estogoalie

13 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

For me,  the two most important points are the 45* angles set by the right angle marker in the crease.  It looks like an arrow pointing at the faceoff dot.  When I'm centered on that, I know I'm covering the angle at the dot and I can build my reference points from there, doesn't matter where I'm playing.

Yea, lining up the cease corners with the faceoff dots is crucial. And I was having trouble with that on that ice with the barely visible crease paint.

13 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

For an example, every now and then I'll play on 3v3 rinks and my god I don't have a clue to where I am because of the skewed dimensions. T

Yea, sometimes towards the end of training we'll play "bogo-bogo" (Swiss players will know  )where we take the 2 goals and put them on the short sides of the ice (like little kids sometimes play) and play 3-on-3. Your positioning is completely wiped out. And with the faster play and shorter ice, you have to just play deep in net anyway. But that's not a normal thing. Altho interesting/strange as a goalie to have to see how it feels to have all landmarks gone.

I played at a rink a few weeks ago where the crease paint was barely visible, and it really threw my positioning off. I didn't realize how "addicted to the paint" I had become. I'd been getting lazy, I would normally hang around the top of the crease, just enough to be able to look down and see where I am by the crease paint, and move around based on that. It was actually working quite well for a while. Until the paint wasn't visible, and then my autopilot was gone and I forgot how to fly manually.

Since then, I'm reverting to the default position of sitting in the middle of the goal line, and moving up from there. As well as tapping the goal-posts alot more again. I still think the crease paint is a valuable aid for positioning, altho I recall some goalie coaches saying not to do that (forgot the reason?). 

Anyway, just curious to get some feedback, and hear what's the "correct" way to keep positioning, and any tips, tricks, etc.

I think ratings on all pro sports (NBA, NHL, etc.) dropped significantly in the last couple of years. With COVID, there were alot of empty arenas. Sports bars were also closed or restricted. So the socializing aspect was gone. Watching sports is more fun if you share it with a group. What fun is yelling "Islanders suck" if there's no Islander fans around to hear it?

Then there's all the "social justice" activism, which really politicized things and turned off alot of fans. Watching sports is also an escape, we get enough politics shoved at us everywhere we go, alot of people don't want it shoved at them while watching a game too. Well, I'm sure there's 50% of the viewers who do like it, but then there's the 50% of viewers who don't...

I did exactly that. I had G50's, I liked the boot, but wanted STEP steel and the new cowlings. I ordered the stuff, took it to the hockey shop, and the guy drilled the holes and whatever to make it work. Going on I think like 5-6 years strong with them now.

For the size, I don't remember, I think the cowlings are good for a full and half size, so I think 9 or 10 should be OK, but I'm not sure which way exactly. Just shoot Goalie Money or whoever an email and ask, they'll set you straight.

My pads are stuffed with jelly beans and marshmallows.

29 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Clearly you've never been rollin', rollin', rollin'.

...on the river? Fk yea, man. CCR. Forget dad-rock, I'm grandpa-rock.

I like announcers who highlight the exciting parts, and can fill in the boring spots with some interesting stories or jokes or something. Yea, knowing the game helps alot. As well as having an interesting personality or thinking quick on your feet.

...actually, if they could get like Chris Rock and Henrik Lundqvist, that would be cool. Chris brings the fireworks, and Hank the in-depth-behind-the-scenes stories.

2 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

So I overheard someone yesterday calling Limp Bizkit "Dad Rock". I can't be the only one who finds that notion hilarious right?

 

 

 

Never heard of Limp Bisquit. Sounds like a bad porno. Kids listen to some weird stuff these days.

I don't watch too much hockey on TV these days, but when I do, it's all over the place: NHL, SEL, KHL, etc.. And the announcers are all over the place as well too. The NHL seems to over-do everything, announcers are screaming on routine/garbage goals like it's a Game 7 OT goal. Meanwhile the guy doing the Swiss league games on SRF is so boring it's almost like he's doing closed-caption: "the player shoots, and the goalie catches it in his glove". Yawn. The guy doing the Swedish SEL games in english is so monotone and just vomiting stats the whole time, I have to put it on mute or I can't enjoy the game. I'm just wondering why it's so hard to find good, interesting announcers? For sure there are some, but they seem to be pretty rare. Unless I'm just hitting a poor sample group?

Leg pads and gloves about 3-4 years. Chest a little longer, 4-6 years. Pants, as long as they are still in one piece, depends how well they are made, around 3-6 years. Skates and helmet maybe 10 years. Did I miss anything? Oh, jock, I don't wear one, I got balls of steel.

That's based on playing 2-3x per week for 7-8 months of the year (and pro gear). Now that I'm playing less, time before buying new gear will increase I guess.. unless I see some shiny new gear I really want

10 hours ago, CJ Boiss said:

Sports video games being sold at a AAA price is one of the most outrageous abuses of the gaming market, and there's virtually no fuss put up about it because the primary market for sports games tend to be less aware of the broader video game market, so they don't know any better. Just look at the kinds of abuses EA's gotten away with in their FIFA games.

EA has been using the exact same Ignite engine for their NHL games since 2015, which means every single "new" game is basically just a matter of updating player stats, or doing a few model reskins for jerseys. UI tweaks here and there to make the game look different at a glance. The only notable mechanical change in the NHL games that I can think of, in recent years, is the "Be A Pro" mode.

Why the outrage? If it's basically the same game, then just buy last years version for $18 like I did and be on your merry way  ...unless you enjoy living in constant outrage and anger in order to justify a victim-hood mentality that blames others for your own shortcomings and poor life choices ...in which case I say you should indeed go and pay $80 for NHL22 and then have a nice justified rage against the evil patriarchy

My kids have PS4 and have been playing NHL17 since we got the PS a few years ago. They aren't big gamers, just play occasionally when bored. I saw NHL20 on sale for $18 the other day and figured I'd pick it up. The kids put it in today, and said they don't see much difference. Can anyone here chime in? Every year the new ones (like NHL22) cost like $80 or smth. How can they justify the price if it's basically the same as the previous years games?

14 hours ago, seagoal said:

Crazy series of events tonight before my game.  I had an unusually stressful day at work that kinda had me on edge.  I'm normally pretty immune to work stress.  Today just got to me. 

My game tonight was at 9:05 and I typically get to the rink an hour before.  So I packed my bag around 7:00 and hung out with my dogs. My partner is out of town right now so I am solely on dog duty. My gear is loaded in the car so I'm inside and let the dogs out to the yard before getting them in their crates.  The older one comes in, no problem.  The younger one is still in the yard... I grab my wallet and keys and mask and I call for him, nothing.  All of a sudden I hear this horrific screeching squeal and then it suddenly stops.  I run out and see him with a mouse in his mouth prancing around the yard like a show pony all perky and proud. I know better than to think I can get this from him in my yard which is a circle around my house and so I can't corner him or isolate him.  So now it's a game: how do I get this mouse from him and get him inside so I can go to my game? I go inside and get the bag of treats we have, shake them, and get his attention. But of course, the value of the treats does not outweigh the value of the mouse, so no go. Ok.  Critical thinking time. I break the treats into dozens of pieces and toss them around the yard and go inside. My plan is to get him to drop the mouse, freely graze on the spread out treats, sneak up on him, run to the mouse before he gets to it, grab the mouse and remove it from the yard, and then I win.  

It totally worked, ha. Success.  So I go inside and he follows and goes right into his crate and lays down.  I leave the house and get to the rink and there are already 5 bags in our room and one is in "my spot" because I am late.  No big deal. 

Go out and play okay, we ended up tied at 4 at the end.  Fun game.  Work drama and my dog's mouse hunting crept into my mind a few times and derailed my game a bit.  But all in all, it was fun and we had good times in the room with beer afterwords.  A pretty dumb day all in all but one of those life days where everything just seems ridiculous and funny and stressful all at the same time. 

Cheers. 

9:05 is a weird time to start a game. That f--ked me up more than the rest of the story. 

These guys are awesome 

2 hours ago, seagoal said:

@estogoalie where do you live? I wanna say Estonia but are you in Switzerland?

What's your primary language?

My parents are from Estonia and Ukraine, I was born+raised in New York, but living in Switzerland since 20 years (with a couple of years of living in Germany and Estonia)

Language is actually not my strong point. The only class I ever failed in school was english, LOL. I remember a long time ago I was hanging out with some Estonians in New York, and they asked me if I speak Estonian, and I was like "I barely speak english", so then they started talking to me in Estonian, and I was like "no, you don't get it, I barely speak english" LOL 

Actually verbally talking to myself? No, never did that. There was a period of time when I found my mind drifting, and I would tell myself to "focus and fight" repeatedly to get myself back on track. The last few years I have been turning myself inwards like an autistic transcendental jedi monk (hey, that would make a good user-name actually  ) I don't say anything to anybody, including myself. Just in my own silent little goalie world out there. Not sure how high up that is on the weirdo-goalie ladder, but it works for me 

80's rock/metal mostly. Metallica and Slayer is about as heavy as I go. Pre-game is AC/DC and Rhino Bucket.

What happened to rock/metal anyway? Tons of good bands in the 70's/80's/90's but nothing much in the last 20 years, just some random stuff here and there, but no big movement on the whole  

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

 

@estogoalie looks like a horse

 

A horse? Really? I refuse to dignify this ridiculous accusation.

On 9/23/2021 at 9:58 AM, RichMan said:

Bottom line, there's only so much you can improve on a base design or concept. Anything more would be simply tweaks and adjustments. 

Yea, there's only so much they can do to improve, altho I think the end of the line will just be strapping 2cm boards on with some landing gear attached to it.

There's also alot of gimmicky stuff that's either just sales-pitches, or useless, or I just don't understand. I was looking yesterday at my Brian's blocker and it had a logo of some kind of "blah-blah-blah technology", and I'm thinking "does anyone get excited about this stuff, or even know what it is?" Anyone remember TPS and "Brock Technology"? I still have no idea what that was about. But apparently it was supposed to deaden the rebound, which I guess "the science" said was supposed to be a good thing 20 years ago.

5 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Had to use a screenshot that has a cursor in it. First time using the internet?

He's limited by the technology of his time.

Nice, love those crazy Hasek-style saves. Were those old Mighty Ducks jerseys the other team had? Do they still make those?

6 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I have a lot of leash to play with to coerce their hand into something favourable on my end.

Two words: free sticks

When it rains, it pours. As goalies, we tend to blame ourselves, but many times these quick series of goals are not our fault, but a burst of offense from the other team. So it's not that we lost our groove, but that they suddenly hit theirs. ...or maybe our "lucky charm" ran out of luck. Who knows. In any case, not much else to do but suck it up and move on.

6 hours ago, MTH said:

 

(picture of the stands - not sure who Roger Barone is. Looks like he photoshopped in a suite too.)

Copyright date on the photo says 1975... so the suite pimping his website is either definitely photoshopped, or I need to contact this guy and ask him about next weeks lotto numbers

...and wait, what's this banner that says "Don't give up"? ...Philly got the best fans LOL

I generally don't like big arenas. I prefer to see bands in smaller venues/clubs, and most (non-NHL) hockey games I see are around 4-5,000 seats or less.

I saw a NJ Devils home game a few years ago, nose-bleed seats, I couldn't see much and my wife was scared of the height and didn't really enjoy it, LOL. The cheap-seats in the Garden or Collesium somehow didn't seem as bad, from what I remember (haven't been there in 15-20 years)