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But apparently going to be keeping Fleury.

What an odd choice.

No kidding! The glove angle killed me on it. If the puck hit me there with the glove at a normal angle, it just skims the thumb area and goes into the pocket (or at worst, bounces out). But with me trying to catch a puck aimed at my rib area the whole glove gets rotated to the left so the puck hits that area square and bends the whole thing back. Not helped is the break angle of this glove, which 99.9999% of the time is my favorite thing about it. Hard to explain, but long story short, this glove has significantly more thumb movement inside it than most.

Yes, the YouTube video you posted about baking your skated at home.

I mean, it makes some semblance of sense if you're an old school goalie who turns their stick around to shoot the puck, but that technique is long dead. I've seen a few goalies who have it the wrong way. I always figured they just got better deals on lefty clearance sticks, or something.

Not yet I don't think. And I agree... I even have the materials and machine. I'm just not sure I care enough to bother.

The CCM one definitely makes more sense to me, especially the goalie one. None of them are worth the price, but it is what it is. If you think you can do better for cheaper than feel free to start your own business selling them 🙂 Whats up with the old "baking skates at home" IW video? What is the relationship to the thread?

Man, Crawford not being re-signed, Schneider being bought out (didn't know he was even in the league still), Fleury's status, Dubnyk being traded, Holtby, Andersen... the list goes on. So many goalies! Lucky Lehner to snag himself some security. This whole off-season is nuts already and only going to get more crazy. The flat cap is really pushing some teams to make tough choices. And not just the cap, but internal budgets as well. I've read that multiple GMs have said they've been told to shed salary regardless of their cap position.

Damn. Why have I not thought of that?

That feels like a bad trade. I almost feel like the pick should have been going the other way. Both of them are RFA's too.

Changed the topic to cover the draft, free agency, and trades during this off-season.

Merged into the main thread.

Agreed with everything above. I don't really know nuances like you guys do though, I've never worn Reebok or CCM, and never will wear CCM or Lefevre so I'm pretty ignorant to their whole ecosystem. There was once a time when I wanted to be in the know for everything goalie related but now I don't really care about any of it. The toxic environments around goalie gear is such a sharp contrast to everything I've experienced on MSH for the most part.

They're a decent enough first try post-Lefevre.

I could probably make you one once my broken hand heals and I can use my sewing machine again 🙂

Guys, can we move back on-topic about True TF7/TF9 skates? There are already a million topics about skate sizing on here.

Well I guess if they do that, then having an accurate size doesn't matter for those people in the first place, so whatever. Yep. I've been wearing shoes too big for most of my adult life. It wasn't until I started wearing good dress shoes that I realized it. Explains why I started in size 9 skates.

If only we could just start using mm for shoe AND skate sizing, life would be so much easier.

Well, this is actually significantly better than that awful splint I had. I actually changed it for a proper medical grade splint that Velcros on. I was kind of worried the orthopedic doctor would give me shit, but she actually told me I made the right call because splints done by urgent care are usually terribly fitting and not all that good at actually keeping things immobilized. Anyway, thumb was broken. I’ll be in the cast for three weeks and then likely back to my splint for a bit. PT shouldn’t take long because I actually nearly full range of motion with no pain now as it is. The PT will be more recovering from stiffness in the wrist than anything.

I was surprised the goalie skates don't have the quick swappable tongues!

Agreed, I think it would have been Tampa/Colorado if they weren't so damn injured. Maybe Vegas could have beat Colorado but either way I think Dallas should have probably been out in the second round if it weren't for the injuries.

Cool that it’s finally coming out to the public!

Yea this whole game I was thinking it felt like the kings in 2014 where it was pretty clear the rangers weren’t even in the same ballpark and you just knew it was a matter of time. Congrats to the lightning, well earned!

This is the point, up 2-0 at the end of the 2nd period, that if I were the Lightning I would just casually mention to the officials that the Stars goalie is using an illegal stick.

Yeah they showed him going to the dressing room for a bit and didn’t play again even after he came back I don’t think. 5 shifts, I believe? Still, glad he got to contribute. I wonder if he’ll be in full gear for the presentation?