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Hey all, this is my first post on the forum. Another new adult goalie here, in large part thanks to motivation after lurking this thread. I did formerly play goalie in roller (about 15 years ago) and lacrosse, so I've seen a few shots before but it's still a huge adjustment playing on ice. Played my second drop-in today and had an absolute blast despite facing 50+ shots from some very good players. Got several compliments from shooters and from another goalie who happened to be skating out. If it's cool with you guys I'd love to run my current equipment past you and see if you have any suggestions / keep you updated on my progress.

I figured if I said "not a fan of the Robertson fasteners they put on them" not many people would know what I was talking about.

They aren't actives, they are the Burstbucker Pros from my Explorer. The pickguard was only off so that I could glue the bracket in place at the right angle.

Used my M8's for the first time yesterday at a stick and puck. They felt pretty great overall. I'm coming from some Supreme 180s, and CCM V08s and several Mission inline skates before that. I haven't even had my Supremes for a year yet, but I just never felt that great in them. I got my M8s in 9.5D, same as the Supremes. The fit length wise is really similar and I don't think I cloud have gone down any smaller. I LOVE the feel of these and the aggressive pitch. It felt so much more natural to me and like what I was missing from the Supremes. I didn't feel like I was fighting the boot to get my weight forward. I only had a few issues which I think are fixable. One is that I had a lot of pressure in my arch/lower ankle area, but it didn't really bother me until I got off the ice. Another is that my left foot is slightly narrower in the forefoot than my right. Usually this results in my right foot getting squished but in these that foot actually felt perfect and the left one was a little loose. Going to see if I can spot heat and tighten the left forefoot area somehow. Lastly, I got a horrible first sharpening, giving way to much edge on my right skate and almost none on the left, but that's not the skates fault.

At my gym job (where I work in the daycare), new mom left new kid - just over a year, hasn't been to the gym, hasn't met me - and, naturally, kid has a meltdown approximately .25 seconds after mom leaves. Technically, after ten minutes of screaming/crying, we are supposed to fetch the parent. In practice, this can't always happen since to find parent you must have coverage for daycare, which isn't usually available. But one of the other moms went to talk to her and relayed that kiddle's mom wants him to get used to being left for an hour. Kid screams hysterically for 20 minutes. Other children are upset by the crying. Nearly all my attention is on trying to soothe the kiddle. Eventually, he stopped, but then started up again until his mom came. What a nightmare. Usually, with first-time littles (in particular, the 8 month - 18 month stage) mom or dad checks in regularly, which is helpful, and kind of ease the kid into being at the daycare. Occasionally, like yesterday, I get left with a screaming little one who is firmly convinced that mommy is gone forever. It's exhausting, and his mom was like well, I don't want him to be clingy, I want him to be independent - please he is a year old and having a hysterical meltdown, can we have some compromise here? I mean yeah we all want to get our workout in, and I understand it's difficult to get kiddle dressed, fed, down to the gym, etc. But it's not fair to anyone for the little one to be screaming for most of an hour. (props to parents. I could not do this 24/7. also folks with babies must have the most muscular arms I swear.) I am happy to comfort a crying child, rock a baby for 45 minutes, whatever, as that is what one does, but if the resolution to the crying is 'mommy/daddy returns' then that's something I can't fix myself, and then everyone is sad because not toys, cuddles, music, or elmo is going to help.

We got extra ice time this morning (although four players didn't make it ... Christmas hangover?) and I beat my nemesis Ivan Pylon-ov in overtime. My teammate was thrilled with his Christmas gift, and tonight I'm working an ambulance detail for high school hockey, which essentially should mean I get to watch hockey for three hours.

Thanks. Last time this happened it cleared in a few days, and the fact that I'm already absurdly flexible helps - easy to stretch things out when your normal range of motion verges on "Dominik Hasek".

Score some muscle relaxants and inti-inflammatories from your PCP. Trust me, those do wonders and greatly shorten the episode.

NJ35 I'am just wondering about that signature (Bertuzzis) I know a ton of hockey players that do chew I know quite a few N.H.L.ers that chew to. So is it suppost to be a joke?