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Yes - I wondered the same thing, actually! I have a bit of extra - as well as numbers - from mine, and considered vinyl-on-vinyl, but wasn't sure how well it would work.

Yeah, this here is a very good point too!

I think what we are all noticing is that your mask appears to be a tad too small. There shouldn't be a gap between the cage and the back-plate, and it appears from your pictures - esp here - that there is indeed a gap: I have a giant head (unfortunately, not filled to the brim with brains, either), so I know it might be hard to find the right size off any old clearance shelf - but the mask is not where one cheaps out. Jokes aside, we all try to look out for each other's safety!

So that's where I went wrong; I only have mirrors on the ceiling... Glad to hear you're not rushed, man; little elitists will really eat into your playing and rioting time.

Hi, @coopaloop1234! First question: for all the kids out there, what tips can you give them to grow up and be an elitist like you? So I was reading your post, when I went "Woah, woah, woah - your kids...? Is a forfeit of your DINK status on the horizon....?"

And as easily as it was acquired, Gritty's title as most hated mascot in the league was taken from him when the league expanded to Seattle. It was small consolation that the bearded douche from Seattle insisted he was only taking it ironically, and would drop it as soon as it became cool.

My blocker, which I bought used off a guy through Kijiji, was signed by Robin Lehner - presumably from his Ottawa days. He didn't try to charge me extra for it, and in the pre-"Lehner-story" days, it was all but meaningless to me. I actually forgot it was there until I saw your post.

Do you mean the later Blacktron?

Kraken sounds really cool! I like too that it would be one of the very few teams that don't end with an "s" - good for trivia! But would a kraken be seen as infringing a bit on Detroit's traditional association with 8-tentacled sea dwellers, which dates back to the original-6 era? Maybe not....? I mean, it's not like it's Detroit's logo or anything.

Looks pretty sweet to me!

The green and yellow actually made me think further back than Minnesota, to when Oakland had a team: ...and don't forget the skates (because white isn't just for goalie skate cowlings):

Wow - thanks for sharing, @lummy31 That Vic in the last pic looks soooo heavy. Can't imagine using one of those today. Just curious - and not meaning to pry - but what was the reason for all that travel? That's quite an impressive list of places you've been! (Though you'd assume that when born in Toronto, you're already in the center of the universe, which precludes the need to go anywhere else! )

Go to crack a Liquid Art Fest, another awesome brew from Collective Arts, when I suddenly notice the can; fer feck’s sake - Daveart is designing beer can labels now?!?!?

But of course! I even thought of doing a parody post with this - a la @stackem30, but didn’t have the time (and wouldn’t have done as good a job anyway). Having studied Art History throughout university, I was a bit irritated by the Daveart abstract expressionism write up... but then he is being paid to do art, and I’m not, so maybe knowing the history really IS unimportant... lol! I'm also not being paid to play goalie... or drink beer... maybe I have to rethink my hobbies and passions a bit.

Got some Custom Cages vinyl, and actually had some time to stick ‘em on today. I mean, it’s no Daveart, but at $30, can’t really go wrong. Besides, I’m not a fan of non-figurative abstraction by American action painters as the inspiration for mask art.

Wife: "Hey, so I was... wait - what are you looking at on the computer? That better not be more goalie gear!!!" Me: "uh.... no - it's porn. yeah - porn - I swear! @Jacob Musselman - I love this set! But my heart achenes for you thinking that you're waiting on a meniscus to heal. UGH! Does having this sweet gear around make it easier or harder to wait for the meniscus to heal? ? Wishing you speedy recovery, so that this set can see some love (read: vulcanized rubber)!

Interesting idea. I like it. I was actually in your neck of the woods today with the kids: Pioneer trail in gatineau park. About 5 minutes in, saw a nice fresh pile of bear droppings. Wife and I quickly decided the adventure hike was over - lol!

Fall at last! That magical time of year where you get to see your team play meaningless - though worrisome - pre-season games (god, I hope Price was sucking on purpose, or ironically, or had a stunt double), and when almost any beer style works - especially Marzen! Pairs well with pork tenderloin - the marinade for which also contains beer! #BBQporn

Hey PRW! Gotta ask - you’re in The GTA, but a Habs fan? Or maybe just a Roy fan? I’m guilty on both counts myself - lol!

Hear, hear! In fact, as a member of the SPCE (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Equipment), I'd ask that all equipment found on site be removed prior, and set up in new homes. I'll send my mailing address...

Is that you on the left, or the right...?

Are you going to go for the black Nike cowlingless and runnerless goalie skates too....? Very light - wearers don't even feel them!

Well, at the Pro Hockey Life on Bank (near Hunt Club), I think the Warrior bag was $169. They also had the Brian’s wheel bag for $149 or something? No pad straps on it, but a decent price and pretty solid (I looked at it too when I was there)

I also have the X700, and tie them about as tight as I can - but then I’ve only ever been a skater before February of this year, so tight is all I know. Like @itis121 said, once in a while I don’t get them as tight as I should, and it feels a bit loose - in a shitty, distracting way. I did that last week, and told myself I need to focus more on lace tying next time! Lol!

In the end, I decided to return this Vaughn bag. Did a dry run, with all gear in, and tried to strap my pads on top with the straps provided for this purpose. Even at their loosest, it was really hard to close them. Coming from a large player bag, I was sorta used to exterior pockets - which most goalie bags I looked at don't have. OK, I can adjust and use interior pouches. BUT, in the Vaughn, accessing those interior pouches is really difficult, as the flap of the D-closure hinders accessing the frickin pouch. Hard to explain/visualize, but aggravating. Only 2 grab handles too... anyway, I think I liked the look and idea of having a Vaughn bag, but it just wasn't for me as far as functionality - especially as Warrior, Bauer, and CCM options beside it were $20-30 cheaper. Went with this one instead, packed it easily, and went to a game yesterday thinking nothing about my bag - which is a good thing!