Chenner29

6 minutes ago, TheGoalNet said:

I did very much have this opinion of True / Lefevre post CCM split. I tried 20.1 for a couple skates, borrowed a set from @Chenner29 and was quite disappointed.

With that said, True is not really being first to market with any gear innovation either... but Px was one of the most surprising sets of pads that I have tried. It doesn't have the tech of some of the other gear, but there's also almost nothing to complain about.

Mostly because FastGlide is dogshit

Every pad I've had since them has gotten progressively better.  I really enjoyed 20.2 and love my PX3.  I don't know how much "cool stuff" I would want on my gear anymore.

On 9/16/2023 at 2:25 PM, Fullright said:

The last time I wrote, I addressed the nonsense with an overreaching coach who skates in the skate in which I played. That all got resolved favorably but suffice it to say he and I wont be exchanging dinner invitations any time soon.

All that BS aside, I had a fall on 9/6/23 on the public train I take back and forth to the office. When I fell, I had on the work uniform of leather soled dress shoes together with a suit and tie. My right foot went out from underneath me in the aisle on either side of which are seats. As I fell back, my left leg came up and my left knee cap crashed into the metal tube seat frame on the left side of the aisle. The impact dislocated my left knee cap. I am seeing the orthopedic doctor who I trust with my life and just had an MRI today on the knee today. 

Bottom line is I've been confined to the house since 9/6 with a brace and crutches, a knee the size of a basketball, and a hematoma from mid shin to mid thigh. We'll see where things go from here but any of you who have blown a joint know how this works: once the joint get disrupted, big risk of recurrence. Dr says, being 60 yrs old, the earliest I can get back possibly is in the spring of 24. 

I think I might be done. It kills me to say that. My left knee was the only sound and uninjured major joint left till this humiliating fall. I am hoping to avoid surgery and will do the work to get my knee functional for ordinary stuff such as walking. My life as a hockey goalie, however, might be finished. If so, I suppose I should hold onto the blessing of having played since age 8 to age 60 even though there were intervals where I didnt play after age 34. I just never thought it would end this way. Falling on a effing train? This is the first time in my existence where I took an injury outside of hockey. Embarrassed and heart broken but we'll see where things go.

I feel you brother.

I bent down to pick up a pen off the floor in late June, same week I got a monster promotion at work.
I hear something click in my right hip and immediate discomfort.  Then I find I can't get into certain ranges (hip abduction mainly).  Next day, I can't even walk and the pain persists for about a week.

I had an MRI done back in late July, got it back in early August indicating two torn hip labrums, some degeration and development of some kind of cyst in the joint (which is probably why my hip internal rotation sucks); luckily no FAI.
Currently doing some PT stuff right now, who say it's "normal wear and tear" for a 39 year old hockey player.

Serious misadventure with my insurance company.  My primary care referred me to an orthopedic specialist group twice.  First time, the doctor I was cut a referral to is retiring at end of year, and isn't accepting new patients.  Second time, I find out this group doesn't treat torn hip labrums.  Absolute shit show, call my insurance company to complain and they told me it's on my primary care to actually research who treats what before cutting a referral.

At this point, it's late August.  I finally have a specialist who can see me and can work on my injury, but he's booked out until October. 

I've been contemplating hanging them up too.  I drive home and I see my gear parked on the shelf in front of me, it's weird feeling knowing I may not put the gear on ever again.  Half the stuff is brand new, I just got a new chest and pants.  Got some new sticks sitting in my office right now.

3 hours ago, ThatCarGuy said:

This may be what starts a food thread

I've been thinking about this

2 hours ago, keeperton said:

I think if Netminder actually got to have more open of discourse, they might not have become as caustic of an individual, and yes I'm totally aware of his propensity to immediately view everything as an attack.

Some background on this.  He was banned from GGSU for starting arguments with "hot takes" like he did here, then reporting posts to Facebook that mildly called him out (ie. "don't be an idiot").

Then he got himself banned from GoalieGearNerd's account for posting some caustic things re: Warrior gear. I think if you go back far enough on here, he started a whole thread about it. 

He came on here full time and the behavior didn't change. 

After I (thought I) banned him, he could still report things, just couldn't post.  So he reported them until I actually banned him from interacting with the board.

I don't know if the dude had some weird obsession with being a lightning rod/victim or if he got kicks off seeing other people get in trouble/banned but it got real old real quick as a moderator on this forum.  I'd guess the other mods feel the same

31 minutes ago, MTH said:

I'm starvin'

Bruh.

I just made one

2 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Why do my actual job when I can argue with strangers about how wrong they are? 

I miss Netminder 

I can let him back in if you'd like

3 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I'm in r/hockeyplayers now son. 

I already corrected -Scotch- in r/hockeygoalies today. 

9 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Trolling on the internet is such a joy. 

Stop picking on the r/hockeygoalies guys or else Hills is gonna eviscerate you with his XXXXXXX-stiff thigh rise pads

Like choppin a cheesesteak

5 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

That makes more sense. Matches his helmet and his True colour set lines up. 

Dude used to wear Warrior G5 gear. Can't say I'm surprised he's trying the Warrior catcher again after some time in Lefevre gear.

I naturally squint so it was easy for me to see

2 hours ago, froese said:

 

Plus if you look closely, I think the CCM logo is actually blue Canuck colours, and the efex 6 logo on the boot is green Canuck colours, so this has been intentionally done and I guess is his setup for the year? 

I suppose we'll find out but it seems like this isn't just a generic white set he picked up to fit with his next team...

but i just wanna be a brat and start unfounded rumors

2 hours ago, seagoal said:

Warrior glove on an NHL goalie.  Not exactly sure but here are the current goalies in the roster,  looks like Boyko has a 4 in his #

2 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

They tagged Boyko in that image. So it is him. 

Interesting change since all previous images of him have been in all CCM gear and using a 590. 

Back of the glove has Lindbom embroidered on it

On 9/13/2023 at 4:47 PM, froese said:

Demko in all white Eflex 6, no outer break? 580 glove. 

Those are "trade me right fkin now" colors

On 9/11/2023 at 1:07 PM, ZeroGravitas said:

In desperation, your feeble mind attempts to see the pad graphic as Bauer inspired. Anything to to shield your weak psyche from the truth - the graphic is basically a Warrior graphic and, likely soon, you'll be wearing these abominations on your legs.

Welcome to hell.

Careful, I know where you live

On 9/8/2023 at 10:39 AM, keeperton said:

The HZRDUS graphic is actually shaping up, in my opinion, to look decent and/or very flexible. As I posted on, I believe, TGN's post, I think people will look back on this graphic positively in like 6 years, but the hate-dumping on Insta is nuts right now. It's been growing on me.

I'm getting a bit of a Bauer TotalOne vibe with the way it's used here.

Turn 'em into wallets (i'm being sarcastic)

11 minutes ago, Hockey34 said:

So what are you wearing now Warrior or Bauer 

Barrier

3 hours ago, TheGoalNet said:

But then there is me... who's True 580 is his least favorite 580.

C&As and Gloves are just purely qualitative...

I'm telling Pat when I see him later this month

27 minutes ago, BadAngle41 said:

 

Like @Puckstopper said it is 100% a feel thing. I strayed from the 580 with a set of custom 2X Pro and the glove felt so wrong I sold the whole set. I went back to CCM w/ Axis... and the 580 felt more normal to me... but just couldn't get it to ever feel "right." Fast forward 18 months or so and I picked up a new pro-stock True 580... single T... and it's glorious. Only worn it twice now... so it still needs some break in time... but it's the closest to what I think a "real 580" is. So FWIW @IpaddyTECH... if you want a full 580 experience and order a custom set... do yourself a favor and pick up a True... and IMO a single T.

17 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I have a feeling that would by denied by Whitmore in a heartbeat. Isn't that just a small boot foil? 

No protrusion, just a hard piece there

Not sure what it would do either lol

40 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

The trend from pretty much everyone is to move away from that solid, raised, fused boot. 

Ultrasonic moved away from that a bit, and Mach even more so. I can't see them reverting back two generations to something that's not sought after in the market. 

36 minutes ago, ThatCarGuy said:

Lame, steep boots were great lol

With pad toe box to post becoming the norm for RVH, I'm wondering how much guys are factoring in their pad shape/boot flex & angle to their gear decision process.

Along those lines, I'm kind of wondering if we'll see anything on the underside of pads to help with RVH, like a plastic bar between the toe binding and toe bridge.

6 hours ago, ThatCarGuy said:

This past year CCM hasn't promoted guys like markstrom and Demko nearly as much as they had previously which means they've probably given up on that pair and are focusing more on younger talent like Devon Levi.

If CCM's gear contract ends with Markstrom this year that leaves the door open for Warrior to hopefully once again pursue Markstrom. (No idea on the timelines of equipment contracts)

A dated example, but I was a fly on the wall when Jose Theodore switched midseason from Vaughn to Itech. 

They removed him from all promo material pretty quick.

8 hours ago, ThatCarGuy said:

Agreed and I could be wrong since the shape doesn't really line up

Thumb angle suggests this is a 600 to me

Just now, coopaloop1234 said:

Don't try and hide from your mean words. 

Shut up pea brain

1 hour ago, RichMan said:

I don't mind feeling shots really, I prefer it to know where to look for the rebound, but this one caught me wrong. Was hard working with it today. I'm a have to mod it or look elsewhere 

I'm not the one calling anybody anything here, just filling you in on what Coop meant

42 minutes ago, RichMan said:

10-ply? I don't get it man...

Soft. Like 10-ply toilet paper