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I would bet that Tim Thomas would have bought these knee pads. Many a legend says that at the end of his career, he had a $60K gear budget and he would regularly spend over and above, using his own money. I could have seen him buying these AND having Dennis Dombrowski mod them

11 hours ago, RichMan said:

Has anyone successfully done so on their already used pants?

My Mckenneys still have a couple years left in them and I always wanted to own a Habs set-up and this approach would be cheaper than going full custom (sometime soon).

My seamstress has repaired stripes on the pants, though it did require pad removal (great opportunity to examine and replace components), so I am certain you can add; just takes time.

Broke into the high 150’s earlier this week; 18-ish more to go!

32 minutes ago, MTH said:

Philly sports talk was discussing the all star games yesterday. More for the Pro Bowl and NBA game. They made a good point how being an 'all star' has little to no meaning to the current players. 

• NFL - post season. Injuries. Players make real money in regular season, why risk that?
• NBA - every guy on the roster makes multi million a year. The stars are already pulling in $30M plus in salary. They don't need to be named an 'all star' to prove anything when you get that much money already. 
• MLB - really the only decent game. Baseball is different. The all star game is not what it once was - but it's leaps and bounds better than the others.
• NHL - Was a nice event. Sure, they don't play the same game as normal. But making it into a goofball 3 on 3 tournament is hokey as it gets. While the traditional 5 on 5 game became useless for the ASG, at least the stars all played. 

Wifey taped the ASG for me, so I will watch out of obligation. 

40 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

@bunnyman666 the dinosaurs called, they want you and your sticks back

I have a few Northland from the ‘50s in my collection!

39 minutes ago, seagoal said:

Right. So your sense of heavy is different than those of us who use modern spaceship composite sticks.

Wood paddle AND shaft. 

14 minutes ago, seagoal said:

Right. So your sense of heavy is different than those of us who use modern spaceship composite sticks.

I used wood up until two years ago.

Hell no! 
 

Composite  shaft foam cores for me!

Actually, with a few tweaks, this tape job will be fine. I never felt any awkward weightiness, nor did it unbalance my stick. I will likely add this to my stick in a permanent fashion next. 

@seagoal I think he was going to plow through whether you poke checked or not. I looked at the stills and the video again. Heads-down and straight into the crease. And if you were my goalie and I were your D man, all 5’ 8 1/2” of this Yorkshire Terrier type D man (Coach Chicken used to call me a Yorkie: small in stature but mean as frack) would have lit up Mack Truck for that play;  I probably would have been kicked out of the league. Poke checking is a legit contact play in any league for any position. That was my go to as a third line winger (D minded), as a D man in men’s league, and as a goalie. The kids don’t know how to play against poke checks from a goalie, and my use of the stick forces passes to the point or behind the net. @ArdeFIN did make a good counterpoint.

48 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

We had pretty decent conditions.  It was around 20*.  Very light breeze.  I wore my normal get up but added to warmers in my skates and I wore a balaclava under my mask.  I probably could have done without that and been fine.  Even my feet were fine.  I didn't even really notice the warmers.

Good onya. 
 
I have played this skate for two seasons and can’t figure out the secret LOL

I play outdoors every Sunday from November to March. My challenges are:

1) my toes getting cold no matter if I use foot warmers or not, especially is the temps are below 20F

2) nose runs like a freaking faucet

3) my hands also freeze

The toque is a nice touch. I may do that, even if there is no function.

Agree with @Fullright

1 minute ago, seagoal said:

 

Bwahahahaha 

2 hours ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

I was lucky enough to be naturally limber lol

Never admit that as it opens you up to prison style love making…

He needs to be jumped in the parking lot.

34 minutes ago, Puckstopper said:

Nope, not interested in making a 1 in 1000 paddle down save at the expense of the saves I will miss due to the added weight of all that tape and the puckhandling opportunities I'll muff because I can't quickly and efficiently get my hands into position to make a good play.   This is a solution desperately seeking a problem.  

Maybe so; however-

1) not that much added weight

2) not all that hard to move the block up and down the stick

In the end, I am merely thinking outside of the box. If this end up working out, I will be adding this to my shafts in a more permanent manner.

Thanks for your input.

The Curtis Curve is well missed. One of the key benefits was paddle down in the VH. Well, I think I have found the loophole for legality in this pursuit. 
 
I start with the end knob. I cut it flush to the shaft on the ice side, then I add some bulk mid-shaft. The shaft isn’t 100% flush to the ice, but rotating it forward makes it more flush. 

13 minutes ago, MTH said:

Are you crapping on Frölunda?

Tommy Salo and his hardware will not be pleased.

He also questions if it happened in America, did it really happen...

Salt Lake City:

Long Island:

Never happened.

Tommy Salo retired?

58 minutes ago, MTH said:

I always lumped Lundquist in the same level as Jose Theodore. Theodore at least won the Hart and Masterton awards too.

Also, he got Paris in her prime. Not that Lundquist couldn't have either - he's a married man.

Theodore looks like Tommy Lee, minus the tattoos, in that shot!

17 hours ago, Puckstopper said:

If stickhandling is the number 1 concern, look up YouTube videos of Cujo playing the puck.   He flipped his stick over and shot backhand.   He was able to generate a surprising amount of oomph on his clearing passes playing that way.

Jon Casey and Mike Liut would also do that, which is why I ask the following question: why isn’t a no curve stick an option?

11 minutes ago, ilyazhito said:

I'll look into that. I'll also look at Sideline Swap to see what is available. 

I do have a pair of full right gloves that I would sell to you. 

As an ambidextrous but right hand dominant person, I was told in no uncertain terms that unless you throw with your left hand and are otherwise left hand dominant, you’re better off to be regular hand goalie. That being said- there have been success stories of right hand dominant goalies playing full right.

Another factor: Full right gear has a very low resale value, just like left hand guitars.