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There are tons of youth tournaments in Nashville, so I have to imagine the rinks are all there and tons of dads who play. Congrats moving there. seems really nice.

Yeah - I know the RVH and I teach it to the kids. But my body isn't a fan. I struggle getting my hips correct while positioning my legs. It's easier for my body and brain to drop to a VH. Also after playing roller for decades, I prefer to get up to my feet and move. I lost 60 pounds since March - so movement has been way easier.

Classic as hell. When the lacrosse goal was called the 'Michigan', I used to reach over the net and push the player with my glove when they were scooping up the puck. Although today, most guys can pick the puck and not even slow down. In the day - they'd stop and concentrate on it.

I used a VH on one kid last week. He told me after I covered the puck that I confused him how I was positioned. It's a 'VH-C' save. That's the VH Classic. My 16 year old son filled in with my team. First time I had one of my kids play in a game with me. Pretty cool.

I play in a league now that pretty much everyone is younger than me. My gear is older than some of the skaters.

I don't crap about either vehicle. My friend had a Murano. The sloped rear glass killed any room in the rear for carrying stuff. The floor was large enough but once you closed the rear hatch. As a square as heck Jeep guy, this was frustrating with her Murano. Looks big, right? Look how tight the roof is to the backseat.

Oddly - I'd buy a car with 200k on it before anything between 150-200. Seems like that window is where things die. If its past 200 - odds are some has paid for and gotten through the repairs required period.

Holding. Thanks for asking.

This is so awesome. Good luck. What an experience!

The pads are killer.

I used to ban people for fun on the GSBB. Those were the days. Gave you some internet cred having some bans on your receord.

Good info on SP making the NHL jerseys. Makes sense. When I was a kid, NHL teams would contract their own supplier for their game jerseys. The league allowed them to put their logo on too. The Flyers used Eagle Sportswear jerseys. You can see the 'Eagle' name stitched into the back right bottom hem. Yes, that's Tim Kerr in a Jofa. Ruberti's is still in business in West Chester too. I think the son of the founder just does printing now.

Fanatics will not offer a real jersey for us non NHL players. Sorry. How long until Fanatics is broken up? They are a monopoly now. They own every sports merchandise company now. They own the sports card market (They own Topps) They just bought a sports betting site. They own mitchell and ness - so they own every current and past uniform. It's nuts!

Anyone catch the NASCAR all star race last night? NASCAR held the race at a track they stopped using in 1996. North Carolina put some money up for restoring the place a few years ago and NASCAR came back in style. Cool to see an old place again decades later. Neat then and now gallery here. Would be cool to see the major sports do this to some degree. Tough with the NHL as the old arenas usually get demolished once done with them. This track was darn well near being demolished but people kept asking and other people listened. NASCAR is getting less popular every year, retreating back to what it once was may be what it needs to stabilize.

Atlanta: Major US market with tons of cash. NHL ready facilities. Ownership group ready to go. If they weren't 0-2 so far with the NHL, they'd be a sure bet.

I really think the NHL likes leaving the Yotes as is. They're basically chum that attracts big money sharks to buy them. The NHL then convinces these people with plans that they need an expansion franchise. Then the owners all get a share of the expansion fee jackpot rather than the much smaller relocation fee.

Phil forever.... Are these real uniforms they wore in an actual game or warmups? I feel woozy.

Sorry to hear this. How'd it go w/ the surgeon?

Is he playing men's league?

I flew Spirit from AC to Florida 2 weeks ago. Just Bragin'

Airing it out will be the best thing for it. I don't really use anything extra - others do and will chip in. Helmet foam is tough. I try to wash my helmet semi regularly and use dish soap and warm water. Foam hardens anyway, so when it's time to replace it, there are tons of options available. Gloves I have mostly just used hot water and run it through them to remove some of the grime. I replace blocker palms too to keep my old blockers like new. Be cautious of sunlight on your gear. Tempting to throw it in the sun and bake it dry fast. Sunlight can damage the jenpro materials.

Thanks gents. I appreciate all the help. It's great to hear. Rolling through this day by day. The past day or so have been better. Far from back to normal - but I'll take what I can get. Monday and Tuesday morning were pretty crappy to say the least.

My head is a mess. Random times I will be hit with the wave of emotion that comes when you think about the person who you've only ever loved and been with discarding you after 30 years. I grew up with her and been through so much. I don't even know what we'll have to do for the dogs. Jesus. I guess I have to be thankful that I had her through all those amazing times. But, there's still so much more I want to do with her. Maybe this would be easier if I was mad at her. I presume she has another interest and likely acted on it with him. That's the worst fear as a married man, right? Hard as it is for me to believe that she'd ever do that - I have to grasp that possible/likely nightmare reality and use that as motivation to get into this fight rather than get rolled over. I spoke last night with a good friend who was divorced 10 years ago. He really helped.

When she first dropped the divorce bomb to me - I asked for anything to help including counselling. While this was a shocker and world crushing for me; my wife has been preparing for it. So she was well down the road already for a divorce. Me? I was sitting in the yard enjoying life. So she told me it way too late for that and wants no part of it. Why every day is torture I guess. I know it will get better. I have to really tell myself that often.

Thanks boys. I have a few friends that have been down this road and some others that are lawyers. My mom is pushing me to get a lawyer too. But my mom and my wife never really got along. lol. My wife does well financially. Sadly, she isn't fun to deal with regarding finances. I don't even know how much money she has - which is really messed up! I'm sure she was scared that I would get half of her stuff, so she lawyered up and I'm sure is making every move possible in defense. Honestly I never cared if my wife worked or had any money. Part of the reason why I know nada about what she has. Didn't really care. It's been the longest 2+ months I ever had. On one hand every day I'm still married and have a family is a great day. I don't want it to end. On the other, I can't take much more of this. It's absolute torture. I dread waking up every morning and living another day in this screwed up situation. Sad part is I get up at 4 am now every day when my wife is getting ready to leave. I used to make sure I would see her and talk with her every morning. Now I just wake up and think about losing her. Pretend I'm sleeping. Then I lay until its time to get my kids up for school. Even now, I'm home working with the kids around. My wife usually gets home around 5:15 (It's 4 now). I'm looking at the clock knowing I have to see her and suffer through this in about an hour. It's a nightmare to say the least.