WillyGrips13

Way to go Stuart Skinner

1 hour ago, ChippedWall said:

That's the nonsense they do in soccer, I don't wana see or hear about any hockey club being called a hockey club.

Wanted to revive this thread. I never did replace my cup like I was thinking of when I first created this thread. I just had the Eagle cup altered to fit better. But I still want to get a new cup. Question is, which one should I consider? Is double cup required? It seems some manufacturers offer a single cup as their top model presumably with other structural reinforcement to make up for using only one cup.

It turns out the Brown cup that I titled this thread after is only a single cup and the shield over it is what reinforces it. Anyone have any further opinions on their offering? Is it as protective as the standard double cup?

What are your opinions on what would be the ideal cup to wear? I think my local Perani's has a Brian's Optik double cup.

Any ideas and opinions are welcome.

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

How many full right guys are even playing right now? 

Lindgren? 

 

Thompson in Vegas, too. 

There aren’t many full right goalies in the league right now. One thing I’ve noticed is it seems the ones who are, seem to appear small in net. Like they are playing small. Are they wearing small chest protectors? Are they crouching too low? Is it an optical illusion because they are a mirror image of a regular goalie?

5 hours ago, jerd31 said:

Last season, I subbed for a mid-level C league team and gave up 5 goals.  Wasn’t my best game, but the team also had no business in a mid C league.  I typically play B level and have played a decent amount of A and held my own, so I’m pretty decent.  
 

I got word from a teammate who occasionally subs for this garbage team that the guy that runs the team said I suck.  Mind you, this guy is a literal ankle bender and should be in an instructional league, but ok I suck.  
 

So now I’m vengefully following their season and looking to sub for any team that plays against them.  In their first two games, they’re 0-2 with 16 goals against. 

still an appropriate use of this meme

Won Upper C in Antioch Ford Ice Center. We went undefeated. Good group. 

nice trophy 

Tournament in Nashville at Centennial Sportsplex this past weekend. The tournament had a photographer for all the games. Here are some pictures. We won one and lost two. Good news is we didn’t have to wake up early to come back for the final Sunday morning. 
I have more if you like, but we’re old-ish, so might not be all that interesting. 

Let’s see some pictures. The only pictures of the gear is what Brown sent. 

You know what he would think of her. 

Does Edmonton have the market cornered on goalies that play like beer leaguers? Pickard and Campbell play like beer leaguers trying to keep their heads above water at this level. At least Skinner looks like a professional as he plays. Of course, I root for guys like Campbell and Pickard, I’m just surprised they’re out there. 
And I know that Campbell is currently in the minors. 

Got a stick for the first time in a million years. Gift card to Perani’s for Christmas paid for it. I’ve since transferred the Buttendz grip from my broken True stick to this one. 

I can’t speak to their RECENT offerings. But, I’m still using a set of Simmons pads and gloves purchased in 2012. I did have the gloves refurbished back in 2017. I’ve been using various measures to cover wear spots on the whole set. First ShoeGoo, then electric tape, now PadSkinz. I’ve also replaced leg pad leather straps and the knee elastic velcro. But everything still functions and preforms how I like. 

Just got done playing five nights in a row. Haven’t done that in a while. I slept pretty soundly last night. 

I’ve had mine for over ten years. Gel to cushion landings. They have the garter belt attached. I’ve had my girlfriend mend all elastic and the garter belt once. I may need her to do it again. Still structurally sound. I too never get hit there so I don’t know if there’s been any loss of protection. 

Defending has just been fishing for the puck, chasing the puck around and trying to block shots for a while now. It’s hard to watch such incompetent defending. I didn’t watch hockey for a while because of it. I almost had to make a deal with myself that I just had to accept the subpar defensive play and try to enjoy the rest of the game. Goaltending has never been better, regardless of whether numbers reflect it. I’m sure the more granular advanced stats do show how good they are. Offense is more lethal than ever. The players have gotten smarter about shot and pass selection. Rarely are there many easy saves to be made. 
All this is to say that body contact is still the most effective way to stop or at least hinder an attacker in a one-on-one situation. It doesn’t even have to be a big hit. Simply having good gap control and essentially guiding the opponent into your frame will slow them down. I’m not asking for Scott Stevens shoulder-checks or Darius Kasparitus hip-checks. Just focus on the body and slow the guy down. How many “highlight-reel” goals are as much about the defender going fishing for the puck and getting undressed than the attacker being amazing? I really hope we get a return of emphasizing body contact as the primary method of defending one-on-one plays. Also covering players without the puck and defending passing lanes. Teams can’t hold leads anymore because defensive zone play is so chaotic. 

7 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I still have a ways to go before I hit the coveted "old man in gym locker room" era of boldness though. 

I’ve mentioned before, the women goaltenders have better flair than the men when it comes to their gear.

What was the story behind Maltese ending? Moved on to other things? Arrested? Died? What happened?

https://www.nhl.com/news/unmasked-save-percentage-on-the-decline-despite-better-goaltending

I read this article the other day. Interesting insight as to why goaltender save percentages are going down. As you might imagine, it's NOT because goalies are getting worse.

Weren’t the Knights heavily Canadian? I think the Ducks were, too. I know more than one Canadian who are fans of American teams because of some hometown kid came from there and play on an American team. Or they came to visit their school to give a speech and made a lasting impression.

Anecdotally, I feel like the pressure playing for the Leafs must be crushing between the media and all their childhood buddies and family friends being so close at all times. 
I’m guessing the Canadian pride comes into play more with international tournaments like World Juniors, World Championships, World Cups and Olympics.

10 hours ago, Wake42 said:

Hoping to find a deal on one after they are out for a bit, otherwise that is Brown price range. 

As a certified Brown fanboy, I can tell you that the standard Brown 2400 CA is actually much cheaper than that. The current price is $839.95 CDN which currently translates to $631.33 USD. Over $100 cheaper than the CCM. 

I’ve never been able to carry my pads separately. I’ve tried to do it, but it never works for me. Either the pads are sliding down my left shoulder or the bag is sliding down my right shoulder. Maybe I have sloped shoulders, IDK? Putting them over the same shoulder doesn’t work for me either. The pads end up trying to choke me. 
For those who do carry the pads separately, do you really need a goalie bag for the rest of the stuff or wouldn’t a player bag fit everything else?

I’ve used wheel bags and shoulder bags. Been using shoulder bags for the last decade or so because I’ve lived in houses with steps and stairs that would make the wheel bags not worth it.

Currently using a John Brown 2400 bag, which I’ve had for five (?) years.

On 12/12/2023 at 4:58 PM, Fullright said:

@WillyGrips13, here you go:

 

Nice