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Definitely overrused, but also justified here (as far as a lack of it). A good example of actual innovation would be goalie pads moving away from leather straps and towards velcro. A lot of the traditional strapping just doesn’t make sense nowadays. As far as your question, I would suggest goalie protective equipment (and I guess protective in general) innovation would be something I’d like to see. Specifically, new materials that protect but aren’t just a case of “throw more padding at it” like they’ve been mostly doing for years. They generally have slimmed goalie gear by giving it less padding or making the physical shape smaller. I have no idea what the answer is, but that’s still something I’d love to see if anyone came up with new materials.

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I would like to wait, but the reality is I’ve already lost one spot on my team, I’m not about to risk losing my spot in my private pickup skates on tuesdays too. As much as I like to think “they will understand”, my personal experience tells me that they won’t. They never do.

Verbero has always been pretty hard to take seriously. The association with HockeyTron hasn’t helped. Hopefully that partnership is dead at least. I’ll believe it when I see it (innovation from Verbero, that is)

Well, here it is.

Matthews tests positive: https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/maple-leafs-star-auston-matthews-tests-positive-for-covid-19 In other news, Phillies and Blue Jays camps shut down due to outbreaks. Important to note though that in the case of the NHL, there are no restrictions on players interacting with society in phase 2, so there were bound to be some positive cases. Very different from players testing positive once the “bubbles” are implemented.

At least if everyone is required to do it there’s no worry about chirping. Not that that SHOULD be any concern, but... we all know better than to be that naive.

Yep, exactly.

That’s the new skate that’s coming out in august? It looks like the version that’s already out.

Doesn’t look like it, based on the images from the post.

That’s because coaches aren’t allowed to be involved for some idiotic reason. Apparently an NHLPA thing.

I guess. I wasn’t unhappy with the team at all. In fact, that team meant everything to me. I did all the jerseys (paying for them all up front),I paid for the roster management software, I printed the shirts and hats and hoodies. Hell, I even had a “player of the game” championship belt made up. I guess none of that outweighed my need to take a season off.

Yeah I've found that the piece of leather that comes with the machine has been all I've ever needed for step black, so it definitely doesn't take much.

I don't expect a whole lot to be different, but there's no reason to not wait at this point.

Oh, nice. I will definitely be waiting to order new skates, then!

Not surprising, that has been the expectation for quite a while. The other hub is likely Edmonton or Toronto if the league gets their way, but they have a second US city in the works in case they can’t get permission to have it in Canada in time.

Beginning of CCM finally putting out good gear. Lefevre being gone will let them innovate instead of doing the same old tired designs year after year.

Well, there is clearly demand...

Try getting them stretched, or get new skates. As an aside, I've never heard it called a "great toe".

A couple new goalie items added. A Bauer 2X glove, and a Brown 2400 Jock.

Those distinctions aren’t really a thing anymore. They tried so hard to market them that way but it’s pretty much died out. It mostly just depends on preferences now.

My skillz are slowly improving! I just wish I had a better machine...

Right there with you. You have to constantly be watching for every crack or gap or lip. Not being able to stop very well doesn’t help there either.

I’m not sure I’d be skating yet even if ours did open, TBH. I don’t really feel like stuff is reopening because its actually safe to do so...

Well, that WAS the last time there was new tech that really warranted significant discussion. Probably the Mako before that.