Lucky Pucker

Close that damned door - you're letting the cold air in!

Hipsters seldom (if ever) self identify as such (because I guess it's not cool to say that you're trying to be cool by purposely not being cool - in a cool way...? I don't know, it's such a complicated paradox of being... and beardedness.) However, the shitty parts of town are periodically given new names, and they can't help themselves. They flock to those parts in ironic t-shirt wearing droves, paying stupidly high rent from their barista salaries or whatever the fuck they do for money, going around pretentiously saying "I live in Hintonburg" when everyone knows it's just Mechanicsville - or Hipsterville now. So ultimately, hipsters are mostly restricted to de-facto hipster ghettos in certain parts of town here in Ottawa. It's not a perfect system, but it works. Signed, Perturbed Suburban Dad who shaves regularly

Wow - well that brings my very scientific survey of "Sens fans who live outside of Ottawa" tally to a staggering total of... 1. In a related survey (because: science) of the number of Sens fans who have a good hockey-based reason to be a Sens fan - within Ottawa and without - stands at zero

Behold the awesomeness! I can feel it even through the picture!!! Remember @bunnyman666 - with great blocking power comes great responsibility. You must use this blocker for GOOD; not evil!

Dude - are you in Ottawa? Some very specific images on your mask that I can’t imagine someone NOT in Ottawa would have.

I am a total beer snob; I ONLY drink beers that have water, hops, barley and yeast. On this, I am completely unwavering!

So I was warned by the physio, but yeah; on the second day, this M-C-Effin’-L sprain hurts worse. But look - it’s beer o’clock! Juicy Ass by Flying Monkeys (insert joke here). The poor waitresses who work at bars with this on tap... can’t even imagine the lines about this beer they’ve had to hear from emboldened and inebriated patrons...

Smell (and puck marks) that aren’t your own, and that don’t tell your story? Yeah, I hear ya.

Hey - remember that time that I wasn’t up for some hot pics of gear? Me neither! #goaliegearporn Sweet - happy for you man!

So I got good news and bad news today. Good news: hockey won’t be interfering with my beering for the next several weeks. Bad news: felt a pop in a goalmouth scramble last night. Finished the game (in some discomfort, and at the cost of some VERY soft goals, and a proportionate amount of pride). Saw a Physiotherapist today, and I am the lucky winner of a grade 1 MCL sprain/minor tear. Out for at least 4 weeks. Had a couple of Collective Arts’ Ransack the Universe IPAs tonight to dull the pain (of not being able to play).

Holy shit! This one has a 4.27 average rating on Untappd! Must be a damned good one (though the 42 IBUs is surprisingly low). cheers, fellow beer geek

I’m only having one, as I’m playing tonight. Sunday pickup really fucks up my beer consumption... I mean, my ability to support local small business. Anyway, the beer today is Hops & Robbers Grapefruit IPA by Double Trouble brewing.

Ooooh! Le Castor does good work! Big fan! given your tastes, you might like Dominion City Lost Train oatmeal stout. Very nice, and local (they’re in Gloucester/east end of Ottawa)

Indeed you should!

Oh, fuck yes! I’ve had all of those - and they are awesome!!! But no sour ales in your list...?

Ah-ha! So this really IS a “goalie-seeking-goalie” kind of site! I knew it!

‘Atta boy! Erm... ’Atta bunny...?

Damn - as I went to post, I was thinking “shit... bunnyman probably isn’t pinting up at the mo’...Maybe this is a tad insensitive...” Glad to see your favs listed just the same!

So I’m not suggesting that there is a correlation between beer and hockey; I’m straight up saying it. I love both. Sure, maybe there’s years of conditioning behind it, via big brewer advertising, but whatever. So what beer are you drinking? What beer did you/will you/do you drink? Had a great pick up game today (only allowed 4!) Celebrating right now with a “life in the clouds” a hazy NEIPA by Collective Arts. Of course, had I let in 10 or more, it would have been consolation instead of celebration- but the beer would be the same! Lol!

Welcome! That Brian’s set up is sweet. Almost too nice to use for puck stopping! Lol! 30 years a goalie... my hat is off to you. I’m only about 29 years and 10 months behind you.

No worries! Thanks for checking just the same!

I'd love to see a pic of what you mean, but you probably don't have that at your ready disposal presently...? Is it just a thin strip then, the entire length of both the top and bottom of the paddle?

So standard wear... just like a real goalie! I’ve made it at last! Cheers for the reassurance @TheGoalNet.

“Stick”-ing this in the CCM thread (man, I am hilarious!) because it’s about my CCM foam core stick. As some might know, I’m not playing a ton, and it’s a mix of lessons and pick up games, so maybe a dozen 1-hour skates all told. There seems to be a very small chunk that came out of he paddle. The whole foam core thing is new to me, so I’m not sure if: 1. This is normal wear 2. Is there anything preventative I can/should do here to prevent it worsening? hope the picture is good enough for experts to comment on.

Hey Mads! Thanks for posting! Long distance from Denmark? ?? Cool! Good luck landing a better apprenticeship. Reading between the lines, it sounds like your SO is a keeper (Also for putting up with you! ) I know my wife was a saint even before I decided to play goalie. I’m in no position to advise on pads, but it might be a particular challenge for you being in Europe. I think @Znowleopard recently posted about buying pads...? I think he’s in Belgium...(?) Anyway, welcome! Cheers