IPv6Freely

FIVE BEST: Devils, Kings, Panthers, Avalanche, Blues FIVE WORST: Jets, Canucks, Red Wings, Stars, Islanders FIVE HON. MENTION: Hurricanes, Canadiens, Bruins, Wild, Sabres You can clearly see that I'm a fan of the bright palettes. The Blues are ugly in a "so ugly I like it" kind of way. The Devils, Panthers and Kings all have what I feel like should be their PRIMARY uniforms. Kings "Forum Blue" and gold with their 90s logo? Yes please. Devils are a no-brainer. And I know the Avs unis are going to hurt some feelings, but I honestly really like that they used the Avs colors on the Nordiques uniforms. I think it works, as much as it makes no sense to use a fleur-de-lis on a Colorado uniform. Panthers are back to where they should be, away from the awful soccer logo and the numbers and shoulder crests being sewn on backwards. As far as the worst, I don't even know what's going on with the Jets. The Canucks has always been awful when they had the stupid gradient. The Red Wings looked like they couldn't be bothered trying. The Stars would have been rad if they had just not made the entire thing white. The Islanders are basically just wearing their normal stuff. The honorable mentions are for jerseys that aren't bad or good, just "not bad" or notable for some other reason. For Hurricanes, any time you see the Whalers uniform and colors it's a going to go well for you. I do actually like the blue base on the Canadiens uniforms. The Bruins jerseys are nice and clean and don't suffer from the far too busy shoulder yokes they have going on right now that make them look super dated. The Wild are using the colors they should absolutely go back to, they just need to nuke their logo from orbit. The Sabres put their proper colors on what I think were their best uniforms (somebody should remind them occasionally that they aren't actually the Buffalo Buffalos)

Now that they're all out, let's play a game. Copy and paste the following text, and fill in your answers: FIVE BEST: FIVE WORST: FIVE HON. MENTION: Then, feel free to elaborate on your answers.

Was this the company that spammed on here last year? I can’t remember... it was definitely a lace company.

Normally I’m right there with you. December 1st is the earliest that crap is allowed IMO. That said, this year has been such absolute trash that I’ll give people a pass if they want a couple weeks of extra holiday season cheer.

That’s the correct fit. Remember: these (and other non-medical grade) masks aren’t meant to necessarily filter the air you breathe in or out so much as just catch droplets. Think of it more as a face shield.

Alex Trebek 😞

Sometimes you look at a relocated team that has a new team in your old city and wish you could just swap. Put the Dallas team in Minnestota and Dallas can have the Wild. On the other hand, I'm not sure the Jets would love that idea.

On my Mako I had them done at -1, I believe.

With a lot of the sport gaiters (eg. Mission, which I wear when hiking in the desert) you're actually SUPPOSED to wet it first, so I imagine it wouldn't really be a problem.

I think with the third wave (and flu season) soon upon us, I'm going to avoid playing even though my thumb is getting better and I could play in about two weeks.

Merged into the existing thread. Also kind of a weird first ever post to make.

Man.... thats brutal. Heal up soon!

Reminds me of these awful things.

It's a Passau so it's always tight to the hand.

I love the Kachina jersey, and the Montreal one I like just for the sheer ugliness. The Atlanta one is BRUTAL though. Maybe this could make for a fun poll thread where we do a little Puck Soup style game of "overrated/underrated favorite/least favorite" for current and former NHL jerseys, inspired by the Dallas monstrosity!

If it was their normal green, or maybe even just a bit lighter if necessary to break from the black, I think it would be just fine. Love to see Dallas back in black uniforms. But NEON green? Hard no. LOL.

Neither. It wasn't even a slap shot. It was a wrister from the top of the circles. Glove is fine, it just caught me in the wrong spot because I had my hand angled the wrong way and took it right off the thumb. It's no different from a baseball catcher taking a foul tip off the thumb of their glove. It's not a lack of padding so much as just having the joint jarred backwards. Basically it bent my thumb far enough back that the joint where the base of the thumb and the bone it connects to ended up touching each other directly. It was a tiny avulsion fracture, so small that the orthopedic doctor said she wasn't even completely sure this was the original injury (she had asked if I'd had this happen before and I said yes but never anywhere near this bad to where I straight up couldn't move it). I got my cast off last Friday, wore a brace for one day and while sleeping that night out of caution (doc said to start using it immediately but to protect it if the situation warrants it) and haven't worn anything since. At this point it's like it never happened, mostly. My wrist was more sore coming out of the cast than anything. I have nearly full range of motion and nearly as much strength back. I'm really lucky I didn't damage either of the ligaments. Now that I can put my glove back on, I might take some photos to demonstrate exactly what happened because it's honestly hard to explain.

Dallas unveils what is quite possibly the worst uniform in NHL history.

You missed the point.

Well, returned my AS3 Pro goalie skates without having ever gotten to wear them. Or even bake/sharpen for that matter. i would have already wasted over half my 90 days with the broken thumb, and I just found out leagues are starting up again here which means the Sunday pickups are ending, so I'm once again left without somewhere to play. The other rink near me (2 sheets) just shut down permanently and is being demolished. If I haven't found somewhere to at least semi-regularly play in the next 6 months, I'm selling my gear.

Yeah agreed, get on that ASAP for sure! Good luck man.

Thank god, if only he could take Pierre with him. I'm "blessed" to be able to watch the Canadian feeds down here.

For 700k, why not? I’d take Thornton over Kerfoot.

I was specifically talking about having yet another thread devolve into offtopic discussion, this time about mask effectiveness in general, instead of talking about the specific products the thread is about. I'm completely with you though that it's important. You're preaching to the choir here - nothing drives me nuts more than the people who suggest cloth masks don't do anything. Even worse are the ones who cite the size of the physical virus itself, as if they're just free floating in the air and not carried by the droplets from sneezing or coughing (or breathing heavily like in sports). Basically from a moderation perspective, what I'm looking to avoid generally is where somebody goes to a thread looking for some information and has to sift through pages of off-topic or only barely relevant discussion. Use the TF7/TF9 thread as an example. 100% we should be comparing effectiveness on these products! And I agree - something is better than nothing. Whatever you can do to lower your risk even by just a small amount if worth considering.

I mean... tested? No. But anything that catches droplets when you sneeze or cough (or exhale heavily) is going to be better than nothing at all. So I wouldn't say its a cash grab so much as just being not some magic pill that makes you 100% safe. Like @shoeshine boysaid, theres no need to get into the effectiveness but let's also be realistic because we know something is better than nothing. Also I get a kick out of the "I could make that myself for cheaper" people who have no materials, tools, or the actual skills to do so. Just stop it. You're being silly. Anyway... I would also please encourage people in this thread to stick to details, opinions, or reviews on the products in question. If you don't think it's worth the money or not effective enough to justify buying these products, nobody is forcing you. I do not want this to devolve into a debate about effectiveness.