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Finally got around to trying out a different paddle grip. Shaved down the front shoulder to ~90 degrees, gave a huge slope to the back shoulder and put a little index finger trigger to try out. Will probably end up making a bigger trigger but I also poke-check and play the puck often so don't know how it'll feel/perform.

Everyone goes at their own pace, but congrats for graduating from grad school! And yes for most classes they still have the physical textbooks because I can't be bothered to go online and skim through pages for hours on end. I'd much rather go through a physical copy. I wish this exam was one I could cram for, I started studying since the end of my semester in April for this exam in mid-August. Medical School Admissions exams are a pain. I just went offline for my last 2 weeks of studying then gave myself a break from everything for some time after

Ya I got them more on a whim, after the Bauer One90 boot completely collapsed and was popping rebounds into the slot, I elected for the steepest and stiffest boot on the market and now realize that that is not what I like. Definitely an antiquated style of pad

I found that the better movement range with the CCM Premiers resulted in losing control of the pads. Mind you I haven't been much of a fan of them, so the super stiff and steep boot makes me lose control. I could see why price with his tight leg, soft boot EFlex's was one of the notable people to start the trend. I agree with ya, I was looking at the Bauer CRS straps or Brian's as something I'd probably prefer. Also gives me an excuse to eventually go back to Bauer after ditching my old supreme One90 pads that I loved

I found that it helped the pad lift when I dropped down, similarly like the no boot strap does, but much more controlled in my experience. I also like the feeling of a tight boot that is next to impossible to get with my boxy CCM Premiers, so I get to keep that feeling with the lundy loop.

Better than the textbooks I have been reading for the past few weeks And when the topic of ditching bootstraps comes up, I'll always be intrigued because I have never been able to get used to having no boot strap and always go for the lundy loop.

Wow, I take a 2 week hiatus to study for an exam and I miss 6 pages worth of content. Guess I got some posts to catch up on

How have I never seen that grip before, that seems interesting. I'll definitely try that one out. What's the purpose of the front shoulder at a 90 degree angle?

Picked up these 2 sticks today for $13 a piece (thanks to National Sports closing down), and was thinking of messing around with them. Anyone got any trigger grip ideas, hyperlite pentagrip-esque ideas to try out that have worked for you? Also would be open to 3D printing something. I also got these in a 24 and 25 to try some new lower paddle heights, since I've always used a 26 being 6'2, so excited to get on the ice and try something smaller

Those teeth and goatee are the dead give away, what I'm interested is seeing that Flower is ditching the CCM bucket and going with the pros choice mask. Could we see more of his equipment change from his gold Lefevre 4.1 set and the 12.2 catcher?

Depends on how much you're willing to show hahaha

Can't wait to see whatever gear he decides to go full red with

The video of him putting on the jersey looked so awkward, but I hope he has a great season for them. Been cheering for him for ever

There's always something going on with Kane. Hopefully for the integrity of the sport it proves to be untrue, but jeez this is rough

NYR vs Caps games will be amazing, NYR choosing to fight fire with fire

I think they are planning on sending Oettinger down to develop, and bring in Holtby to hopefully get his game back, and help out while Bishop is still out. Otherwise I have no clue what their plan is.

The Hockey Guy is always solid, giving in-depth info on all the teams in the league in a unbiased manner.

Kevyn Adams forgetting to have a goalie on their roster is 100% accurate. Did they even try to resign Ullmark, the goalie they had protected? He was a solid goalie too. You'd think they would rather keep the one younger goalie on the team, unless Ullmark was just so scarred from this past season.

I'm not gonna recognize the league next year! That's a lot of movement! Thanks for the recap list Seagoal!

750k and have no expectations on a team that is rebuilding? Sign me up lol

I wonder how much the goalie coaches and staff working with the goalies got a say in any of these moves. I heard that Vancouver signing Halak was a targeted move initiated by the goalie coaches. As a leafs fan as well (but also a fan of most goalies since cheering for Toronto can be painful at times), I loved the win streak with Campbell during the season and he played very well in the playoffs, but I'm hesitant to give him the reigns. A split with Mrazek also gives me some hesitancy, with injury history and all that. Leafs are not going on any deep runs unless we can snag players (the likes of campbell and spezza last season) that play way above their pay to make up for the 4 up front making too much money.

There goes my dream of Reimer and Bernier reuniting

Thank you Richter!

@GoalieNutLooks like the Leafs listened to me and decided to spend more and go for Mrazek, signing him to a 3 year, 3.8 million aav. Not a terrible contract, seeing that Freddie went to the Canes for 2 years, 4.5 million aav.

I'm scared with the interest of either due to their history with injury. Jones hasn't been hot for a little while so I'd spend a bit more to get Mrazek. But then again, the leafs are in no position to be spending more money