buddy was very helpful. He had some calf wedges and maltese knee flaps gave me sailthread and a curved needle.

5 minutes ago, MTH said:

Too bad there weren't many black dudes playing the NHL during the 70s. How amazing would have Bake McBride looked skating down the wing on a fast break with his fro-flo?

Epic fros! Im a mixed race guy playing hockey in the 80s some coaches were real strict about hair. I think the mullet came from some coaches hair restrictions. Off the ears out of the eyes. I had a Gumby shag with stripes on my sides back the the day coach wasn’t happy with the stripes but liked the tight sides ofcourse he wore a flattop. Our goalies nickname was Jesus for a variety of reasons. 

3 hours ago, keeperton said:

Ah, I had only barely the slightest recollection of Torspo, and with the T covered was drawing a blank.

Vortek! They did those knee rolls that got bigger as they got closer to the inside!

Thanks to both of you.

Aw shucks for once I dont hear Red Fox saying you big gear dummy for once

44 minutes ago, keeperton said:

Don't think I remember GDI or that stick brand.

GDI is one I heard of but never saw in the NHL but  Torspo was big in the 70s and 80s in Europe but Butch Goring wore a Torspo SPAPS helmet and they also made the biggest goalie cage ever. 

I was under the impression that you just disregard bauer or itech with these guys new stuff cause there tryna be there own brand. Obviously the quality is up there but bauer stuff was bauer stuff and jrz is doin there own thang.

I used to shave my head not cause im bald but cause I didnt want to deal with hair but its more fro than flow

Happy family

22 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Can you use a hairdryer to put it on? I’m not good with this type of stuff but it interests me if it will last longer than padskinz

Hairdryer aint gonna get hot enough you need a small iron like what you put monocote on rc airplanes htv depends on pressure and hairdryer provides no pressure I think that iron costs $30

Added calf wedge and Maltese knee protection 

On 8/1/2020 at 11:58 AM, MTH said:

So true.

Different league now though. How many guys were over 30 in 1991 versus how many guys today? I'd bet that there was a significant drop since 1991. Most teams almost completely turn over in 5 seasons today. New teams just starting with draft picks are only a few seasons behind now. Sprinkle in some guys with a few years of pro experience and you can catch up almost instantly now (Knights).

Not true in 1991. Sharks were a decade behind. Took them over a decade to win their division.

I felt downright sorry for the san jose fans and wondered if the team was gonna survive. Crappy teams dont bring in dollars and you need dollars to run a pro team. I got high hopes as long as they dont steal jake allen from my blues lol

21 hours ago, kakarnak@hotmail.com said:

I saw you guys were talking about throat protection. I came upon pictures of Ken Lockett of the Canucks while researching for the New team old gear thread. It's the first time I see a dangler used with a fiberglass mask.

Bruce Affleck behind him. 

The only thing I can say about htv is that it does work itself off from bending as my Brians pads have missing letters from the last person who put htv on them but its easy enough to put it back on if you use a monocote iron like you use on rc airplanes its easier to use and get into tight spots like inside inset graphics. Set it at 300 degrees  and your good. There is also htv removal stuff its liquid that you can get rid of the glue residue i discovered it when I got some jerseys that had crap didnt like on them. Great work on those pads. Get that monocote iron and some teflon paper and you can touch up where it lifts easier than with your clothes iron. 

23 hours ago, seagoal said:

Interesting, the Capital's announcers were just discussing the Kraken on air.  The lead announcer said he loves the logo, loves the jerseys, loves the colors...though he's confused why there is no green since Seattle is called the Emerald City and it crawling with green everywhere...but said the name..."let's just say it's going to be a mouthful for us announcers."

I can't for the life of me imagine what will be at all awkward about a powerplay called the Krak Attack and a cute little tentacled mascot named Krakie rallying up the Krakheads in the Krakhouse as the Krakpipes play organ music.  What is a mouthful about any of that?

In all seriousness, I don't think the organization will be able to touch anything along those lines, for obvious (sophmorically funny) reasons.  I do think the fans in town will run with it all, organically, and it will be a thing. I just don't think the team itself will be able to use it or promote it.

What about jeers? Like a meme of Whitny Hooston sayin dont you know crack is whack?!?

32 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Oh, I think you'll find a good amount of people that would say otherwise.

Those seals jerseys are in the same boat as the Burger King LA jerseys. Just horrendus

Differnt strokes, Coop.

3 minutes ago, Colander said:

Well it's one thing to be a crappy team, but if you add a stupid name to it, you'd be better off just heading to the local Harley bar and explaining to them how 'V'-twins suck...

Or say how that Porsche designed V rod was the best bike they ever built The Seals jerseys were pretty cool.

5 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Nah, they need to earn their lumps.

Also, I thought the name "climate pledge arena" was a damn meme. I can't believe that's the actual name of the arena.

That's just awful.

Wont get into the politics of arena names but for the success of the team, they need a chance to do something straight off some expansion teams were so terrible they never survived. California Seals come to mind.

2 minutes ago, seagoal said:

For sure.  With the expansion rules we are at least guaranteed to get a great goalie.   All you gotta do is look at current teams with exceptional tandems and just imagine any of them split in half.  I think the rules are best set up for building a team from the goalie, up.

Expansion teams should have a chance to be competitive from day 1 IMO

41 minutes ago, seagoal said:

True, but if they can have even the tiniest bit of initial success, on all levels, as Vegas did, then they are off on the right foot. 

Your Kraken have a great chance to be a krakenjack team when they get all there good picks ain’t like San Jose with their team of misfits and long in the tooth players. 

8 minutes ago, BadAngle41 said:

You're having who do what to these pads? Will they say "Pooper" on them when he's done or something?

My buddy down the street he chopped up the calf wraps and added some vintage branding as well as breaking them in. 

17 minutes ago, MTH said:

Tommy Salo got traded?

I was waiting for that one lol

On 7/29/2020 at 11:04 AM, MTH said:

There is a dude at the local sandwich shop near my office in Philly that has flyers logos tatooed on the sides of his head. His head is shaved. The logos are in the same location on his head that the Flyers have them on the sides of their helmets.

I'd snap a pic of him - but the last thing you do is snap a pic of a burly white dude with a shaved head that delivers for a hoagie place in Fishtown. So, use your imagination.

What would happen if they change the logo for the helmets? I guess hed grow hair to cover that up?