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Everybody using weeks to describe how long there wait is. Makes me think about parents telling me how old their small child is in weeks. Usually, I don’t have a clue what it translates to in months off the top of my head.

I feel like this is the most practical way to do things. Consider professional sports have only been a thing for 150 years or so. Imagine if we still have professional sports in two to three hundred years (If humanity still exists by then provided we don’t blow ourselves up ). We will start running out of numbers for players to use if we retire them. Of course, we could start using triple digits or Roman numerals. Or this, “Starting at center, number 2b, John Anderson.”

I agree. And we no longer have to suffer through Pierre Maguire and Mike Milbury. Also, Liam is good because he’s a wise ass from Long Island, so he can give and take a needling. He’s been good on NBCSN’s coverage of the NHL, Premier league and Olympics in the past. Useless tidbit of the day: Liam McHugh was an intern at Newsday (Newspaper based on Long Island, NY) and my girlfriend was his boss.

I feel like the goal against Lehner was more about not having any weight on the pads as the puck arrived. He went down a half-second early and tried to shift laterally to regain his angle, thus lifting his weight off of the left pad. I don’t think this puck powered through the thigh-rise so much as it went under it because it was off the ice. Remember a puck is only an inch tall so not much space is required.

I thought it would be interesting and educational to read through this thread. I'm more confused than ever.

Well, the Canucks are currently outshooting the Kraken 39-17 midway through the third period. I think it’s more that the Kraken stink as a team than their goalies are bad. Vegas success as an expansion team was an anomaly.

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Decades ago hockey players played defense and were actually close to the opponent so any such maneuvers were defeated before they could be effective. Watch any goal highlights from today and you may see all five players near their goal, yet miraculously they are not covering anyone. Instead they cover space and puckwatch.

You said in the video that you tried many different knee pad designs. I’m surprised you never tried PAW knee pads. Sara Marschand builds them custom measured to you. Gel added to the landing area is an option. Way cheaper than these featured here.

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Should’ve gone with PAW. They’re made in ‘Merica.

I really don’t know. I have standard footbeds. I did put the warmers under my toes. The warmers stay warm enough that I’d transfer them into my boots for when we would hang out in the parking lot afterwards to drink .

No I didn’t watch most of it, but it’s not about what old codgers want, it’s about the youth. Besides, who the F cares who wins a skills competition? Make it fun for the players. They still had the traditional fan-favorite events like fastest skater, hardest shot and accuracy shooting. I thought the guys outside on the strip shooting at the cards to score blackjack was cool. Brought out a bit of the player’s personalities (and God does the league need that, since these guys are usually so bland). I was actually out at the rink playing at a stick and puck earlier and missed most of the events. Got home in time to see the magic routine to pick the schedule for tomorrow and the goofy breakaway competition. I didn’t care for much of that part, so I was in the other room emptying my bag for that portion. My GF loved it. Honestly, I don’t watch most all-star events in any sport nowadays. I think it’s more about me then them. I’m just not really interested in it anymore. It probably wasn’t that much better when I was younger, my interests have just changed.

I think I remember correctly that you sold the Browns when you thought you were retiring from playing, correct? And when you un-retired you used your older Battram pads, right? Just trying something different or are the Battrams toast?

If a woman is dressing in a locker room with men it means she’s ok with the standard temporary nudity that occurs during the change. Meaning, she’s not going to be offended or aghast when you change normally. As long as no one is being inappropriate by lingering naked, invading space or leering, it’s fine. By the way, dudes who linger naked, NO ONE wants to see that, not just the women. Like, what are you doing? Get dressed already. And honestly guys, don’t flatter yourselves. She’s probably trying NOT to look based on what most beer league bodies look like . My beer league career has had a lot of coed scenarios and it’s pretty normal to share the locker room with women. Also, think of it this way, if they’re in a separate room, it’s like they’re not part of the team.

Recently a lot of rinks designate Sunday as beer league day. Since youth hockey is usually Saturday morning and public skates are Friday and Saturday night (teenager mating ritual), that allows Sunday to be devoted to the wretched of society, the beer league hockey player. That helps avoid consistent late time slots. If your league plays during the week, you’re stuck with late start times.

That’s how my gf and I feel. We’ve probably had it in one form or another and didn’t even know it. Wore masks when we were made to, got the vaccinations when they were available. But still carried on with life as normal. No high risk people in our household. Can we move on now?

So I’ve been coaching the goalies for the youth and high school program at the local and only rink in the area for a year now. One thing I noticed while being at all the practices at all levels, there is no defending instruction at all. It’s all skill development and offense. It seems that it’s expected that people will figure out how to defend. And I can tell you by watching the games, they are not figuring it out. And of course they wouldn’t if they’re not being shown how. There’s a new hockey director. I was talking to him about this tonight at a stick and puck. Unfortunately, he looked at me like I had two heads. So it seems that will not change. Of course, in watching the NHL nowadays, I can see the art of defending is dying at all levels (I’ve ranted before about defending now is just shot-blocking, puck chasing and fishing for the puck, while it used to be body contact, marking open men and staying close to opponents), so I guess it would follow it’s undervalued at the learning stages.

Keep in mind that Saros has mastered these movements, so he doesn't need to bring his push-leg foot further in toward his knee to get a good push. He also doesn't need to pick up his down knee to get a good push. Notice how quickly he can stop his momentum to push the opposite way. But because you're just learning this technique, @CJ Boiss advice is spot on. Get the push foot close to the down knee and slightly lift the down knee as you push. The better you get at it, the less you'll have to do either of these things. I've heard that pushing the ankle of your lead foot down toward the ice helps keep the pad rotated while you slide and prevents rolling over onto the face of the pad. You won't get your ankle to the ice, but it's the feeling of trying to do so that will help keep the pad rotated. Also, make sure you look where you're aiming to go before you push. Point your head toward your target, rotate your shoulders, lead with your hands, pick up the push leg and plant your foot so the skate blade is perpendicular to the line you will be traveling at. If you get to the point where you can practice these movements on a diagonal, like moving from the top of the crease back to the post, the head, shoulder, hands and body rotation will really come into play. In this scenario, you'll also need to put your plant foot almost in front of you as you rotate your body so you can travel diagonally back to the post.

I tie a knot at the clip or loop to secure it. I did it while wearing the cup to get the right fit The clip below broke when I attempted to tighten it once, so I had to improvise by tying a knot instead. I soon realized I should do that at the other adjustment points for better fit. You'll just have excess strapping to tuck away. The waist strap is still using the velcro attachment, but only to keep the rough side of the velcro from damaging the pants. The waist is really secure by the knot I made. It's not pretty looking, but it works.

All the elastic in my cup is stretched out. I tie everything down to the appropriate tightness now. Even the waist strap. You could do that if the rest of the cup is still in good shape and functional.