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Super Troopers 2 :D:D:D

Ottawa in a playoff position! Hopefully they can keep on rolling.

The best part is that we're out the deductible unless they can collect from the at-fault driver's insurance. Trouble is, he's from Mexico. Good luck collecting... Mind blowing. So a guy hits me, out of no fault of my own, and I'm out $1000 out of pocket. That's incredible.

It's been a while since I updated. Player Gear: Helmet: Bauer Re-akt (black) Cage: Avision Ahead Elite (black) Shoulder pads: Down Low Shoulder Pads Elbow pads: Warrior Projekt 2010 (Pro Stock model) Gloves: CCM 4-Roll Prime Pants: Bauer Vapor X80 Shin guards: Easton Mako 13" Skates: Easton Mako Stick: Titan TPM 3030 Grip, P45, 65 Flex Bag: Mammoth Hockey Goalie Gear: Leg Pads: Brian's S-Series 33+1 (White/Silver/Black) Blocker: Brian's S-Series (White/Silver/Black) Trapper: Brian's S-Series (White/Silver/Black) Chest/Arms: Bauer Reactor 4000 Skates: Bauer Reactor 2000 Pants: Bauer Supreme One.7 (Black) Stick: Twigz F95 foam core, 26", L01 (White/Silver) Mask: Bauer NME8 (Custom painted by BMFS Designs) Bag: GRIT Sumo goalie tower

Usually only every other day.

Can't wait to try this thing out!

Huh. Which two do you play at? None of the rinks I've ever been to in San Diego DON'T have glassed-in penalty boxes. Those both sound pretty weird. All the ones I've ever played at are NHL style. Benches on one side, penalty boxes and scorekeepers box on the other.

Hahaha :)Between bench and box? Are your penalty boxes on the same side as your player benches?

I guess he's still not over it. But you should have seen the glare from the guy he hit up high last night with a slap shot meant for me. If looks could kill...

Yea, definitely! I'd prefer it, too.

No glass at your penalty boxes? Interesting.

Heh okay, nevermind. Not even close :)

Those actually look quite a bit like Makos. Do they have the flexible knee joint like the Makos do?

Not at all, I can get my leg under me with no issue as a player. I'll be making a video on it this weekend probably, so it will be easier to understand what I'm doing (wrong).

Maria Mountain is THE SHIT. Go watch all her youtube videos! She also has a 14-day butterfly flare challenge, where you work on getting a wider flare if you follow her routine for 14 days. Anyway, my issue is more that when I get up with\, for example, my left leg up first. I don't get my leg under me enough to be able to push my full weight up with that leg, so as a result I end up pushing up with my right foot. Except because I was in the butterfly my right foot is parallel to the ice and I end up pushing up with the inside of my foot, putting a TON of strain on my right ankle. There's been a couple days where going downstairs the morning after a game was difficult because my ankle hurt so much. I'm going to take a video of it since its kind of hard to explain though really obvious when you see what I'm doing that it's bad news. I'm just not sure exactly how to fix it... if its strength, technique, both, or what.

Heh yea I can't even imagine playing without knee pads anymore. The skates aren't too bad. I found going back to player skates way harder than going to goal skates. I'm having some MAJOR issues with getting up that I'm not even sure how to fix.

That too.

Agree completely. I certainly don't expect or intend this to replace my pro shop completely, but it will let me have a decent edge for every game thanks to weekly maintenance. And I don't think I'd even try using this for an initial sharpen on a new pair of runners, either.

The nightmare from hell is almost finished. Two projects completed, two to go. At least the squeeze is a bit less now, even though I'll be working nights and all weekend on these last two. I'd kill for a 9-5 sometimes.

Well THAT was embarassing. Lost my first rookie league game, in a blowout. Ended up being 7-4 (6 GA). I couldn't stop anything. One goal I missed with the glove, it hit my side and went in. Later in the game I had a puck hit my right shoulder, go straight up, and roll down my back into the net. That's pretty much how my night went. The only goals against that bother me are goals that there was no excuse for besides just straight up missing them, and boy was there a lot of those tonight. I knew something wasn't right with me even in warmup when shots right at my glove and blocker I'd miss. It was like my timing was way off. Oh well, next week we'll get that one back. I was starting to feel bad about being 5-0 in a league with only two teams...

I dunno, maybe that's why I'm baffled why he took it so personally, since I'm not from here... You're right though, people down this way seem to get their feelings hurt or get offended by nothing pretty easily. Sorry Chase! :)

Well the fact that he wouldn't pass it anymore was probably pissing people off even more than aiming at my head was ;) He'd just get it and wind up, regardless of where he was on the ice as long as he was past the red line. Some of these guys have been playing these pickup games together for literally decades (we have an 80yo who plays with us!) and stuff like that is not really tolerated. There's always a "HEY HEY HEY KEEP IT DOWN" on high shots, even if not intentional.

Yeah he probably did, I guess. Like I said, he'll get over it. The guys at pickup eventually told him to stop being an asshat so that shouldn't be an issue going forward as well.

Yea, he had better position on me. I was just trying to get to it thinking he was going to have better position to make a play with it, whereas I was trying to just get there and get a piece of it. He took it really personally, I guess. It's not like it was a retaliatory hack to the stick or ankles or anything, but whatever he'll get over it eventually.