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Heh well that’s easily debatable!

Admirals, not Hawks haha And yep, I bought the set to match those jerseys.

White Lightning

Thanks! The inner sliding surface is weave, too. Supposedly better for sliding, though I'm not sure about that. The general concept for my pads was "all black except a white face, with red accents." Unfortunately when I ordered these I had JUST joined a new team after changing new teams almost every year before that, so I wanted something neutral that I could easily change the colors of. If I had known I was going to stick with this team I'd have gone a bit more crazy with the colors. Our uniforms are blackhawks colors, which could potentially make for some REALLY awesome pad color schemes. That said, mostly black pads has gotten me a quick whistle more than once My first set of goalie pads a couple years ago were white/black/silver figuring they went with just about anything (and I wore a black Kings color jersey with it until I got on a team). So my first mask was a no-brainer. Potvin graphics in that color scheme. @BMFSdesigns absolutely nailed it. He even went out of his way to find me a silver I liked. I didn't want chrome or sparkle, but a nice metallic silver. It looks fantastic. I have a mask he also painted for my league team, but I wear this one for pickups. I did however change the cage to blue to go with the uniform of another team I'm a backup for (I sub when their primary goalie is away).

Couple from MSH SummerJam. I really need to get some in my actual team uniforms.

The more, the better. These are what I have:

I despise inspiration phrases. I'd love to try Pro Laces, but the velcro toe bridge from Monster has completely won me over. I'll probably just add lace exterior just like Pro Laces on a new set of Monster Pro Bridge toe ties because I can't give up the velcro.

I'm honestly surprised by how little they've actually changed in the last couple decades. I wonder if something like Graphene or some other advanced material could ever make it into masks. The current standard shape seems to be tried and true, but who knows what might happen there as well.

Yeah, their site is... well... really crappy.

Hmm I was actually referring to the one bunny had posted, though the onezee is also ugly.

I put on my S-Series glove the other day and shuddered. I can’t even imagine trying to catch a puck that way now!

The baseball style closure (the 600 in the above photos) was something that took some getting used to. However, I think I can catch the puck better with it. Probably because of all those years of being a catcher playing baseball. The other style break (590) I had a hard time closing because my hands aren't very big. Maybe intermediate internals would have helped me. However I found it MUCH better for stickhandling. I'm having a hard time getting a good grip with the 600.

I saw photos of that model a few months ago as well. Hell, IW has had the shirt for sale for months. http://www.icewarehouse.com/Bauer_Elite_Padded_L_S_Goalie_Performance_Shirts_Sr/descpage-BPLSGPS.html I always disliked the look of the pad's outer material. Almost looked like cake fondant, or reminded me of these:

Good lord that thing is ugly.

Interested in seeing what’s changed with the NME. Also hoping it makes the current gen NME masks go on clearance

I actually told a couple kids to get off my lawn a while back. They were playing catch in the front yard right near my car parked in the driveway.

Am I the only one that thinks he actually looks a bit like Brodeur in that mask?

That’s interesting you mention that, since the stock padding in the NME is the reason I wear one.

@BMFSdesigns did both of mine for nowhere near that. Highly recommend!

It wasn’t a concussion but this logic still applies.

Looks like 425 paracord is what I want. Non-stretchy, 4mm. https://www.paracordplanet.com/light-blue-425-paracord/

It’s hard to stay sharp in a blowout game!

I went from Brian’s, to Monster (HAL), to Passau, to Monster (Ryno). Definitely happiest with the Ryno. But that also has a lot to do with how easy it is to do up when you’re too fat to bend over. Previously I’d been attaching my skates to my pads before putting my skates on.

Yes.