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Why is it that the guy who sends the pregame email saying "...short hard shifts, wingers stay high on the point guys, lots of smart passing and shots..." is the same guy who takes long shifts, coasts, keeps letting his guy free and doesn't pass or shoot exceptionally well? Ugh!

Sure will! I should get them Tuesday or Wednesday but I won't be able to actually see them until Thursday when I get home from college. Ended up going with a white/black/black. If you look at the navy/sport gold option its basically those with any color on those being black on mine. I just think the white and black looks sharp with pretty much any jersey colors and it'll match good with the rest of my gear.

Tried on the Brian's in store but they just seemed like too much adjustment for me while I'm still getting used to pads in general. The way they rotated was insane! I ended up getting the Reebok's. I just couldn't beat the price of them, with my rewards from Total Hockey I ended up getting the price down to $250. They didn't have many colors in stock so I ordered online right there in the store. Can't say enough about the customer service of Total Hockey! My 5-hole problem should be completely fixed though. Ended up with a 33+1 and they're absolutely perfect! When I do decide to upgrade again in the future it will for sure be a tough decision between Brian's and CCM. I just couldn't stop myself from taking up the great deal I was getting on the Reebok's. The employees also told me that they've been selling those left-and-right since they started the deal so that lead to me acting pretty fast on those. Can't wait for them to get here but too bad I've got a bye week this next week. I'll have to see about some drop in over the weekend.

A few from this weekends Desert Cup here in Doha, Qatar

not sure why it took me so long to find Bruins stuff.....

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First....NO CRYING IN HOCKEY!!! Don't ever be embarrassed if you can't do something or have a question. That is part of the learning process. We all had to learn, some just did it earlier than other. When you are practicing, don't every be afraid to fail or fall. You learn that way. As long as you are putting in a honest, hard effort you have nothing to be embarrassed about. If someone gives you crap because you asked a question, fell during a drilled or whiffed a shot they are the fools not you. Even the pros still make mistakes and they will tell you they are always learning something.

I really think it depends on your athleticism and your willingness to learn and practice and do what coaches tell you to do. I mean really listen and take their advice. I started at the same time as a a couple guys. I'm way better of a skater. I don't have much confidence in my hockey skills but I would say I'm way farther along than they are by a long shot. I don't expect to ever be amazing but if you want to improve, you have to make that happen on your own. I work out, I eat right, I go to practices, practice off ice, and (what I think is most important) I watch/ask questions/listen to people better than me. You can't feel bad or get defeated if someone is better than you. Learn from them, ask them questions, and have a drive to be better than you are now. There was one day at an adult practice (proflow) that they had us skate backward to the blue line, switch and go forward to red, etc and I had no idea how to skate backward and I was SO embarassed. I was so mad and when I finally got home I cried. But now, I skate backward and transition decently enough (better than some). :) if you wanna make it happen, make it happen.

Love the jerseys Optimus