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You can customize them on the Goalie Monkey website as well.

I didn’t specifically mention the pads. And I said Custom options are great when you order custom. I*** personally am not a fan of the removable palms etc that Warrior does. And that’s what I meant by trying to be everything to everyone. With the 6.1 and now 7.1 they don’t require that which again “to me” is a step in the direction I like.

Brossiot had his pad come off similar to the picture mid game a couple years ago. He since has had a nylon strap that loops back similar to True pads. I’m surprised it isn’t stock and or requested more by Pro’s. I did see it on a Wedgewood demo set.

They do, but there were always variations in makes and models based on the Velo line. With Pants Pro’s tend not to change too often throughout their career, there were always tons of outdated and older models guys seem to have updated as well as a ton of guys who were in CCM which used to have a huge stronghold in the pants department. With minor hockey it’s a different story, I see a lot of CCM.

Right now for pants probably the Vaughn SLR pants 3/4. These have quietly moved into the most used pant in the NHL. I think they present well from a straight on position while looking at a goalie in their stance or butterfly. Seem to have decent seal in 5 hole, in RVH leans, etc. I coach a lot of kids. I might see 100 goalies in a year. The few times I seen Warrior pants used they present like an upside down triangle if you know what I mean. Very wide on the hips and they (visually) look to taper as they get closer to the pads. Again this my objective take on it. You may love them and how they look. But it seems like even the Warrior Pro guys like Smith and Gorsuch aren’t using them.

I really want to like Warrior equipment and the G7 seems to be a big step in the right direction for me. There is some great innovations with the equipment and how it’s designed to stop more pucks. Then there are some things that just turn me off. For me personally it’s almost to customizable? Custom options are fantastic for custom, but on a stock set it might try to hard be everything for everyone. For me they should focus on making it their way, for better or worse like other companies do where its a motto of “this is our design take it or leave it.” Maybe add a second line that uses their best ideas but is closer to market trends and then a full on Pete Smith line where he can just run in whatever crazy idea he likes. I think Pete was doing better leg channels on the 6000’s 15 years ago which line up with todays market place. A lot of steps in the right direction for Warrior, I hope they continue to push forward. Last gripe, they need a full overhaul on their pants. Optics aren’t every thing but man, I find they don’t present well in terms of coverage, like the barrel cut pants do. They’re so hip dominated and chunky, looking like my old Koho 590 or Sherwood 9980 pants.

Porter has done some Lefevre testing in the past. New Catalyst graphic? Construction.

Do you mean the finger protection is one piece? Looks like Mach finger protection with the traditional Supreme (US/2S/1S) cuff.

Anaheim - Giguere Arizona- Smith (Khabby a close second over Bryz and Burke) Boston - Cheevers (love it or hate it, he’s one) Buffalo - Hasek Calgary - Kippursoff Carolina - Ward Chicago - Esposito (Belfour, Crawford) Colorado - Roy Columbus - Denis Dallas - Belfour Detroit - Osgood Edmonton - Fuhr Florida- Luongo ( and Beezer’s mask alone in second) LA - Quick Minnesota - Backstrom Montreal - Roy (Plante a hard second over Dryden) Nashville - Rinne (Vokoun has to be in the conversation) NJ - Brodeur NYR - Richter (with all due respect to Lundy. Would all of these guys have the Statue of Liberty on their masks without Mike?) NYI - Billy Smith Ottawa- Lalime (Razor and Andy could be 1 on any given day) PHI - Hextall PIT - Fleury (Barasso close second) SJS - Nabokov SEA -Drieger STL -Liut TBL - Vasy ( Edging out Khabby and Puppa) TOR - Bower, I know everyone says Cujo but his first run was only 4 years. Potvin played almost 100 more games. VAN - McLean (Lou and Cloutier respectively) VGK - Fleury WAS - Kolzig WPG - Helleybuck (Essensa if we consider this a continuation of the Jets or Lehtonen if we consider this a branch of Atl)

I gotta say this one is amusing. CCM has done the testing and the science proves that solid Jenpro is the best for sliding. Yet for the last couple of years consumers have said that that Speedskin actually made sliding worse and CCM insisted that we were all wrong and that is superior. And now, CCM coming with this science approach as if it’s their new discovery. So much so that you can’t actually get Speedskin on your sliding surface at all anymore.

Anyone know if Fusion is still in business?

New True Hzrdus sticks.

I feel as there is less variations and secret sauce stuff. But the 2000s was certainly fun for that “Fleury foam/ strapping.” The orange Easton suspender at one time had this reputation as it kept popping up after Easton closed down. The closest thing I can think of now, is like Pro only stuff, such as the 2S based glove a lot of guys use. More guys in the NHL are using the 4.1 gear over the Hzrdus stuff. But I wouldn’t say they’re nearly as coveted to be true Unicorn’s.

Price actually started this at the end of his career, albeit with a leather strap instead of nylon.

Those started to pop up in clearance. I upgraded from Heaton neckguard I’ve had for 20 years. The materials do feel thin, and I can see them wearing out but mines been good in the 15 times I’ve worn it. It is rock hard when cold and gel when warm I find. Overall I’ve enjoyed it. If I could change anything it would be a dip on the front of the neck like some of the Roughneck ones. And I’d like a dip at the back as I’ve had my backplate catch on it on occasion. I am thinking on looking up Dave Wilcox or someone to reskin it in the summer if that were even possible.

Bauer Pro and CCM KP Pro Helleybuck with the classic Reebok.

I think you’re fine to use that. I removed the tune fit on my old 2X and it was no problem.

Scott Wedgewood rocking a Bauer blocker with True graphic. Green’s don’t line up perfectly.

I added the Vapor professor strap and enjoy it better. It’s to hard to say exactly how it felt. It worked enough, it could secure your leg in there but I felt like it wasn’t designed to be there, maybe that was more mental that physical.

Yes, it worked well enough. I ended up switching back.

I believe the pads are second set received at Christmas. And he’s still using the original set gloves.

Fair I guess. But if the lack of a wrist strap was essential, the True guys would be wearing CCM. As you said all the Bauer guys have the option of a glove without a wrist strap and choose gloves with one.

Phenomenal graphic, however it seems CCM printing process is still having issues.

I don’t think that sample size really says much in comparison to the True 580 users who use do use a wrist strap, with quite a few still using leather wrist straps.